Events

Seminar: NCPERS 2022 Trustee Educational Seminar (TEDS)

Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

Date | Time: May 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Topic: Our actuary said what? Please repeat in layman’s terms

Speakers: Kelly Adams and Tonya Manning (Buck)

Conference: i.c.stars – Capitalize on Illinois

Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, River North, Chicago, IL

Topic: Cybersecurity supply chain & the role of trust in tech

Session moderator: Scot Marcotte (Chief Technology Officer, Buck)

Webinar: An actuarial perspective on asset return assumption and why it matters for public pensions

Topic: Join this public sector webinar discussion on the role actuaries play in determining the asset assumption and the impact on pension liabilities.

Speakers: Kevin Spanier, ASA, EA, FCA, MAAA and Chris Snel, ASA, EA, CFA, QKA

Webinar: Defined benefit plan market update: From pandemic to war

Topic: Join us for an overview of the markets and the funded status implications of rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and inflation on defined benefit plans.

Speakers: Jeff Gabrione, CFA and Scott Kropf, FSA, CFA, EA, FCA, MAAA

Webinar: The great resignation requires a great rethink from employers

Topic: We'll discuss the findings from our 2022 Wellbeing and Voluntary Benefits Survey and how to close the gap between management perceptions and employee realities. And, CVS Health will share their integrated approach to developing a comprehensive culture of wellbeing.

Speakers: Tom Kelly (Buck), Ruth Hunt (Buck), Susan Patterson (CVS Health)

Webinar: Defined benefit plan economic performance: A look back at 2021 and a look ahead

Topic: Join us for a recap of 2021 performance of key asset values, pension discount rates, and the funded status implications of these movements on defined benefit plans as we head into a new year. We'll also discuss 2022 projections.

Speakers: Jeff Gabrione, CFA and Scott Kropf, FSA, CFA, EA, FCA, MAAA

Webinar: Is an ESG investment strategy right for your organization?

Topic: Our speakers will discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, how investment managers are responding, and key considerations for plan sponsors.

Speakers: Vishal Hindocha, CFA (MFS Investment Management), Jeff Gabrione, CFA (Buck), and Derek Smith (Buck)

Webinar: The state of America’s retirement plans

Topic: Our speakers will discuss how the pandemic has changed the retirement landscape for employees and plan sponsors.

Speakers: Scott Kropf, Tonya Manning, and Sandy Pappa

Webinar: Time to talk: Financial wellbeing

Topic: A comprehensive overview of why financial wellbeing strategies matter, plus practical advice on implementing or improving your strategy.

Speaker: Andreas Hunter (Buck)

Webinar: How defined benefit sponsors can get their schemes under control

Topic: Information about upcoming funding changes and an overview of the tools available to help DB sponsors take back control of their schemes.

Speakers: Steve Williams (Buck), Mark van den Berghen (Buck)

Webinar: Strengthen your employee value proposition now to counter the “big quit”

Topic: Our speakers will discuss new ways to stay competitive and enhance your employee value proposition.

Speakers: Mary Armstrong-Flippo, Mike Chalmers, Ruth Hunt, and Tom Kelly

Webinar: Data journey plans and pensions dashboard readiness

Topic: Looking at how structured data journey plans are supporting strategic outcomes for pension schemes, including readiness for the upcoming pensions dashboard rollout.

Speakers: Paul Noone (Money and Pensions Service), Murray McDowall (Buck)

Webinar: Inflation fears: Hype or a real concern?

Topic: Assessing how pension schemes can best manage their inflation risks, during a period of uncertainty created by the monetary and fiscal stimulus unleashed alongside development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Speakers: Carl Hitchman (Buck), Simon Mungall (Buck), with guest speaker

Webinar: Net hero? How to protect your investments from ESG risks

Topic: With a focus on the Pension Schemes Act 2021, climate change governance and reporting regulations (including TCFD); how schemes can ensure compliance and gain better investment outcomes.

