Plan Operations & Admin

Cyber Security Issues for Plan Sponsors
The Department of Labor is working on a guidance package addressing cybersecurity issues as they relate to plan sponsors and third-party providers. Tim Hauser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for DOL’s Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has indicated that we should expect more focus in the department’s investigations of the adequacy of various cybersecurity programs to confirm  Read More →
Annual Plan Audit: An Auditor’s Perspective
Your organization’s retirement plan will generally require a benefit plan audit if the eligible participant count (including terminated employees who maintain an account balance) exceeds 100 at the beginning of the plan year. But what exactly will be audited and what are the auditors looking for? This audit includes financial statements attached to the Form  Read More →
Defined Contribution Recordkeeper Consolidation Continues
Empower recently announced an agreement to acquire MassMutual’s retirement plan recordkeeping business. The acquisition is expected to capitalize on both firms’ experience and expertise to the benefit of retirement plan participants and plan sponsors. Plans currently utilizing MassMutual are being notified of this action and should expect no changes or disruption to current operations during  Read More →

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