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NEWEST ABI
PUBLICATION FOCUSES ON PENSION ISSUES IN BUSINESS
BANKRUPTCY
size='3'>February 7, 2007, Alexandria, Va.
—The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) has released
ABI’s Pension Manual: A
Practical Guide to Pension Issues Arising in Business Bankruptcy
Cases to help insolvency professionals
navigate the challenging terrain of bankruptcy and pension law. This
timely book incorporates provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention
and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 and the new Pension Protection Act
of 2006 to help professionals understand the new rules regarding the
treatment of pensions in corporate bankruptcy
proceedings.
Authored by a team of
experts, the
size='3'>Manual also
size='3'>looks at legacy issues related to he Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) that sets minimum standards for most
voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to
provide protection for individuals in these plans.
The 354-page softbound manual
is available for purchase at ABI’s Online Bookstore. Click here to
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