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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on August 12, 2023, for Montana flooding, for the incident period of April 10, 2023 – April 26, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on August 12, 2023, for Mississippi severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes, for the incident period of June 14, 2023 – June 19, 2023.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-61, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on August 10, 2023, for Hawaii Wildfires, for the incident period beginning August 8, 2023, and continuing.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-53, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has released a proposed rule that would require broker-dealers and investment advisers to take certain steps to address conflicts of interest associated with use of predictive data analytics.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 22, 2023, for severe storms and flooding in New York, for the incident period of July 9, 2023 – July 10, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 19, 2023, for severe storms and flooding in Minnesota, for the incident period of April 11, 2023 – April 30, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 19, 2023, for severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Oklahoma, for the incident period of June 14, 2023 – June 18, 2023.

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, (SECURE 2.0) provisions affecting the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) support the IRS trend toward shifting certain types of retirement account corrections to the Self Correction Program (SCP).