Aspen IFS, together with two New York City agencies and a local community development credit union, organized a press conference in honor of America Saves Week, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about saving, reducing debt, and building wealth.
Nov 13 2007
By colby.farber
On November 13, 2007, Mississippi State Treasurer Tate Reeves, Aspen IFS Executive Lisa Mensah, and Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD) CEO Bill Bynum hosted a forum in Jackson, Mississippi on “Savings for Life: Child Accounts in Mississippi.” The event brought together senior executives from several of the state’s key banks and leaders from the advocacy community to discuss a bold five-year demonstration in Mississippi that would give every child an investment account at birth. Modeled on the United Kingdom’s Child Trust Fund, it would be the first state-wide demonstration of its kind and would set the stage for a national child account policy. The forum was followed by a press conference with Treasurer Tate Reeves and others.
Nov 08 2007
By colby.farber
On November 8, 2007, IFS Policy Director Pamela Perun testified before Congress at the Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing, “Securing Retirement Coverage for Future Generations.” In her testimony, Ms. Perun described an IFS proposal, America’s IRA, to build retirement savings for workers without employer-sponsored pension plans.
Nov 01 2007
By colby.farber
Aspen IFS convened a roundtable discussion at Aspen headquarters in Washington, DC to discuss the key recommendations as laid out in its recent report, Savings for Life, and the politics and prospects of advancing savings policy on Capitol
Jul 31 2007
By colby.farber
The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security joined leaders from the financial services industry and nonprofit sector at a briefing to release their report, The Case for Child Accounts, on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 3:30 pm in the Senate Banking Committee Hearing Room, Dirksen 538. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) served as honorary host of the event.
May 03 2007
By colby.farber
Aspen IFS joined leaders from the financial services industry and nonprofit sector at a press conference to release our report, "Savings for Life: A Pathway to Financial Security for All Americans," on Thursday, May 3 at 12:00 p.m. at the United States Capitol, Room HC-8. Reps. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Philip English (R-PA), Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) participated, and Congressmen Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Tom Petri (R-WI) served as honorary hosts of the event. Watch the video.
Feb 01 2007
By colby.farber
U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) highlighted the urgency of the declining savings rate at an Aspen IFS roundtable in Kansas City, MO, in February 2007. “This is not just some little, insignificant issue that we’ve gathered here to talk about,” Cleaver said. “This is a national security issue.”
Oct 01 2006
By colby.farber
Aspen’s IFS and the Global Market Institute at Goldman Sachs wrapped up their national roundtable tour in Charlotte, North Carolina with an insightful discussion about the role of financial institutions in encouraging savings in Charlotte and throughout America.
Jun 01 2006
By colby.farber
At the second event of the series, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and former Gov. William Winter brought their insights to a June roundtable on Savings in America in Jackson, Miss., at which participants discussed saving and investing, especially in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
May 01 2006
By colby.farber
In May 2006, the Initiative on Financial Security (IFS) co-hosted the first of six national roundtables on Savings in America with the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco. Roundtables in Jackson, Miss., and Atlanta followed. Fall roundtables will take place in Charlotte, Portland, and Dallas-Fort Worth. The events were moderated by IFS Executive Director Lisa Mensah and Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Suzanne Nora Johnson.
