DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP
Employee Financial Services
09/15/2022
Please note that this disclosure statement provides a summary of the investment advisory services provided by Ernst & Young LLP. Please note that a full copy of Form ADV Part 2 can be located at this link www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Search/iapd_Search.aspx[1]
Form ADV Part 2A
Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), under the supervision of Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP (“EYIA”), provides Employee Financial Services (“EFS”), including investment education and counseling services to employees, members of associations, unions or other large groups (“Participants”) pursuant to engagements by corporate employers, pension plan trustees, or other entities formed for the benefit of such Participants (“Sponsors”). Such services are provided through EFS, a functional specialty within the firm’s Tax Department. EYIA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and maintains its main office at 200 Plaza Drive, Suite 2222, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (telephone: 800-273-0588).
Employee Financial Services (“EFS”)
Employee Financial Services provides financial wellness services that educates participants with different learning styles and approaches to financial planning, including via interaction with EY financial planners as well as digital tools. The service offers the convenience of different learning methods and tools (telephone counseling, web-based and mobile tools, group learning, and interaction through social media) providing participants the opportunity to “try out” all the available learning styles to select their preferred one or a combination that best meets their needs. (Please note: these services can be bundled together or sold separately.)
As part of the personal financial advisory services EY may prepare personal asset allocation targets (based on modern portfolio theory and using EY’s own or other approved financial planning tools) for such Participants after obtaining and evaluating information concerning their individual circumstances provided by each Participant either in conversation with an EY financial planner and/or by completing a questionnaire.
EY does not recommend, and should not be deemed to have recommended, any particular investment as an appropriate investment for the Participants and discussions of various investments should not be construed as such a recommendation.
EY’s advisory services also may be offered by a Sponsor to Participants in tandem with the personal advisory services of another registered investment adviser designated by the Sponsor that is not affiliated with EY (“Other Adviser”). In some EFS engagements, the Sponsor contemplates that EY will refer individual Participants to the Other Adviser for specific recommendations and/or implementation of the Participant’s investment decisions. Such referrals by EY do not constitute a recommendation of the Other Adviser by EY to Participants, and, in such cases, EY does not perform any quantitative or qualitative screening procedures with respect to the Other Adviser.
EY, in certain circumstances, is contracted solely to help train employees of financial institutions seeking to offer financial and tax planning services to clients. Such services do not involve EY providing advice directly to the clients of such financial institutions, but rather entails training a financial institution’s counselors on financial and tax planning topics and such other support as is mutually agreed upon by EY and the financial institution.
All Selections and Investments Are Made Solely by the Participant
EY’s investment education and counseling does not include recommendations concerning the purchase or sale of particular investments or particular industry sectors. EY may provide counseling on the purchase or sale in the context of providing tax, compensation and benefits, or estate planning services, but that counseling does not reflect a view as to the intrinsic merits of the investment. All decisions to invest in or dispose of particular investments are made solely by the Participant in the exercise of his or her own discretion.
Fees
Fees for EFS Services generally are negotiated between EY and the Sponsors of such groups on a case-by-case basis. They usually are based upon (i) a “per capita” eligible participant amount, (ii) a “usage by Participants” amount, (iii) the number of workshops designed and presented by EY, or (iv) other negotiated factors. EY’s fees in such engagements are paid by the Sponsor. Participants may incur expenses for fees to any other investment adviser they may consult and will be responsible for transaction charges imposed by broker-dealers through or with whom they effect transactions for their accounts. Generally, EY’s contracts with Sponsors for services to Participants are terminable by either party in accordance with a specified notice period. If such a contract is terminated at a time other than the end of the quarter, a pro rata portion of any quarterly or other fee paid in advance is refunded.
Investment Advisers
All personal investment advice, and most impersonal investment advice, typically is given only by EY Financial Planners. Financial Planners are persons who spend all or substantial portions of their time on financial planning. Typically, all of these professionals have at least a degree from a four-year college or university and must meet such other standards as EYIA may establish from time to time. Those standards may include participation in continuing education programs each year and maintaining what EY regards as significant involvement in financial counseling engagements. Moreover, financial planners must satisfy applicable State investment adviser representative registration requirements or pass the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Exam of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). In some instances, EY may retain consultants to assist in providing workshops and staffing the telephone-based financial planning service. Generally, consultants are subject to the same requirements as EY Financial Planners. However, consultants are not subject to the same public accounting independence requirements as EY Financial Planners and their continuing education programs differ in some respects.
