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New Requirement on Fidelity Bonding for Qualified Employee Benefit Plans

MEMORANDUM TO: ALL CLIENTS FROM: LEGAL DEPARTMENT DATE: JULY 18, 2001 RE: NEW REQUIREMENTS ON FIDELITY BONDING FOR QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS I. BACKGROUND Current regulations under ERISA require generally that all Employee Benefit Plans engage an Independent Qualified Public Accountant ( IQPA) to perform an annual audit of the Plan, and to include that…