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week ending January 31st, 2020 PLANSPONSOR offers a variety of in-depth articles—originally reported and unique pieces of content that examine the most pressing topics for retirement plan sponsors, across the areas of compliance, investing, administration and more. This edition of PLANSPONSOR Weekend includes different administration topics—from the basics to the more complex. Please share what you learn with your colleagues. Have a great weekend! Editor's Choice Administration Plan Sponsors Have Multiple Options for Creating Income Streams for Participants Annuities should be considered, and the type to offer in a DC plan depends on several factors. Administration Performing an Effective Benchmarking of Plan Advisers An analysis of advisers’ skills and services helps in finding those with higher skill sets, and those who offer much more value for plan sponsors. Administration Components of Annuity Pricing The costs of annuities depends on the type and the amount of flexibility. Administration Retirement Plan Features to Consider Pruning Some features make administration unnecessarily difficult, while others could derail participants’ retirement readiness. Administration Mechanics of DB Plan QDROs Differ From Those for DC Plans There are different paths for getting the right benefits to the right people when a plan participant divorces. Popular Reads Compliance CARES Act Passes Congress, Including Retirement Plan Relief Plan sponsors who have faced regional natural disasters will be familiar with many of the relief provisions adopted by Congress, from the suspension of required minimum distributions to the doubling of loan limits. Compliance Retirement Plan Provisions Included in Senate’s Stimulus Package Among other things, the bill would allow for targeted, penalty-free access to tax-qualified accounts for those hit hardest by the health crisis. Administration Plan Sponsors Facing Difficult Decisions During Coronavirus Pandemic Stopping employer matching contributions, laying off employees, adjusting DB plan contributions; plan sponsors need to understand the effects of each decision. Ask the Experts Coronavirus-Related Distributions From 403(b) and Governmental 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations. Compliance SECURE Act Eases Paths for DB Plans A new minimum age for in-service withdrawals and permanent nondiscrimination testing relief ease plan sponsors’ ability to keep older employees and protect their benefits. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get PLANSPONSOR Weekend directly in your mailbox!

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