Retirement plan

RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF SCOTIABANK U.S. 401(K)

Name: BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA - RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF SCOTIABANK U.S. 401(K) (2019) Form 5500
Creator: BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF SCOTIABANK U.S. 401(K), BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIAEIN 13-4941099Plan #002PY 2019

647-775-9657

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$189.5M assets

Prospect flagsLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$316.5M

-8.7% from 2016

Total participants

2,213

-0.2% from 2016

Average account balance

$177,214

-7.9% from 2016

Annual return

24.54%

-15.19 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort551 peers

Snapshot2019

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$492.65M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$217K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

2,269

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

96.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$36.12M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+18.76%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$35

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
KPMG LLP3 years Service code 10 PO BOX 120754 · DALLAS, TX 75312	Accounting	$43,250
MERCER1 year Service code 16 PO BOX 13793 · DALLAS, TX 75373	Consulting	$29,750
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC5+ years Service code 15 100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Recordkeeping	$2,930

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3H

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$76K

$54 / participant

Other / not subdivided$76K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.024%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: KPMG LLP
Auditor EIN: 135565207
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$177,214

$95,776+85.0%

$162,185+9.3%

$77,775+127.9%

Participation rate

69.7%

88.6%-19.0pp

87.6%-17.9pp

73.2%-3.5pp

Annual return

24.54%

37.03%-12.5pp

115.61%-91.1pp

32.58%-8.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,598

$3,874+70.3%

$5,613+17.5%

$2,504+163.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,397

$6,125+37.1%

$7,297+15.1%

$3,966+111.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$43

$88-51.5%

$10,844-99.6%

$100-57.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

KPMG LLP3 years

Service code 10

PO BOX 120754 · DALLAS, TX 75312

Accounting

$43,250

MERCER1 year

Service code 16

PO BOX 13793 · DALLAS, TX 75373

Consulting

$29,750

T ROWE PRICE RPS INC5+ years

Service code 15

100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Recordkeeping

$2,930

RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF SCOTIABANK U.S. 401(K)

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