Retirement plan

IPSOS AMERICA , INC 401(K) PLAN

Name: IPSOS AMERICA, INC - IPSOS AMERICA , INC 401(K) PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: IPSOS AMERICA, INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, IPSOS AMERICA , INC 401(K) PLAN, IPSOS AMERICA, INC

IPSOS AMERICA, INCEIN 52-2073631Plan #001PY 2023

301 MERRITT 7 STE 4 - NORWALK, CT 068511051203-840-3408

Prospect flagsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$360.3M

-5.7% from 2016

Total participants

2,999

+8.7% from 2016

Average account balance

$137,675

+0.6% from 2016

Annual return

19.30%

-1.07 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 928 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort928 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$398.83M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$153K

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.

2,608

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.

83.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$24.72M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

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

+12.82%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$104

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 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2 years Filed as: JOHN HANCOCK Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346	Recordkeeping	$164,806
MMA SECURITIES LLC3 years Filed as: MMA SECURITIES LL Service code 27 · EIN 22-3570392	Advisory (Plan)	$50,000
CARON & BLETZER, PLLC2 years Filed as: CARON & BLETZER Service code 10 1 LIBRARY LN · KINGSTON, NH 03848	Accounting	$18,700
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND9+ years Service code 15	Recordkeeping	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
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.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
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

ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$234K

$115 / participant

Investment mgmt$58K24.8%
Contract admin$157K67.2%
Other / not subdivided$19K8.0%

% of EOY assets

0.065%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CARON & BLETZER , PLLC
Auditor EIN: 043499945
Audit fees: $18,700
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$137,675

$107,415+28.2%

$135,998+1.2%

$80,187+71.7%

Participation rate

81.1%

78.0%+3.1pp

81.9%-0.8pp

72.9%+8.2pp

Annual return

19.30%

91.99%-72.7pp

68.37%-49.1pp

40.40%-21.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,251

$3,878-42.0%

$4,860-53.7%

$2,980-24.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,861

$8,189+20.4%

$7,761+27.1%

$5,016+96.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$89

$127-29.7%

$10,769-99.2%

$145-38.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2 years

Filed as: JOHN HANCOCK

Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346

Recordkeeping

$164,806

MMA SECURITIES LLC3 years

Filed as: MMA SECURITIES LL

Service code 27 · EIN 22-3570392

Advisory (Plan)

$50,000

CARON & BLETZER, PLLC2 years

Filed as: CARON & BLETZER

Service code 10

1 LIBRARY LN · KINGSTON, NH 03848

Accounting

$18,700

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND9+ years

Service code 15

Recordkeeping

IPSOS AMERICA , INC 401(K) PLAN

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IPSOS AMERICA , INC 401(K) PLAN

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Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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Expense breakdown

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