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Tax-deferred Annuity (TDA) / 403(b) changes for calendar year 2024

In order to implement process improvements and to comply with recent SECURE Act 2.0 changes, the University of Alaska Human Resources (СÓÅÊÓƵ HR) is updating the Tax-deferred Annuity (TDA) vendor list.

As of January 1, 2024, СÓÅÊÓƵ will no longer support TDA payroll deductions to the following vendors:

1. AXA Equitable
2. Horace Mann
3. Invesco (formerly Oppenheimer)
4. PFS Investments
5. Templeton
6. T. Rowe Price
7. Fiduciary Trust Company (formerly Waddell & Reed and Ivy Investments)

СÓÅÊÓƵ HR will maintain TDAs with TIAA, Fidelity, Lincoln, and Corebridge (formerly VALIC/AIG). СÓÅÊÓƵ HR will also temporarily maintain TDAs with American Funds, Vanguard, and VOYA (Northern Life/ING). Due to low participation in American Funds, Vanguard, and VOYA (Northern Life/ING), these vendors will be reviewed again in the new calendar year.  

Why are we changing?

• Low Participation
  Each of the seven (7) vendors has historically low participation. Over the last 5 years, all seven (7) of these vendors maintained only 20 employee accounts or less.
  

• Process Improvement
  This change allows СÓÅÊÓƵ HR to increase efficiency and provide cost savings by reducing the number of vendors in which СÓÅÊÓƵ HR prepares, sends, and reconciles biweekly payments.
  

How does this affect me?

• Universal Availability
  All СÓÅÊÓƵ employees - including temporary and student employees - are eligible to participate in a TDA. Specific communications have (and will continue to be) sent to СÓÅÊÓƵ employees who are contributing to a TDA vendor that is no longer being supported.
  
• Employees who currently participate in a TDA with one of the affected vendors
  If you are currently participating in a TDA with one of the vendors, your will automatically be stopped on December 16th, 2023. This will be paid out to the vendor on your December 29, 2023 paycheck - the final paycheck of 2023. No further payroll deductions will be taken and sent to the vendor. Direct communication will be sent to these employees with next steps.
  
  
• Employees who are not affected
  If you currently have an open TDA with TIAA, Fidelity, Lincoln, Corebridge (formerly VALIC/AIG), American Funds, Vanguard, or VOYA (Northern Life/ING), you do not need to take any action at this time. You may update your current biweekly deduction amount and/or yearly goal amount at any time.
  

• Questions
  Please reach out to us at (907) 450-8242, email us at ua-benefits@alaska.edu, or set up an appointment.