CONSULTING SERVICES

Advanced Technolgy for 401(k) Plans

Plan Sponsors

Unitized funds can provide significantly useful, beneficial investment options for plan participants. Plan sponsors who wish to utilize high-performing investment managers or investment managers who do not advise mutual funds can customize their plans with competitive unitized funds. Our experience working with trusts, investment funds, unitizing, recordkeeping, and participant communications give us the ability to advise plan sponsors regarding the usefulness, structure, and operation of unitized funds.

Recordkeeper Administrator

Experience coordinating unitized fund set-up, cash flows, and trading procedures allow us to assist recordkeepers in establishing funds for their clients. Establishing target liquidity and target variances in agreements, coordinating unitization agreements with investment management agreements are among the issues confronting recordkeepers, and our experience can help. Creating participant communication materials involving unitized funds is also an important function where our ability and experience can help recordkeepers serve their clients.

Investment Management Firms

Our experience working with unitized manage portfolios can be used to help investment management firms or advisors who select and monitor investment managers for clients develop a product for marketing. There are a number of issues to consider before offering unitized solutions to advisors and plan sponsors. We can make sure all relevant issues are covered in the product development process.

Trustee/Custodian

Our electronic interfaces assist trustees and custodians in providing a quality, efficient program to their clients. We assist with trading issues, cash movement, settlement, and reporting. There are numerous issues to consider to ensure a smooth process flow. Our experience in the trustee and custodian industries allows us to provide the insight necessary to create a productive business line.