Roberta Ufford, Principal,Groom Law Group Chartered to Speak at KC’s 401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011 Live Webcast
New York, NY, June 14, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Roberta Ufford, Principal,Groom Law Group, Chartered will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “401(k) Fees: What You Need to Know in 2011.” This event is scheduled for August 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.
For further details, please visit: http://knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_401k_Fees.html.
About Roberta Ufford
Roberta Ufford is a principal of Groom Law Group, Chartered, where she has spent more than 15 years advising ERISA-covered plans, governmental plans, and plan service providers, including recordkeepers, banks, and insurers, on ERISA's fiduciary responsibility provisions and other laws affecting employee benefits plans. Ms. Ufford is recognized by The Legal 500 Guide for her excellence in the Employee Benefits Tax field, cited by clients as "practical, responsive and efficient, and very knowledgeable in the area of fiduciary responsibility". Roberta is a frequent speaker before industry groups on ERISA fiduciary matters.
She is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Law with High Honors and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. Before attending law school, Roberta served for five years as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, attaining rank of captain.
About Groom Law Group Chartered
Groom Law Group, Chartered is a Washington, DC-based law firm of over 50 attorneys that focuses exclusively on employee benefits issues. More information about the firm and its attorneys can be found at http://www.groom.com.
For more information about Roberta Ufford and Groom Law Group, Chartered, please visit: http://www.groom.com/
Event Synopsis:
One of the key issues that will surely be a challenge for plan fiduciaries and participants is the multiple sets of regulations relating to 401(k) fees which were recently released by the Department of Labor. The regulations call for service providers to 401(k) plans to deliver more information about their services and fees to plan fiduciaries. Plan fiduciaries will be expected to review and consider this information in making decisions regarding the reasonableness of 401(k) plan services and fees. In addition, plan fiduciaries must provide new disclosures to participants, who self-direct their accounts, including more information about investment-related expenses as well as administrative and individual expenditures and may be liable if participants incur investment losses and participant disclosure was not complete as required by the new regulations. While the new disclosure regulations are intended to improve the information that plan administrators and participants receive about 401(k) plan fees and expenses, implementation of the new requirements is expected to be complex and costly for plans as well as service providers, and plan fiduciaries may find that interpreting these requirements is difficult and could be confusing.
The Knowledge Group is assembling a panel of distinguished thought leaders, professionals and key regulators to help plan fiduciaries and participants understand issues arising from the new 401(k) fees disclosure rules. The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour Live webcast.
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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For further details, please visit: http://knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_401k_Fees.html.
About Roberta Ufford
Roberta Ufford is a principal of Groom Law Group, Chartered, where she has spent more than 15 years advising ERISA-covered plans, governmental plans, and plan service providers, including recordkeepers, banks, and insurers, on ERISA's fiduciary responsibility provisions and other laws affecting employee benefits plans. Ms. Ufford is recognized by The Legal 500 Guide for her excellence in the Employee Benefits Tax field, cited by clients as "practical, responsive and efficient, and very knowledgeable in the area of fiduciary responsibility". Roberta is a frequent speaker before industry groups on ERISA fiduciary matters.
She is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Law with High Honors and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. Before attending law school, Roberta served for five years as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, attaining rank of captain.
About Groom Law Group Chartered
Groom Law Group, Chartered is a Washington, DC-based law firm of over 50 attorneys that focuses exclusively on employee benefits issues. More information about the firm and its attorneys can be found at http://www.groom.com.
For more information about Roberta Ufford and Groom Law Group, Chartered, please visit: http://www.groom.com/
Event Synopsis:
One of the key issues that will surely be a challenge for plan fiduciaries and participants is the multiple sets of regulations relating to 401(k) fees which were recently released by the Department of Labor. The regulations call for service providers to 401(k) plans to deliver more information about their services and fees to plan fiduciaries. Plan fiduciaries will be expected to review and consider this information in making decisions regarding the reasonableness of 401(k) plan services and fees. In addition, plan fiduciaries must provide new disclosures to participants, who self-direct their accounts, including more information about investment-related expenses as well as administrative and individual expenditures and may be liable if participants incur investment losses and participant disclosure was not complete as required by the new regulations. While the new disclosure regulations are intended to improve the information that plan administrators and participants receive about 401(k) plan fees and expenses, implementation of the new requirements is expected to be complex and costly for plans as well as service providers, and plan fiduciaries may find that interpreting these requirements is difficult and could be confusing.
The Knowledge Group is assembling a panel of distinguished thought leaders, professionals and key regulators to help plan fiduciaries and participants understand issues arising from the new 401(k) fees disclosure rules. The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour Live webcast.
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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