Complete this form for new plans & spin-offs which are transferring or retaining assets at Fidelity. For spin-off / partial assets moving to a new recordkeeper, please follow the deconversion process.
Important - All new plans and spin-offs are reviewed by a formal governance team. The governance team meets weekly to review all requests, approve the segment, and assign the service team for a new client relationship, as applicable.
Following the governance team review, the Middle Office will send you a notification on the approval status along with the next steps and confirm the target effective date. In addition, the Middle Office will work with you to complete the remaining steps for the Implementation project request.
In addition to completing this form, please begin these steps as they are entrance requirements for the Implementation New Plan / Spin-off project request:
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Contact your current Finance Analyst to review and provide the pricing on the new plan / spin-off request.
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- Follow your segment’s procedures to engage Finance.
- The PPMC #, XTRAC #, or email with Finance’s comments is required by Implementation.
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Determine the investment line-up and fund mapping for the new plan / spin-off, as applicable.
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- For plans converting assets from a prior recordkeeper, obtain and provide the plan asset statement to the RM Middle Office team by attaching it to this request or email it to the “WI RMMO Corp Action Support” mailbox.
- For spin-offs from an active Fidelity plan, the RM Middle Office team will provide a fund mapping spreadsheet with the current investment line-up. The investment line-up for the new plan and mapping will be added to the spreadsheet.
- If you already have the fund mapping, please attach it to this request or email it to the “WI RMMO Corp Action Support” mailbox. The Middle Office team will convert the fund mapping into the required Implementation format.
- You may indicate in the request form below if you would like the RM Middle Office team to directly email the Investment Consultant aligned to the client for the new investment line-up and/or fund mapping recommendations.
- Once the new investment line-up and fund mapping is known, Middle Office will review and notify you of any additional required actions. Examples: Stable value fund termination notification, additional information to approve an IPAS, etc.
- Obtain the required plan documents.
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- New Plans – If the new plan will have an Individually Designed Plan Document, please work with the plan sponsor to gather the required plan documents.
For Non-Qual plans using the Benefits Consulting team, a draft plan document and the Service Agreement will be required.
- New Plan with PRK assets - Please work with the plan sponsor to gather the required Prior Recordkeeper Plan documents.
- Spin-off – If the “Out” Transferring Plan has an Individually Designed Plan Document, please work with the plan sponsor to gather the required plan documents