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DESCRIPTION:Plan to attend the 2023 Pension Institute featuring six (6) vir
 tual learning sessions\, which qualifies for the eight (8) hours of annual
  continuing education required by the Illinois Department of Insurance! Se
 e below for an overview of the topics to be presented. To view the complet
 e agenda and session items\, please click the link below.\nAgenda\, Sessio
 n Descriptions\, Speakers\, and Learning ObjectivesSpeaker Bios\nDay 1:  T
 uesday\, March 14\, 2023\nSession 1:  9:00 AM - 10:15 AM - THE ECONOMY AT 
 A TURNING POINT – 2023 AND BEYOND\nSession Description: 2022 saw an abrupt
  shift in economic results with rising inflation\, geopolitical strife\, a
 nd aggressive central bank policy movement.  Join Jason Turner\, Chief Inv
 estment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management\, for a review of the fa
 ctors that drove economic results in 2022 and have driven results so far t
 his year.  Then look ahead to the concerns and forces that will drive the 
 economy and markets for the remainder of the year\, including the future d
 irection of inflation\, employment markets\, and economic growth.\nSpeaker
 :  Jason Turner\, Chief Investment Strategies & Head of Multi-Asset Strate
 gy\, Wintrust Government Funds\nProgram Level - OverviewField of Study - E
 conomics - TechnicalNASBA CPE Credits: Earn about 1.5 CPE credits\nSession
  2:  10:45 AM - Noon - ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS IN THE POST-CONSOLIDATION WORL
 D\nSession Description:  Jason Franken will present a look at what has cha
 nged and what remains the same with the actuarial process now that the con
 solidation of the assets is completed. He will focus on the consolidation’
 s impact on the actuarial assumptions\, actuarial methods and discuss pote
 ntial differences between the reports prepared locally versus the reports 
 provided by the consolidated funds. Finally\, he will discuss what informa
 tion is not provided by the consolidated funds and why a municipality may 
 still need to have an independent report completed.\nSpeaker: Jason Franke
 n\, Principal\, Foster & Foster\nProgram Level - UpdateField of Study - Fi
 nance - TechnicalNASBA CPE Credits: Earn about 1.5 CPE credits\nSession 3:
   1:00 PM - 1:50 PM - IMRF\, WHAT IS HAPPENING!\nSession Description: What
  is happening with IMRF? This session will focus on explaining IMRF operat
 ions\, the changes taking place\, and the returns for 2022. Learn about th
 e changes occurring with the employers’ reporting requirements and the dat
 a available to participating employers.  Finally\, this session will provi
 de an overview of the operations of IMRF as an organization and what an em
 ployer can expect in 2023 and beyond.\nSpeaker:  Mark F. Nannini\, Chief F
 inancial Officer\, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and IGFOA Past Presi
 dent\nProgram Level - UpdateField of Study - Finance - TechnicalNASBA CPE 
 Credits: Earn about 1.0 CPE credits\nDay 2:  Wednesday\, March 15\, 2023\n
 Session 1:  9:00 AM - 10:15 AM - LOVE ON THE ROCKS: A QILDRO STORY\nSessio
 n Description: Follow a firefighter along his journey of marriage\, divorc
 e\, retirement and QILDROs.\nSpeaker:  Allison Barrett\, Partner\, Lauterb
 ach & Amen\, LLP\nProgram Level - UpdateField of Study - Finance - Technic
 alNASBA CPE Credits: Earn about 1.5 CPE credits\nSession 2:  11:00 AM - 11
 :50 AM - ETHICS LAWS THAT IMPACT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS\nSession Description: I
 llinois has enacted a broad range of ethics laws that guide the behavior o
 f local government officials and employees.  These laws require public off
 icials and employees to act responsibly and to follow certain rules and pr
 ocedures in the discharge of their public duties   This session will provi
 de an introduction and overview of some of the more significant ethics law
 s that impact local governments\, including prohibited conflicts of intere
 st\, the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act\, the Illinois Governmen
 tal Ethics Act\, and the criminal bidding provisions under the Illinois Cr
 iminal Code. \nSpeaker:  James G. Wargo\, Attorney\, OKGC Law\, LLC\nProgr
 am Level - OverviewField of Study - Regulatory Ethics - TechnicalNASBA CPE
  Credits: Earn about 1.0 CPE credits\nSession 3:  1:00 PM - 2:15 PM - ADMI
 NISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ILLINOIS FIRE AND POLICE PENSION FUNDS\nSess
 ion Description: This session will provide a general overview of the admin
 istrative process for adjudicating applications and related claims before 
 Illinois firefighter and police pension fund boards of trustees in their q
 uasi-adjudicative role. The session will also review the process from appl
 ication to hearing\, and from decision to possible appeal\,  and explore t
 he role of the trustees as neutral decisionmakers. There will be an emphas
 is on the due process obligations\, covering best practices\, and addressi
 ng municipal intervention.\nSpeaker:  Carolyn Welch Clifford\, Ottosen DiN
 olfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo\, LTD.\nProgram Level - OverviewField of Study -
  Finance - TechnicalNASBA CPE Credits: Earn about 1.5 CPE credits\nDeliver
 y Method:  Group Internet BasedProgram Level:  See above sessionsPrerequis
 ites:  No prerequisites requiredAdvanced Preparation: No advanced preparat
 ion requiredField of Study:  See above sessionsLast Review/Revision/Update
 : March 14\, 2023NASBA CPE Credits: Earn about 8.0 CPE credits\nIGFOA rese
 rves the right to modify the agenda\, sessions\, and speakers.
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SUMMARY:2023 Pension Institute Webinar Series
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