Morneau Shepell to attend National Association of State Retirement Administrators' 2015 Conference

Annual conference to bring together executives in the fields of public retirement plan investment and administration

TORONTO, July 31, 2015 /CNW/ - Morneau Shepell, a leading North American human resources consulting and technology company, announced today that it will be attending the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA). The event will be held August 1 to 5, 2015, in Monterey, California. Jim Kelly, a Partner at Morneau Shepell, will be moderating a panel entitled Managing risks on changing playing fields, on Monday, August 3, at 10:15 a.m. (PT).

Morneau Shepell provides flexible and innovative retirement, health and benefits administration solutions that are currently helping state and local government organizations better serve their employee and retiree members, while reducing the costs of benefits administration. The Company supports more than 350 government clients and serves more than 2.6 million active and retired public servants and their families across North America. Just last month, PLANSPONSOR magazine listed Morneau Shepell the fourth largest defined benefit administration provider in the United States and Canada with 773 plans under management.

"We're excited to be attending the NASRA conference and continuing our support in helping public retirement systems resolve their administration challenges," said Jim Kelly, Morneau Shepell Partner, U.S. Public Sector. "Personally, I am honored to be moderating NASRA's first administration topics panel at the annual conference. This year's risk management discussion will highlight one of many critical administration issues faced by executive directors and their teams."

NASRA is a non-profit association whose members are the directors of the nation's state, territorial, and largest statewide public retirement systems. NASRA members oversee retirement systems that hold more than two-thirds of the $3.8 trillion held in trust for 15 million working and 8 million retired employees of state and local government. NASRA's annual conference brings together leaders in the fields of retirement plan investment and administration covering a variety of subjects including investment management, world events applicable to the pension industry, the economy, human resources, trends, and more.

About Morneau Shepell Inc.

Morneau Shepell is the only human resources consulting and technology company that takes an integrative approach to employee assistance, health, benefits and retirement needs. The Company is the leading provider of employee and family assistance programs, as well as the largest administrator of retirement and benefits plans and the largest provider of integrated absence management solutions in Canada. Through health and productivity, administrative, and retirement solutions, Morneau Shepell helps clients reduce costs, increase employee productivity and improve their competitive position. Established in 1966, Morneau Shepell serves approximately 20,000 clients, ranging from small businesses to some of the largest corporations and associations in North America. With almost 4,000 employees in offices across North America, Morneau Shepell provides services to organizations across Canada, in the United States, and around the globe. Morneau Shepell is a publicly-traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: MSI). For more information, visit morneaushepell.com.

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Cathren Ronberg, Morneau Shepell, 416.355.5632, [email protected]