Maximizing Plan Design to Drive Better Outcomes

Maximizing Plan Design to Drive Better Outcomes

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A successful retirement plan program encourages and enables its participants to build sufficient retirement savings, choose the appropriate investments, manage investment risk, and generate a lifetime of income. Although there exist nearly as many retirement plan structures as individuals who participate in them, not all plans are created equal—and plan design can significantly influence savings and retirement decisions. However, due to the number of options available, plan design can be a complex undertaking. Learn more about the plan design features that will boost your plan participants’ readiness for retirement.

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Avoid These Common Plan Sponsor Mistakes

Avoid These Common Plan Sponsor Mistakes

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Once you’ve done the tough work of creating and implementing a retirement plan for your organization, you might assume that it’ll be smooth sailing from this point on. But the ongoing management of a well-functioning retirement plan can be far more challenging than it may seem. With so many different moving parts, it’s not unusual for things to fall through the cracks, even for the most meticulous plan sponsors. Learn more about some of the most common plan sponsor mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Improving Your Retirement Plan Governance

Improving Your Retirement Plan Governance

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It is not hyperbole to suggest that you as a retirement plan sponsor must take seriously your fiduciary responsibility. This includes plan governance, such as a review of the risks that threaten the plan’s compliance with ERISA requirements, an analysis of portfolio performance vis-à-vis benchmarks and peers, and a determination of whether plan participants will have the resources necessary to meet their expected retirement income needs.

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Finding the Right OCIO Partner

Finding the Right OCIO Partner

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As financial regulations and global markets become increasingly complex, more organizations have decided to conserve their in-house resources by outsourcing the role of the Chief Investment Officer. Organizations that partner with an outsourced CIO (OCIO) find it to be an effective solution for dedicated expertise, sophisticated research and analytics, and faster investment decision making. However, finding the right OCIO provider is becoming more difficult given the growth in the number of firms providing OCIO services and the complexity of their solutions. Managing the assets of an organization is mission-critical so it’s important not to rush into choosing an OCIO provider that may not be the right fit for your business.

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Building an Ideal Investment Fund Lineup

Building an Ideal Investment Fund Lineup

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Plan sponsors know that offering a retirement plan is important not only to attract and retain loyal employees, but to ensure they are retirement ready. There are many moving parts to the retirement plan, including enrollment, plan education efforts, building the investment fund lineup, staying compliant with the DOL and ERISA, and making distributions. Particularly, building an ideal investment fund lineup is a multi-stage process, and for many sponsors, the prospect of selecting the investments to be offered in a plan can seem overwhelming. With thousands of investment funds available to choose from, creating the right mix for your employees can be difficult.

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