Confero Summer 2015: Issue 11 | Page 27

Meet Westminster Consulting At Westminster Consulting, we specialize in providing incomparable fiduciary advice and counsel coupled with thoughtful investment research to our clients. Our services help qualified plan sponsors and their fiduciaries fulfill their responsibilities under ERISA. Our singular focus of promoting, developing and maintaining proper and strong fiduciary governance processes for clients is central to our culture and to the services we provide. Our role as “fiduciary” consultant to plan sponsors goes beyond that of a traditional investment consultant. Pivotal to the work we do with plan committees is assisting them with the development of and compliance with sound fiduciary practices while delivering exceptional, original investment analysis. Our prudent process-based approach enables Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plan fiduciaries to meet their legal obligations, as well as mitigate their potential liability in a cost-effective and prudent manner, benefiting all stake holders of a plan. As a leading independent, fee-only fiduciary consultants, we provide plan sponsors with the ability to better navigate and manage the demanding and changing ERISA regulatory landscape. Our independence provides objectivity, allowing Westminster Consulting to provide clients with impartial advice, time-tested industry leading insight and improved plan results. Whether through the development of Investment Policy Statements, intensive fiduciary reviews, education and training, or ongoing oversight and document management, the policy and procedures approach utilized by Westminster Consulting provides clear and thoughtful solutions to the regulatory challenges of managing a qualified plan. “We provide plan sponsors with the ability to better navigate and manage the demanding and changing ERISA regulatory landscape” The complexity of the plan oversight process is streamlined by utilizing Westminster Consulting’s proprietary Fiduciary Compliance Resource Center™ (FCRC) technology platform. This secure portal is the first of its kind to provide consistent and accurate plan information in an easily accessible and secure location. FCRC helps plan sponsors control and manage all aspects of plan oversight consistent with Department of Labor’s ERISA requirements. FCRC is one of the most comprehensive fiduciary management tools available to plan fiduciaries. At Westminster Consulting, we provide informed insight and seasoned expertise in helping investment fiduciaries better manage their legal responsibilities through considered advice, secure technology, and on-going fiduciary education. Confero | 25