Speakers: David Farrar (DWP), Celene Lee (Buck), Chris King (Buck)

Webinar: GMP equalisation and past transfers: Don’t bury your head in the sand

Topic: Setting out actions which trustees can take now to ensure an efficient and time-limited project, including the limits on what needs to be done, following the third Lloyd’s GMP equalisation judgment.

Speakers: Karen Mumgaard (Eversheds Sutherland), Paul Butfield (Buck)

Webinar: How to best prepare your pension scheme for its endgame

Topic: With a queue forming for buy-out and consolidation, being unprepared can lead to a lack of interest and uncompetitive pricing: Learn how to get your scheme to the front of the queue.

Speakers: Emma Thomas (Aviva), Ashu Bhargava (Clara Pensions), Mark van den Berghen (Buck)

Webinar: DC scheme consolidation and its impact on trustees

Topic: Exploring how the Government plans to encourage DC pension schemes to consolidate with larger schemes or master trusts, the impact on trustees and scheme sponsors, and the perspective of a trustee of the UK’s biggest master trust.

Speakers: Andrew Blair (DWP), Mark Cliff (L&G Master Trust), Mark Pemberthy (Buck)

Webinar: Scheme funding in a changing regulatory environment

Topic: Looking at The Pensions Regulator’s latest comments on scheme funding, considering how trustees and sponsors should prepare for the new regime, and what they should be doing for current scheme funding valuations.

Speakers: Sarah Brown (Buck), Mike Fenton (Buck)

Webinar: Rewards and benefits tech trends for 2021 and what they mean for employers

Topic: Discussing the results of our recent REBA technology survey, looking at how reward and employee benefit systems and data are evolving, with practical insight and tips from two client case studies.

Speakers: Andrew Drake (Buck), SAP, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Webinar: Enabling members to make informed choices regarding their scheme entitlements

Topic: Against a backdrop of pension flexibilities, ‘gold plated DB pensions’, and IFA selection, how can schemes provide members with more support when making crucial pension scheme decisions.

Speakers: Jane Kola (Arc Pensions Law), Paul Chafer (Wren Sterling), Mark van den Berghen (Buck)

Webinar: Pension scheme governance and diversity: Change is coming – are you ready?

Topic: code of practice and the implications this will have for pension scheme governance, the importance of diversity and inclusion on trustee boards, and practical steps for trustees/sponsors to be considering now.

Speakers: Kirsty Pake (Senior Associate at Sackers), Elizabeth Bostock (Buck)

Webinar: How to overcome the practical difficulties and get your GMP equalisation project moving

Topic: Understand the interplay between pragmatism and risk when addressing GMP equalisation, plus how reconciliation and rectification projects interact with and provide the foundation for GMP equalisation benefit adjustments.

Speakers: Kirsty Bartlett (Squire Patton Boggs), Glyn Ryland (Trustee Corporation), Mark Williams (Buck)

Webinar: COVID-19: Is it the end for longevity swaps?

Topic: The impact of COVID-19 on population longevity and the possible future trajectory of longevity, with an emphasis on the longevity swaps market and what trustees and scheme sponsors should be thinking about now.

Speakers: Howard Kearns (Insight Investment), Mike Bartlet (Buck)

Webinar: Q&A panel discussion with The Pensions Regulator

Topic: Interviewing The Pensions Regulator on a cross section of the latest pensions issues, including the Pension Schemes Act 2021, the new Funding Code consultation and the 2021 Annual Funding Statement.

Speakers: David Fairs (The Pensions Regulator), Mike Fenton (Buck)

Webinar: Pension plan funding after the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Topic: ARPA dramatically reduces the funding requirements for single employer defined benefit plans. Our speakers will discuss a top-down approach to developing a funding policy, with a focus on company goals and flexibility while balancing the shorter-term realities of benefit restrictions, PBGC premiums, and accounting costs.

Speakers: Jerry Hopper, FSA and Scott Kropf, FSA, CFA, EA, FCA, MAAA

Webinar: The other pandemic: Employee mental and emotional wellbeing

Topic: Our speakers will address ways employers can support the personal and professional disruption workforces may be facing to accelerate organizational resilience and recovery.

