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Tag Archives: governmental plans
Does Your Agency’s Plan Have Dormant Accounts That Should Be Paid Out?
Quite often, a review of the participant status within an agency’s 401(a) and 457(b) plans will reveal that the plans have a large number of dormant accounts – accounts relating to previously terminated, deceased, or divorced employees (who have divided … Continue reading
Take a Closer Look at Your 401(a) and 457(b) Plans When You Change Providers
Previously, we have discussed a number of the do’s and don’ts of switching plan providers, such as investment advisors and recordkeepers. This post focuses on why plan sponsors, plan administrators and plan recordkeepers all should take greater care in reviewing … Continue reading
Is Your 457(b) or 401(a) Plan Fee Allocation Fair and Reasonable?
Investment fiduciaries and plan administrators of California public sector 457(b) and 401(a) plans are required by law to act as “prudent experts” for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing benefits and defraying “reasonable expenses” of administering the plan. We … Continue reading
Posted in 401(a), 457(b) Plans, Fiduciary Duties, Investments, Plan Administration, record-keeping
Tagged fee allocation, governmental plans, revenue sharing, stable value fund
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Is Your Social Security Replacement Plan Up to Snuff?
As we previously explained, most public agencies are not automatically subject to Social Security. They have a choice between voluntarily participating in Social Security pursuant to a section 218 agreement, or they can exempt some or all of their payroll … Continue reading
Posted in 401(a), 457(b) Plans, Plan Administration, record-keeping, Social Security
Tagged CalPERS, governmental plans, replacement plan, section 218
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The “Mechanics” of Combining Your Agency’s Multiple 457(b) Plans
Many public agencies have come to sponsor and maintain multiple 457(b) plans, which can unnecessarily increase the compliance burden as well the fees paid by participants. Although the human resource and finance managers who typically oversee these plans know that … Continue reading
Posted in 457(b) Plans, Investments, Plan Administration, record-keeping
Tagged governmental plans, multiple 457(b) plans, plan fees, recordkeeper consolidation
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