/24-7PressRelease/ - ST. LOUIS, MO, August 20, 2008 - In response to market demand, Benefit Plans Plus, LLC has developed the Fiduciary Health CheckSM to help retirement plan sponsors and other fiduciaries understand and fulfill fiduciary responsibilities owed to their retirement plans. Failure to adopt fundamental practices could result in regulatory intervention and potentially significant personal liability for plan fiduciaries.
Benefit Plans Plus helps clients take the prudent approach by focusing solely on the interests of plan participants and their beneficiaries according to Partner, Patrick Shelton, GBA.
"Our 'snapshot' assessment of current fiduciary compliance structures and processes immediately identifies opportunities, improves procedures and documentation ¡V saving our clients time and expense," says Shelton "Too often we find errors that could have easily been prevented. The Fiduciary Health Check gives clients peace-of-mind and assurance their retirement plan is working order and they are utilizing best practices."
The Fiduciary Health CheckSM includes:
X Identifying fiduciaries (named & functional)
X Plan document review (terms of plan, eligibility, distribution options & model amendments)
X Required employee communications (disclosures, safe harbor, reporting, QDIA notices,
salary reduction notices & multiple statements)
X Vendor specific review of products, features and tools
X Compliance testing (ADP, ACP, etc.)
X 5500 (timely contributions & proper filing)
X Insurance coverage review (fidelity bond, fiduciary insurance policy)
Additional consulting services include:
X Fee analysis (total plan cost including billed fees, investment expenses, asset charges, record keeping)
X Fiduciary investment process review (investment policy, monitoring, diversification & performance
X Plan design (contribution efficiency & after-tax cost)
X Fiduciary compliance management (corrections assistance, vendor & advisor searches)
As an incentive to review plan compliance Benefit Plans Plus is offering a 25 percent discount for all Fiduciary Health Checks initiated by the end of September.
To get the Fiduciary Health CheckSM started Benefit Plans Plus will need the following information:
X Plan documents and amendments
X Adoption agreement
X Summary plan description
X 5500 (Most recent filing)
X Current employee communication(s)/Notices
X Vendor service agreement(s)
X Compliance testing (Most recent)
X Fiduciary or Fidelity Bond Insurance coverage
For more information visit http://www.bpp401k.com/fiduciary-services/fiduciary_health_check.html or email the BPP team at pshelton@bpp401k.com.
About Benefit Plans Plus
Benefit Plans Plus, LLC offers customized retirement plan design and administration, fiduciary compliance management and consulting services for retirement plans. Through our unique offerings including the Fiduciary Health CheckSM and the SBO 401k we serve more than 480 clients nationwide. Benefit Plans Plus holds the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC (CEFEX) recordkeeper certification for third party administrator services and the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) seal of service for provider excellence -- the top recognitions in the industry. In addition, Our well credentialed team of retirement plan experts boasts more than 16 years experience each. For more information about Benefit Plans Plus, a subsidiary of Brown Smith Wallace, LLC, visit http://www.bpp401k.com or call 314.983.1200.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Danielle Oser, APR doser@bpp401k.com or 314.983.1266
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