Resources

As thought leaders, we’re constantly looking for ways to improve our services and provide you with resources to help you make well-informed decisions. Keep up to date here with the latest news, insights and industry articles from HANYS Benefit Services.

News and insights

• Blog
• For Your Benefit videos

Compliance corner

• Furloughs and your retirement plan
• IRS Plan Contribution Limits
• COBRA Deadline Extension Relief
• COBRA Subsidy Provisions of the ARPA
• Employee Leave Laws Summary

Market recaps

• Quarterly recap 2022
  • First Quarter Recap
• Quarterly recap 2021
  • First Quarter Recap
  • Second Quarter Recap
  • Third Quarter Recap
  • Fourth Quarter Recap
• Quarterly recap 2020
  • First Quarter Recap
  • Second Quarter Recap
  • Third Quarter Recap
  • Fourth Quarter Recap
• Quarterly recap 2019
  • First Quarter Recap
  • Second Quarter Recap
  • Third Quarter Recap
  • Fourth Quarter Recap

Just the FAQ

• 457(b) and 457(f) plans
• Adding an automatic enrollment arrangement

• Safe harbor plans
• Target date fund strategies

Publications

A prudent process for creating a retirement plan investment menu

Summary: It is important for fiduciaries to realize they are designing an investment lineup for participants with a wide range of investment experience. Ideally, they want to provide enough options to allow a participant to diversify, and yet not overwhelm or confuse them with multiple or overlapping investment options. Read this whitepaper for a our four-step process for constructing an optimal investment menu that fosters ERISA compliance and provides desirable investment choices for plan participants.

Cybersecurity practices for ERISA retirement plans

Retirement plans have recently become a target for cyber criminals--hackers now see trillions of American retirement dollars as a new favorite target. DOL guidance encourages retirement plan sponsors to incorporate cybersecurity oversight in their plan administration. This webinar discusses the DOL's guidance on cybersecurity practices, the impact on plan sponsors and best practices for a cybersecurity program.