Fidelity’s offering to OU employees includes
comprehensive education and investment guidance, technology with online
enrollment capabilities, and a broad array of investment options
designed to meet various investor needs and preferences.The university’s retirement plans include more than 10,000
participants, representing approximately $1.2 billion in retirement
savings.
“Fidelity demonstrated an understanding of the
University’s desired goals and expectations for the plans’ recordkeeping
and represented the best value to the University,” said Chris Kuwitzky,
chief financial officer and chairman of the Retirement Plans Management
Committee, University of Oklahoma.
John
Ragnoni, executive vice president, Tax Exempt Business, Fidelity
Investments, noted: “In addition to easing the administrative burden of
maintaining multiple providers within their retirement plans,
consolidation has increasingly become a solution for many not-for-profit
employers, like the University of Oklahoma, in helping minimize
fiduciary risk and exposure and delivering a more beneficial plan for
employees.”
University of Oklahoma Selects Fidelity as Provider
Fidelity Investments has been selected by the University of Oklahoma
(OU) as the sole administrative service provider for its 401(a), 457
and 403(b) defined contribution retirement plans.