Speakers: Debra Andrianopoulos and Ruth Hunt (Buck) and Ayelet Mosaffi Hutson (Sanofi US)

Why occupational health and health awareness should be part of your post-lockdown strategy

Description: Join us to discuss the ways that employers and healthcare providers can support employees in maintaining their overall health, while ensuring that the readjustment to in-office work is safe and supportive.

Speakers: Buck, HCA Healthcare, AXA Health

Webinar: Prepare for increased unemployment benefit costs as part of your workforce strategy

Topic: Learn how your company can implement unemployment benefit programs to prepare for increased costs and assist displaced employees.

Speakers: Eileen Cohen, Mary Roth, and Gage Stille (Buck) and Joe Kane (Total Management Solutions)

Webinar: Compliance implications of the American Rescue Plan Act on employment, health, and welfare benefits – what comes next?

Topic: We’ll discuss COBRA subsidies, increased dependent care assistance, employer-provided sick and family leave, and more, to determine the impact on employers, benefit plans, and employees.

Speakers: Laurie DuChateau, Rich Stover, Nancy Vary

Webinar: Relief and options for pension plans: Key considerations of the American Rescue Plan Act

Topic: The new legislation provides welcome cash funding relief and funding flexibility for pension plan sponsors. We’ll discuss how and when single employer plans might implement the different provisions.

Speakers: Scott Kropf and Tonya Manning

Webinar: Getting COVID-19 shots in employee arms

Topic: Challenges facing health and benefits teams and how to develop a roadmap to hasten the return of a more normal work environment

Speakers: Kelly Conlin, Jennifer du Toit, Leah Reynolds

Innovations in HR: How to make an impact on your people’s wellbeing in 2021

Topic: Practical guidance on how to establish the right programme of wellbeing support for your employees

GMP equalisation: New year, new focus

Topic: A webinar in partnership with Squire Patton Boggs, providing information and tools for putting GMP equalisation into practice

Speakers: Mark Williams (Buck), Kirsty Bartlett (Squire Patton Boggs)

Webinar: What’s next for benefits? The impact of the 2020 election on health, retirement, and labor policies

Topic: The outcome of the election, the White House’s agenda, and the 117th Congress

Speakers: Laurie DuChateau, Jane Lee, Rich Stover, Nancy Vary

Webinar: Workforce trends: The emotional toll of COVID-19 and why it matters

Topic: A new employee wellbeing survey shows U.S. workers continue to struggle emotionally. We’ll discuss the results and strategies to meet evolving employee needs.

Speakers: Kelly Conlin, Ruth Hunt, and John Penrose (Leading Indicator Systems)

Webinar: The U.S. elections and the global economic outlook

Topic: Global economic trends, the U.S. financial markets, and the upcoming U.S. elections and potential policy implications.

Speakers: Bill Priest (Barron’s Roundtable member, Epoch Investment Partners), Mike Mecca (Buck), and Sarvesh Soi (Buck)

Webinar: Cost containment strategies for higher education: How to build an agile compensation and reward framework

Topic: Join us for a discussion on how your college or university can build a more responsive career framework to support long-term sustainability.

Speakers: Mike Chalmers and Amy Heinze

Webinar: Financial wellbeing in the age of COVID-19

Topic: Findings from Buck's 2020 Financial Wellbeing and Voluntary Benefits Survey. Learn how organizations are using financial wellbeing programs to generate positive employee results and a return on their investment.

Speakers: Tom Kelly, Buck and Josh Reinhard, PTO Exchange

Webinar: Consolidation and superfunds: the win-win solution DB schemes need?

Topic: Assessing the implications of superfunds for trustees and sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes.

Speakers: Mike Whittaker (Buck), Antony Barker (The Pension Superfund), Claire van Rees (Sackers), Ashu Bhargava (Clare Pensions), David Fair (The Pensions Regulator), and Adolfo Aponte (Lincoln Pensions)

Webinar: Planning for tomorrow: How to build an agile compensation and reward framework

Topic: Longer-term solutions to help companies navigate this challenging environment.

