FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Harrison, NY—September 9, 2013

 

Transamerica Retirement Solutions Announces Webinar for Financial Professionals on U.S. Retirement Plan Policy Updates

Transamerica's Retirement Industry Speakers Bureau will offer insight on legislative and
regulatory issues facing retirement plan sponsors

Transamerica Retirement Solutions announced today that it will host a webinar for financial advisors, consultants and third party administrators that will provide insight on legislative and regulatory topics facing employer-sponsored retirement plans. The webinar will be held Sept. 17 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

The webinar, “Retirement Policy Update from Washington: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know,” will explore political issues influencing the retirement plan industry, tax reform and its effect on retirement plans, retirement plan reform and simplification, discussion surrounding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and lifetime income considerations. Guest speakers include Kent A. Mason and Derek B. Dorn, partners of the law firm Davis & Harman LLP.

The webinar is the latest in Transamerica’s Retirement Industry Speakers Bureau series for financial professionals, where guest speakers are invited to offer unique insight on issues facing retirement plan sponsors, as well as their advisors, consultants and service providers. The webinar will be 90 minutes in length.

“Plan sponsors seeking to understand the regulatory and compliance landscape often benefit significantly from the insight and guidance offered by financial advisors, consultants and TPAs,” said Deborah Rubin, senior vice president and national practice leader, third party administration and specialist advisor distribution for Transamerica Retirement Solutions. “This webinar will aim to help financial advisors, consultants and TPAs respond to plan sponsor inquiries, so plan sponsors can develop and maintain a retirement program that will help build the retirement readiness of their employees.”

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About Transamerica Retirement Solutions

Transamerica Retirement Solutions (Transamerica) is a leading provider of customized retirement plan solutions for small to large organizations.

Transamerica partners with financial advisors, third party administrators, and consultants to cover the entire spectrum of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including: 401(k) and 403(b) (Traditional and Roth); 457; profit sharing; money purchase; cash balance; Taft-Hartley; multiple employer plans; nonqualified deferred compensation; and rollover and Roth IRA.

Transamerica helps more than three million retirement plan participants save and invest wisely to secure their retirement dreams.* For more information about Transamerica Retirement Solutions Corporation, please visit trsretire.com.

*As of December 31, 2012.

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Media inquiries

Hank Williams Julie Quinlan
Phone:  (319) 355-7789 Phone:  (213) 742-5134
Email: hank.williams@transamerica.com Email: julie.quinlan@transamerica.com