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FINRA EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN

FINRAEIN 53-0088710Plan #001PY 2020
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1735 K ST NW - WASHINGTON, DC 200061506301-590-6500finra.orgLinkedIn1001-5000 employeesfinancial services
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1 filing
#003Retirement-$1.73B assets
Prospect flagsLow employer contributionWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(301) 590-6500
Plan administrator signer
JENNIFER KEATING
Signed 10/08/2021
Plan administrator entity
FINRA PENSION/401(K) PLAN COMMITTEE
EIN 521087606
FINRA, 1735 K ST NW · WASHINGTON, DC 200061506
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$616.4M
-11.8% from 2016
Total participants
2,476
+2.3% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
16.92%
-7.74 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 977 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort977 peers
Snapshot2020
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $1
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $8,530
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
Annual return
16.92%
median 11.94%
Overall peer rank
44th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$534.96M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$237K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,189
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$20.00M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$19K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+3.83%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 7 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
AON CONSULTING, INC. (NJ)2 years
Service code 11 · EIN 22-2232264
Actuarial
$569,767
WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY, NA6+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 04-2755549
Investment Management
$202,015
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MGMT, CO. LLC1 year
Service code 28 · EIN 33-0629048
Investment Management
$168,415
AON INVESTMENTS USA INC.2 years
Service code 27 · EIN 36-3109431
Advisory (Plan)
$160,417
VAUGHN NELSON INVESTMENT MGMT LP1 year
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3304963
Investment Management
$131,803
BLACK ROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO.1 year
Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180
Bank Trustee
$119,644
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON6+ years
Service code 19 · EIN 13-5160382
Securities Custodian
$76,779

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

MARGARET C. SONDUCK

AON CONSULTING, INC.
Enrollment #2007439
2001 K STREET NW, SUITE 625 NORTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
(202) 429-8554
Signed 2021-08-31

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed August 6, 2024 (most recent of 5 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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9509 Key West Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
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Plans declared (2)

  • FINRA 457(b) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN163 emp
  • FINRA SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN2 emp

Total covered: 165 employees

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow employer contribution

    Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • InformationalWind-down / frozen

    Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$1.6M
$1198 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$782K47.5%
  • Other / not subdivided$863K52.5%
% of EOY assets
0.267%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
1 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Auditor EIN
346565596
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified