GRS Senior Consultant Leslie Thompson, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA and Pam Feely, CPA, a Trustee with Colorado FPPA will present a “Back to Basics” session at the NCPERS 2019 Trustee Education Seminar (TEDS).

For trustees who’d like a refresher on the actuarial valuation-contents, meaning and implications-this “Back to Basics” session is just for you.  The seminar is intended to provide trustees with insights and tools to move forward with their fiduciary responsibilities for funding their retirement plan.

The National Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) TEDS program is being May 18-19, 2019 in Austin, TX.

Leslie Thompson, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA will serve on a panel at a pre-conference session during the 2019 Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) annual conference. Topics will include selecting actuarial assumptions and their impact, data needed, the valuation process, a walk-through of an actuarial report and crosswalk to financial statements amounts and disclosures, and the role and reliance of external auditors.

The session is scheduled for May 18, 2019, prior to the main GFOA conference being held May 19-22, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.

Piotr Krekora, ASA, EA, FCA, MAAA, PhD will serve as a panel speaker for the topic OPEB Trends: What a Finance Officer Should Know. Mr. Krekora will present results of a recent research project examining actions taken by employers to manage the OPEB burden and the impact of new GASB standards on reported OPEB obligations.

The 113th GFOA Conference is being held May 19-22, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.