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Marketplace Issues Loans are a particularly difficult issue in 403(b) plans. Under the final 403(b) regulations, the IRS imposed plan level requirements on loans. However, 403(b) plans funded with individual annuity contracts and custodial accounts also have contract-level requirements applicable... READ MORE
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Part 1, “Rollovers into the Plan,” is available here. There remains confusion about when a rollover out of the plan may take place and whether rollovers are mandatory plan features. Following are important tips about them. The plan must... READ MORE
Editor’s Note: This is Part I of a two-part series. Marketplace Issues The regulations effectively repealed Rev. Rul. 90-24 and significantly changed how and when 403(b) plan participants could change the investment of their 403(b) contracts/accounts. There has been much confusion as the... READ MORE
In June 2009, the National Tax Deferred Accounts Association (NTSA) organized and sponsored the first NTSA 403(b) Compliance Resolution Summit (Summit) to address the pervasive service issues in the 403(b) marketplace. Several 403(b) product providers (vendors), third party administrators (TPAs),... READ MORE
While most employers have adopted 403(b) plan documents, many have not shared those documents with the product providers, the financial representatives servicing the plan participants, the plan participants and in some cases, the plan administrator. Marketplace Issues This creates problems... READ MORE
All 403(b) plans require some level of administrative support. Prior to the issuance of the final 403(b) regulations, most ERISA-exempt 403(b) plan sponsors performed some tasks required to establish and support their 403(b) programs and the product providers acted under their respective annuity... READ MORE
While many employers offer 403(b) plans to employees, most do not adequately educate the employees on the importance of retirement savings or promote participation in the 403(b) plan as a valuable employee benefit. Many fail to recognize the correlation between higher participation rates and... READ MORE