Jeff Cairns to Present at Midwest Pension Conference 31st Annual Fall Seminar

09.24.2015

Jeff Cairns will be a panelist for the "ESOP Update" at the Midwest Pension Conference 31st Annual Fall Seminar. The event is being held on Thursday, September 24 at the Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota.

Jeff, along with Matt Schubring of Chartwell and Kevin Weise of Bremer Trust, will discuss:

• How ESOPs are being used today for succession planning and acquisitions
• Regulatory issues unique to ESOPs including Department of Labor proposed regulation defining “fiduciary”
• Employee engagement and common compliance issues and challenges for ESOP administrators

Jeff advises employers on ERISA and employee benefit matters, including qualified and nonqualified pension and profit sharing plans, ESOPs, welfare and fringe benefit plans. Jeff is a certified public accountant and also provides tax and compensation planning advice for owners of closely held businesses and for executives of public and private companies. He provides technical support to insurance and financial advisors and consultants, and third-party administrators of pension and welfare plans.

For more details and to register, see the MWPC 31st Annual Fall Seminar website.