Category Archives: News

BPAS NRS

BPAS and NRS – A Winning Combination

BPAS announces that parent company Community Bank System, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc.

Dec 05, 2016

BPAS is pleased to announce that our parent company Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) has entered into an agreement to acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc. (NRS), a leading provider of...

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Court House

Team Leader Profile – Stephen S. Hand

Meet BPAS Team Leader Stephen S. Hand who talks about collective investment funds and opportunity in Texas.

Aug 30, 2016

President, Hand Benefits & Trust, a BPAS Company At BPAS our team leaders play a crucial role in shaping the present and future of our company. But beyond their titles and...

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Team Leader Profile: Alfredo Matheu

Meet BPAS Team Leader and President, BPAS Trust Company of Puerto Rico, Alfredo Matheu.

Jul 26, 2016

President, BPAS Trust Company of Puerto Rico From basketball to retirement plan administration. Meet BPAS Team Leader Alfredo Matheu. 1. What experiences lead you to become a BPAS Team Leader? Before...

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Team Leader Profile – Maryann Geary

Meet BPAS Team Leader and EVP, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services,Maryann Geary.

Jul 12, 2016

EVP, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services At BPAS our team leaders play a crucial role in shaping the present and future of our company. But beyond their titles and official...

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Golden Egg

Department of Labor to Get Cost-of-Living Increase

Department of Labor Penalties will go up after August 1st, 2016 in order to adjust for inflation.

Jul 08, 2016

The Department of Labor recently published an interim final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties enforceable by the department. The penalty amounts are being adjusted for inflation in...

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BPAS Team Leader Profile – Vince Spina

Learn more about our extraordinary team leader and President, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services, BPAS Healthcare Consulting Services, Vince Spina.

May 10, 2016

Vince Spina – President, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services, BPAS Healthcare Consulting Services At BPAS, our team leaders play a crucial role in shaping the present and future of our company....

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BPAS Award

BPAS Receives Solution Visionary Award

BPAS has received the Solution Visionary Award from Wex Health for its work creating progressive solutions in VEBA HRA/HSA Services.

Apr 29, 2016

Utica, NY—April 22, 2016. BPAS, a leading national provider of retirement plan administration services, has received the Solution Visionary Award from Wex Health (formerly Evolution1). According to Wex Health, the Solution...

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Participant Education Center

5 Questions About the Participant Education Center

Planning for retirement can be complicated. That’s why we created our Participant Education Center, which provides users with retirement planning tools and more.

Feb 16, 2016

At BPAS, we understand that planning for retirement can be complicated. That’s why we created our Participant Education Center. This new web portal provides users with retirement planning tools that give...

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It’s About Time: Public Pension Reform Needs Space to Work

Learn more about the growing public pension funding crisis facing most of our cities and states which leaves the important decision-making constituencies.

Jan 12, 2016

The growing public pension funding crisis facing most of our cities and states leaves the important decision-making constituencies – elected officials, fund managers, and union representatives – in the precarious position...

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