MV Financial was introduced to the executive director of a non-profit association based in the suburbs of Washington, DC. The executive was disappointed with the performance of the investment options in his plan and concerned about his fiduciary responsibility. The association worked with an investment consultant, but given the consultant only served as an ERISA 3(21) co-fiduciary, the liability remained with the executive director. The association had two plans (401(k) and 457(b)) with 95 participants and combined assets of $15,000,000.
Issues Identified
We uncovered the following deficiencies and concerns during the benchmark and subsequent review with the plan’s administrators/sponsors:
MVF Solution
Based on the benchmark results, MVF offered the following recommendations:
Conclusion
The Executive Director and management team were thrilled to delegate their fiduciary responsibility to MV Financial as a 3(38) Fiduciary Investment Manager. We were able to provide high quality investment options while offering a specialized education program to the employees that allowed for one-on-one support. As a result, 85% of employees deferred their investments to MVF’s managed portfolios and roughly 81% of total plan assets are held in the managed portfolios. The managed portfolios have also outperformed their respective benchmarks over relevant periods