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2008 Annual Conference Videos
Monday, September 22, 2008
Opening General Session (8:30 am – 9:45 am)
- Randy G. DeFrehn,
Executive Director – NCCMP
Welcome – Introduction of Special Guests
- Mark Ayers,
Chairman – National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans and President Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Chairman’s Address: Seizing Opportunities
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Beth Almeida,
Executive Director,
National Institute for Retirement Security
Reinforcing the Fragile Foundation of Worker Retirement Income Security
Introduction By: Alan Skolnick, Fund Director, International Association of Machinists National Pension Fund
General Session (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
Universal Challenge: Pension Solvency
An international review of pension solvency concerns and
approaches utilized to addressing a problem shared by
plans around the world
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Moderator: Lorraine Lewis,
Executive Director,
UMWA Health And Retirement Funds Washington, DC
- Sibylle Reichert,
Permanent Representative,
European Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP) Brussells, Belgium
- Matti Leppälä,
Director,
International Investment and Legal Affairs – The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA Helsinki, Finland
- Cameron Hunter,
Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada (MEBCO) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Collective Bargaining
and the PPA
A summary report of bargaining experiences, sample
language and observations of the participants of the
Saturday Seminar
- Marc LeBlanc,
Fund Administrator and General Counsel,
Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund
- Robert Archer, Managing Partner,
Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine, LLP
How Much Risk is Too Much?
The Pros and Cons of Traditional Asset Allocation vs.
A Financial Economics Approach to Asset - Liability
Matching: Two competing schools of thought on pension
funding.
As plans confront the new funding targets required
by the PPA in the face of the present bear markets, it
becomes increasingly important to preserve plan assets
while exploring ways to improve plan income without
relying entirely on new contributions. In this context it
is important to understand the concepts behind fi nancial
economics and if, or when such a funding policy may
make sense for multiemployer plans.
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Moderator: Joseph LoCicero,
President and CEO,
The Segal Group, Inc.
- Andrew Wozniak, CFA, ASA,
Director,
Research And Analysis BNY Mellon Asset Management
- Paul Angelo, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA,
Senior Vice President,
The Segal Company
Concurrent Workshop (1:30 – 3:00 pm)
When is the Use of Alternative Investments Indicated for Multiemployer Plans?
This workshop will examine alternative investment strategies
that plans are considering to provide opportunities for
enhanced returns and how those alternatives fit into portfolios
for plans concerned with the current and projected PPA zone
certification. It will also address recent enforcement concerns
regarding “Hard-to-Value” Assets
- Thomas A. Mitchell, Sr.,
Vice Chairman,
Marco Consulting Group
- Sherri Rossoff, Director and Chief Compliance Officer,
Rock Creek Group
- Steve Sleigh,
The Yucaipa Companies
- Monte Tarbox,
Client Services Director,
Industry Funds Management (US) LLC
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Moderator: Terry Moloznik,
Executive Director for Investments,
National Electrical Benefit Fund
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