FIDUCIARY GOALS
- Identify plan fiduciaries and understand the extent of their specific responsibilities
- Assist your compliance with ERISA §404(a) and §404(c)
- Document the hiring process for service providers
- Identify parties in interest to the plan and take steps to monitor transactions
- Understand major exemptions under ERISA that permit transactions with parties in interest
- Review plan documents in light of current plan operations and help facilitate necessary updates
- Compliance assistance with reporting and disclosure requirements
- Ensure that individuals are properly bonded and covered by liability insurance and more
- Evaluation of plan design and compliance issues
- Benchmarking of Total Plan Cost
- 404(c) Notice and Statement Assistance
- Compliance Checklist
- Fiduciary File Checklist
- Investment Committee Charter
- Ongoing Best Practices
- Plan document review for timely and accurate restatement and amendment(s)
- Eligibility, enrollment, contributions, and distributions process review
- Identify administrative outsourcing opportunities
- Safe Harbor and Roth 401(k) plans
- Legislative & regulatory updates