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ARPA Update as of January 30, 2026
So much for escaping the bitter cold in New Jersey by flying to Orlando, FL. The reality is that Orlando is sitting at 25 degrees this morning (Sunday 2/1). Someone is playing a nasty trick on all those snowbirds. It...
ARPA Update as of October 3, 2025
Welcome to the first update in October. Autumn has been an extension of the summer weather in NJ - dry and hot! I'm writing this post from cloudy Florida (FPPTA) where it is humid and hot! When will I finally...
ARPA Update as of August 29, 2025
We are pleased to share with you the last update for August 2025. Welcome to the final third of the calendar year. We wish for you and your children heading back to school a great year! Always an exciting time...
ARPA Update as of June 6, 2025
Pleased to provide you with another weekly update on the PBGC's implementation of the critically important ARPA pension legislation. We are roughly 1 1/2 years from the completion of this program and yet, more pension funds are seeking to be...
ARPA Update as of May 30, 2025
Welcome to the last update for May 2025. It sure seems like the year is flying by. Are we having fun yet? It has been nearly four years (July 2021) since the PBGC began implementing the ARPA pension legislation. Despite...
Milliman's Multiemployer Study Released
Milliman released the 2024 year-end results of its Multiemployer Pension Funding Study (MPFS). The MPFS analyzes the funded status of ALL U.S. multiemployer DB pension plans. As of December 31, 2024, Milliman estimated multiemployer plans have an aggregate funded ratio...
ARPA Update as of February 7, 2025
Welcome to February! I am a day late in reporting on the PBGC's activity from last week, as I was an instructor at the IFEBP's Advanced Trustee and Administrator's Conference. Fortunately, it is in Orlando and not New Jersey, where...
Not Crunch Time, But the Program is Nearing Its End
I frequently get terrific questions following the publishing of one of my blog posts. Today's question of the day was related to the ARPA pension legislation. I was asked, "Russ when does this legislation expire and when is the final...
ARPA Update as of January 31, 2025
Somewhat shockingly, one month of 2025 is now in the books. That said, the PBGC continues to implement the ARPA legislation, which will soon celebrate its fourth anniversary since being signed into law on March 11, 2021. By all measures,...
ARPA Update as of January 17, 2025
I hope that you enjoyed the long holiday weekend. For many of us on the East coast, the holiday's days and nights were likely spent inside given the frigid temps. Unfortunately, the upcoming week is not going to provide any...