Matrix Expands Offerings with Acquisition of ICC Plan Solutions

Matrix Financial Solutions, a provider of back-office, trust, custody, trading, and mutual fund settlement services for financial institutions, has acquired ICC Plan Solutions, a provider of communication materials and systems for the retirement plan and health plan markets.

Effective immediately, ICC Plan Solutions will be known as Matrix Communications Technologies, according to a company announcement. The acquisition will allow Matrix Financial Solutions to provide end-to-end solutions, in an open architecture environment for third-party administrators (TPAs), advisers, and other professionals in the retirement plan industry.

Matrix Communications Technologies will specialize in providing communication materials and systems, and will work as a consultant to the adviser, recordkeeper, or plan administrator to help solve the challenges of participant communications through the use of technology and electronic delivery.

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Products and services offered by Matrix Communications Technologies include:

  • Enrollment Kits,
  • Participant Statements,
  • Health Plan and HSA Enrollment Kits,
  • GAP and Wealth Accumulation Analysis,
  • Reporting System Design,
  • Enrollment Videos,
  • Benefit Statements, and
  • Collateral Materials.

“Being able to come to us for end-to-end solutions will save [clients] an inordinate amount of time and money. We are interested in enabling our TPA clients to better compete with the bundled providers; this is a significant step in the right direction,” said Stewart Cohune, President, MG Advisory, a Matrix Financial Solutions subsidiary, in the announcement.

More information is available at www.matrixfinancialsolutions.com.

CitiStreet to Field Fiduciary Web Site

CitiStreet has announced plans for PlanFIRST, a new Web site around which its lineup of fiduciary services will be organized.

A CitiStreet news release said the Web site helps sponsors identify and manage fiduciary risk related to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) roles, duties and governance requirements, and emerging legislation and regulatory guidance. CitiStreet also provides reporting and disclosure support.

The site is scheduled to go live by the beginning of 2008. The company said it will also continue to deliver fiduciary services through its plan sponsor Web site, Sponsor Connect.

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PlanFIRST will also feature fiduciary guides for corporate and governmental sponsors and their counsels, compliance checklists, sample policy statements, sample disclosures, white papers, newsletters, and Webcast replays and transcripts.

“It helps plan sponsors with fiduciary support, reporting and disclosure of fees, service standards, and investment strategies. It guides them toward prudent and informed decisions for their plans and participants in all the key fiduciary areas,” said Sandy McCarthy, CitiStreet president, in the news release.

More information is at http://www.citistreetonline.com.

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