Tuesday February 14, 2006
ARLINGTON, TX – February 14, 2006 – Roland|Criss Fiduciary Services (“Roland|Criss”), the leading provider of fiduciary risk solutions for the retirement plan industry, announced today that it has redesigned its website. The www.rolandcriss.com site has been redesigned to clarify the issues that pose the biggest threats to corporate executives, investment managers, and financial advisors who knowingly or unknowingly function as retirement plan fiduciaries.
“Fiduciary breach is one the fastest growing areas of Department of Labor (“DOL”) enforcement and employee class action litigation,” said Ron E. Hagan, CEO of Roland|Criss. “Fiduciary breach results from either a lack of attention, a lack of understanding, or a combination of the two. Sadly, in an effort to correct fiduciary conduct, the industry has supplied an overwhelming amount of fiduciary information to plan sponsors and advisors. This has created a lot of confusion of how to manage fiduciary risk.”
The objective of the site is to promote an easy-to-access, easy-to-read, and easy-to-use fiduciary oversight portal. “Merely talking about the issues is not solving the problems and risks to fiduciaries and advisors,” Mr. Hagan stated. “Implementing the right process is the only way to ensure that plan sponsors are running their plans in accordance to ERISA sections 404(a) and 404©. We are excited that our new site casts a vision for effective stewardship and provides an outsource solution to help plan sponsors and advisors defend themselves from legal threats.”
Although the website is redesigned, retirement plan sponsors and advisors can expect the same innovative solutions and personal assistance from Roland|Criss’ accredited staff and operations team. The website is not only more appealing on the eyes, it is also easier to navigate and obtain robust resources on the topic of effective fiduciary risk management.
Why You’ll Like It
Clarity – as an independent and accredited provider of fiduciary risk solutions, Roland|Criss’ investment fiduciary reviews, training, and reporting are delivered free from conflict. Retirement plan sponsors and advisors need to rely on accurate and unbiased information to ensure pension safety.
Access – whether you are a CFO, HR executive, RIA, or TPA you have access to our “big picture” overview of your biggest risks or drill down into the inner workings of our FiduciaryPLUS™ risk management solution. Our devoted technology team actively updates the “Resources” page with up-to-date and relevant information ranging from our recent public speaking presentations to face-to-face sales kits.
Testimonials – we would rather have others speak for us than speak for ourselves. See what industry experts and corporate executives are saying about the impact of our FiduciaryPLUSTM program.
Case Studies and White Papers – get a glimpse of what’s working through the best fiduciary practices of our clients.
Visually Appealing – our new site has a cleaner, more inviting design that we believe you will enjoy.
About Roland|Criss Fiduciary Services
Founded in 1986, Roland|Criss is the nation’s leading provider of fiduciary risk management services for the benefit of retirement plan sponsors, plan participants, and third party advisors. Roland|Criss delivers its solutions through its proprietary FiduciaryPLUSTM program. FiduciaryPLUSTM satisfies the Department of Labor’s monitoring and disclosure requirements, reduces personal risk for plan sponsor-level fiduciaries and external advisors, and simplifies retirement plan reporting with a document storage and retrieval system.
Roland|Criss’ professionals are accredited through the Center for Fiduciary Studies and deliver its investment reporting tools through Roland, Criss Investments Corp. (“RCIC”), a registered investment advisor.
Neither Roland|Criss nor RCIC designs retirement plans, sells investment products, manages retirement plan assets, or advises Plan participants. They do not accept any form of compensation from vendors who do provide such services. Thus, Roland|Criss and RCIC are independent of conflicts of interest with fiduciaries because they have no economic interest in how their retirement plan assets perform. FiduciaryPLUSTM is a registered trademark of Roland|Criss Fiduciary Services.
