The Annual newsletter from the California/Western States Chapter. 2015, A Year in Pictures includes the 2015-2016 awards winners, media from 2015, and the conference highlights from 2015's UNITED FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE CAWS Chapter Conference.
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Mar. 14
The Department of Labor proposes regulations that would make advisors to ERISA plans—including ESOP appraisers—fiduciaries under ERISA. A grassroots effort on Capitol Hill helps ensure the new regulations would not adversely affect ESOPs and the “fiduciary rule” is rejected.
Aug. 17
The ESOP Association and other employee benefit groups play a major role in Congress making permanent many Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) provisions that benefit sponsors of defined contribution plans, such as ESOPs.