Speakers: Mike Chalmers and Amy Heinze

Webinar: How will COVID-19 impact 2021 benefits and annual enrollment?

Topic: 2021 benefit selections and how you can help employees navigate their choices during annual enrollment.

Speakers: Debra Andrianopoulos, Kelly Conlin, Amy Dunn, and Tom Kelly

Webinar: Mental health and wellbeing in an uncertain world

Topic: Mental health and wellbeing in an uncertain world

Speakers: Buck, Bupa, Nuffield Health, International SOS

Webinar: Back to the workplace: Is your organization ready for this next challenge?

Topic: Employer strategies to help boost employee confidence and readiness for the changed world of work

Speakers: Mary Armstrong-Flippo, Jeanne Griffin, Ruth Hunt, and Nancy Vary

Webinar: Returning to a new normal: Pension and benefits considerations resulting from COVID-19

Topic: Overview of labor, employment, pension, and health care regulations to help your organization respond to near-term business priorities and implement new relief measures.

Speakers: Karen DeBortoli, Tom Mudrinic, Lizann Reitmeier

Webinar: Practical ways to improve employee wellbeing in a remote world

Topic: Practical ways to improve employee wellbeing in a remote world

Speakers: Sammy Rubin (YuLife), Jason Brennan (Wrkit)

Webinar: Defined Contribution Plans after the CARES Act – It’s not business as usual

Topic: Taking action to better position your defined contribution programs and assist participants in this time of financial distress.

Speakers: Tom Coughlin, Alan Vorchheimer, and Elizabeth Woodburn

Webinar: Navigating COVID-19 compliance challenges under the CARES Act and Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Topic: Compliance obligations that affect workforce planning and benefits programs

Speakers: Amy Dunn, Jane Lee, Rich Stover, Nancy Vary

Webinar: Changes to the Retail Prices Index and its effect on pension schemes

Topic: Changes to the Retail Prices Index and its effect on pension schemes

Speakers: Mark Alexander (Buck), Carl Hitchman (Buck), Arron Slocombe (Baker McKenzie)

Webinar: Perspectives on a volatile market and the impact of COVID-19: Managing pension risk in an era of uncertainty

Topic: Dramatic shifts in the markets and the implications for plan sponsors and the capital markets

Speakers: Tony Crescenzi (PIMCO), Mike Mecca, Tom Sablak, and Sarvesh Soi

Webinar: Working through COVID-19: Effective communications strategies to keep your workforce engaged

Topic: As companies rapidly implement new workplace contingency plans, join us for a session on employee engagement strategies to help you navigate the crisis.

Speaker: Ruth Hunt

Webinar: Nurture, engage, and retain talent with Buck and Wrkit

Topic: Nurture, engage, and retain talent with Buck and Wrkit

Speakers: Peter Jenkinson (Wrkit)

Webinar: What does the SECURE Act mean for plan sponsors and their employees?

Topic: Join us to learn how the new law impacts retirement plan design and for insight into compliance considerations.

Speakers: Fred Farkash, Jane Lee, and Sandy Pappa

Webinar: Don’t let employee absences derail your organization

Topic: Learn how to structure an employee leave program that improves engagement and minimizes costs and risks.

Webinar: Best practices for running a successful onsite health clinic

Speaker: Jeanne Griffin

Webinar: Turn open enrollment into your blockbuster hit of the year

Speakers: Buck's Engagement leaders Debra Andrianopoulos and Stacey Babyak

Webinar: Do you know the drugs that are hiding in your medical claim costs? A Specialty Pharmacy Landscape webinar

Speakers: Bob Ferraro and Gail Levenson

Webinar: How’s Your Workforce Wellbeing? Global Survey Insights to Promote Working Well

Topic: How's Your Workforce Wellbeing? Global Survey Insights to Promote Working Well

Speakers: Ruth Hunt and Lori Block