… bringing clarity to retirement plans
Jan 14, 2015
… bringing clarity to retirement plans
Plan Sponsors have a tough job!Accounting
Fiduciary Standards Audits
Human Resources Compliance
Investment Management Corporate Strategy
Legal Documents Cost Control
Payroll Employee Behavior
Reconciliation Employee Communications
Recordkeeping Employment Law
Training & Development ERISA Law
Vendor Management
Controlling Plan Costs
Mitigating Plan Risk
Administrative Compliance
Optimizing Plan Design
THE PLAN
Corporate Strategy Benchmarking
Day-to-DayLegislative Change
• Administration and Recordkeeping• Investments• Compliance and Audit• Ancillary Costs• Service Levels
Controlling Plan Costs
• Fiduciary Risk• Investment Risk• Retirement Risk
Mitigating Plan Risk
• Eligibility• Contribution Types• Rollovers• Enrollment• Vesting• Distributions• Loans• Hardship Withdrawals• QDRO processing
Optimizing Plan Design
• Required Notices and Reporting• Plan Utilization• Participant Education• Non-Discrimination Testing
Administrative Compliance
Additional Responsibilities
• Benchmarking – How? When? Why?
• Legislative Changes – Impact? Opportunity?
• Corporate Strategy – How does Plan fit in?
• Day-to-Day – Process Improvement
Controlling Plan Costs
Mitigating Plan Risk
Administrative Compliance
Optimizing Plan Design
Corporate Strategy Benchmarking
Day-to-DayLegislative Change
The Vantage Solution
Comprehensive Retirement Program Review
– Independent and Objective– Demonstrates Fiduciary Monitoring– Identifies Priorities– Presents Action Plan for Improvement– Includes BrightScope Plan Mgmt. Dashboard
Typical Topics Covered
• Plan Design• Plan Statistics• Regulatory/Fiduciary
Compliance• Plan Documents• Expenses & Plan Cost• Investment
Diversification
• Participant Utilization• Age-Banded Plan
Statistics• Participant
Communications• Internal Processes &
Documentation
The Process
Contact Us Today!Vantage Retirement Services
713-401-9481www.vantageretirement.net
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