FIS’ Retirement Education Series features a variety of retirement education programs, with live classroom set-up, throughout the year. We cover everything from industry trends and timely legislative issues to in-depth training on specific plan administration topics. It is an opportunity to gain knowledge, stay current and earn Continuing Education (CE) credits.
Who should participate? This series is ideal for pension consultants, administrators, CPAs, attorneys, actuaries, trust officers, financial advisers, corporate HR professionals, employee benefits, payroll staff and anyone who provides retirement plan information to plan participants.
ADVANCED PENSION CONFERENCE - VirtualOur three half-day virtual Advanced Pension Conference provides important updates on current legislative action and developments from the IRS, DOL and Capitol Hill. The ERISA expert panel will also address: latest update with the Form 5500; plan amendment; compensation; plan governance; how to handle hardship distribution; Washington update, and more. Conference attendees may earn up to 13 CE credits.
Event Dates: February 1 - 3, 2022, 11 am – 4 pm EST each day Location: Virtual
PENSIONS ON PEACHTREE – VirtualThe professional educators at FIS join the attorneys of the Ferenczy Benefits Law Center to bring you the Pensions on Peachtree - Virtual Conference. This virtual event will take place over two days. Attendees can earn up to 9 CE credits, including 1 ethics credit. Program details and online registration will be available in January. Add the event to your 2022 calendar today!
Event Dates: April 25-26, 2022, 11 am – 4 pm EDT each day – Save the Dates Location: Virtual FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALIFIED PLANS – Recorded WebinarDo you need to train someone new? Do you need to brush up on the basics, or to fill in gaps in your knowledge? The Fundamentals of Qualified Plans Workshop may be just what you need. The five-part virtual workshop combines an introduction to 401(k) plans with a comprehensive study of defined contribution plan requirements and challenges of qualified plan administration. Speakers examine the unique administrative and testing rules essential to 401(k) plan compliance and use case studies and presentations to teach attendees how these rules apply to everyday situations.
FORM 5500 WORKSHOP – Recorded WebinarThe Form 5500 Workshop provides line-by-line instructions to help plan sponsors understand the filing obligations and satisfy them while minimizing the likelihood of unnecessary IRS or DOL correspondence. The program is constantly changing to help you meet the new challenges based on legal, regulatory, and administrative changes. It covers many Form 5500 and 8955-SSA questions, as well as changes to the eligibility requirements to file the Form 5500-SF, electronic filing requirements and options for the Form 5500-EZ, “red flag” answers to DOL compliance questions, and changes on the 2020 Form 5500. The Form 5500 Workshop – Recorded Webinar is now available for purchase:
Register here.
Cycle-Three Document Workshop – PPD and Corbel - Recorded WebinarsThe Cycle-Three restatement process has begun. Each program provides a line-by-line review using the prototype-formatted pre-approved Defined Contribution Adoption Agreement, as well as a review of the basic plan document. The focus is primarily on the Adoption Agreement, giving background, and offering explanations as to its use, including suggested completion of check-box and blank line options. Save time and get an early start on the Cycle-Three restatement process. The
recorded sessions of the live virtual Cycle-three Plan Document Workshops, presented last August, are now available for purchase.
Cycle-Three Plan Document – Corbel – Recorded Webinar - Register Now Cycle-Three Plan Document – PPD – Recorded Webinar - Register Now For additional information, send emails to
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