For Plan Sponsors: Learning

Non-Profit Organizations with Information

1. American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries
The premier national organization for career retirement plan professionals.

Extensive educational opportunities for its members—from professional credentialing to continuing education and its Government Affairs department keeps a close watch on all legislative and regulatory activities affecting retirement benefits and pension policy. CEFEX record keeper certification programs are based on a Standard of Practice developed with the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries ASPPA

2. CEFEX promotes fiduciary best practices in the investment management industry.

As a certifying organization, CEFEX provides an independent recognition of a firm's conformity to a defined Standard of Practice. It implies that a firm can demonstrate adherence to the industry's best practices, and is positioned to earn the public's trust. This registration serves investors who require assurance that their investments are being managed according to commonly accepted best practices.

3. Fiduciary 360, Your Guide to Global Fiduciary Insights

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Compliance Workshops, Seminars and Webcasts

Small 401(K) Plans Often Pay Big Fees August 3, 2009 Wall Street Journal  
Proposed legislation aims to give business owners and their employees a clearer view of retirement-plan expenses. Read the article and then read my comments at the WSJ!


Getting It Right— Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities (May 12, 2008)
U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

Getting It Right—Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan. Getting it right, however, can be challenging. This is especially true for small and medium sized employers who have limited time, resources, and access to professional help with benefit programs.

Specifically, getting it right means:

• Understanding your plan and your responsibilities,

• Carefully selecting and monitoring service providers,

• Making contributions on time,

• Avoiding prohibited transactions, and

• Making appropriate disclosures to plan participants and filing annual reports to the government on time

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