Benefit plan governance refers to the decision-making processes by which employee benefit plans are administered and managed. It encompasses the processes behind both settlor and fiduciary decisions, throughout the entire life cycle of plans. A well-structured and well-implemented governance process for employee benefit plans is valuable as a tool for promoting favorable administrative outcomes, and is essential for legal compliance and risk mitigation. 

During this webinar, Gayle Skolnik and Phil Gutwein, partners in Faegre Baker Daniels' Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, will discuss what constitutes good governance for employee benefit plans.  The discussion will focus on best practices and legal issues on the following topics: 

• Design and implementation of plan governance structures and procedures
• Best practices for making and documenting plan design and amendment decisions
• Selection, appointment, and monitoring of plan fiduciaries
• Structure and operation of fiduciary administration and investment committees
• Training and other support resources for members of fiduciary committees
• Effective documentation of settlor and fiduciary decision-making processes
• Best practices for committee charters, investment policy statements, fiduciary handbooks, fiduciary calendars and other important governance tools
• Selection and monitoring of service providers and the management of service provider relationships
• Compliance with retirement plan fee disclosure requirements
• Successfully avoiding the accidental fiduciary
• Special considerations for ESOP governance

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• Quality. Count on it. Nothing is canned.
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• Affordability. Bloomberg BNA Webinars are inexpensive compared to the cost of travel to attend a conference. Plus, you may use a speakerphone and invite as many of your colleagues as you want to listen in-all for the price of a single registration.
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In addition, you'll receive:

• Personal attention. Once you've registered, send your questions in advance to sharper@bna.com and they'll be included in the program. You'll also have a chance to ask your questions during the Webinar.
• Follow-up materials. You need no materials upfront to follow along to our live conference. But Bloomberg BNA always issues a follow up e-mail with contact information for our speakers, as well as other materials related to the topic.
• 1.5 HRCI credits by attending this Webinar. Find out how.

Gayle Skolnik, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels’ Benefits and Executive Compensation Group; Phil Gutwein, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels’ Benefits and Executive Compensation Group