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Category Archives: Plan Administration
Using a Plan Administration Expense Account as Part of An Agency’s 457(b) or 401(a) Plan
By Jeff Chang Not surprisingly, many cities and special districts no longer have monies available in their budgets to spend on things such as legal fees to analyze and correct plan administration problems and compliance issues. When it is not … Continue reading
Posted in Income Fiduciary, Plan Administration, Plan Fees, record-keeping, Retirement Plan Fees
Tagged expense reimbursement account, payment of legal fees by plan, plan administrative expense, settlor
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The Differences Between Bundled and Unbundled Retirement Plan Servicing Arrangements
By Jeff Chang When it comes to retirement plan servicing arrangements for most public agencies, there are basically two flavors: bundled and unbundled. It is important for public plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries to understand the differences between these arrangements … Continue reading
Posted in Investments, Plan Administration, record-keeping
Tagged 3(38), bundled, open architecture, unbundled
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Problems with Co-Provider 457(b) Plan Arrangements
By Jeff Chang There is a novel recordkeeping and plan investment arrangement for governmental 457(b) plans that could create a number of problems for the plan’s sponsor, fiduciaries and participants. There may be a significant number of these arrangements throughout … Continue reading
Posted in 457(b) Plans, Administrative Committee, Plan Administration, record-keeping, Retirement Plan Fees
Tagged co-providers, multiple employer 457(b)
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Public Agency Retirement Plan Documents: Are They Properly Signed and Dated?
By Jeff Chang Based on numerous requests for plan documents from public agency clients, we know that many cannot find complete sets of their historical and current retirement plan documents that are properly authorized, signed and dated. If this sounds … Continue reading
Posted in 401(a), 457(b) Plans, Governmental plans, Plan Administration, Plan Qualification, record-keeping
Tagged plan document retention, timely adoption, timely execution
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Public Agency Furloughs & Distributions from Retirement Plans During COVID-19
By Jeff Chang As many California public agencies are forced to furlough employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, questions arise as to how furloughs are treated for retirement plan distribution rules’ purposes.
Posted in 401(a), 457(b) Plans, Plan Administration, Plan Qualification
Tagged distributable event, furlough, severance from employment
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