Monitoring, Reviews and Reports
In the case of EFS engagements that extend beyond one year and involve the provision of personal advisory services to Participants, Participants are asked questions concerning any changes in their relevant individual circumstances. EY will take into account the changed circumstances of any Participant of which it has notice in the event that Participant seeks additional personal advisory services from EY.
Miscellaneous
Clients and prospective clients of EY also should be aware of the following additional information concerning EY and EYIA:
Custody of Securities or Funds. EY does not manage participant accounts on a discretionary basis and does not take custody of participant securities or participant funds.
Other Financial Industry Activities. As noted above, EYIA is responsible for supervising the investment advisory services provided by EY. EY and Ernst & Young (U.S.) are general partners of EYIA. In consideration of EYIA’s supervising the rendering of investment planning services provided by EY, EY provides EYIA with office and filing space, staff and other assistance. All of EYIA’s time is spent supervising the compliance and operations of the investment planning services provided by EY.
Other Business Activities. EY is a public accounting firm which spends substantially all of its time providing accounting, audit, tax, and business advisory services.
Form CRS: Customer Relationship Summary
Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP (“EYIA”)
200 Plaza Drive, Suite 2222, Secaucus, NJ 07094
09/15/2022
Introduction
EYIA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser. Brokerage and investment advisory services differ, and it is important for you to understand these differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at http://investor.gov/crs, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.
Please note that we are required to include “Conversation Starter Questions” in Form CRS to help you in your discussions of our investment services with EY financial planners. In addition, these questions can help you compare our services with other providers you may be considering. Certain questions relevant to our services have been answered here. Please address any additional questions you may have with an EY financial planner.
What Investment Services and Advice Can You Provide Me?
We offer investment education and counseling services to employees, members of associations, unions or other large groups (“Participants”) pursuant to engagements by corporate employers, pension plan trustees, or other entities formed for the benefit of such Participants (“Sponsors”). These services include, at a Participant’s request, the following:
Please note that our investment advisory services do NOT include the sale and/or recommendation of any type of investment or insurance product and we do NOT manage and/or monitor investments on behalf of Participants. In particular, please note the following:
Conversation Starters when speaking with your financial professional:
Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not? How will you choose investments to recommend to me?
What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?
What fees will I pay?
EY’s fees are paid by the Sponsor. Participants may incur expenses for fees to any other investment adviser they may consult and will be responsible for transaction charges imposed by broker-dealers through or with whom they effect transactions for their accounts.
Conversation Starter when speaking with your financial professional:
Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?
What are your legal obligations to me when acting as my investment adviser? How else does your firm make money and what conflicts of interest do you have?
When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. The way we make money (EY fees are paid by the Sponsor) does not conflict with your interests and does not impact our ability to act in your best interest.
Conversation Starter when speaking with your financial professional:
How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?
How do your financial professionals make money?
Our financial professionals are compensated on a salaried or hourly basis.
Do your financial professionals have legal or disciplinary history?
No
Visit http://investor.gov/crs for a free and simple search tool to research us and our financial professionals.
Conversation Starter when speaking with your financial professional:
As a financial professional, do you have any disciplinary history? For what type of conduct?
For additional information about our services, please see the rest of this Disclosure Statement and/ or speak with your EY planner. If you would like additional, up-to-date information or a copy of this disclosure, please call 800-273-0588.
Conversation Starter when speaking with your financial professional:
Who is my primary contact person? Is he or she a representative of an investment-adviser or a broker-dealer? Who can I talk to if I have concerns about how this person is treating me
Form ADV Part 2B Client Brochure Supplement
Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP (“EYIA”)
200 Plaza Drive, Suite 2222, Secaucus, NJ 07094
09/15/2022
EYIA’s investment advice is provided by a team comprised of more than six Supervised Persons and EYIA has provided group supplementary information for the six supervised persons with the most significant responsibility for the day to day advice provided to clients:
(1) Name, (2) year of birth, (3) education and (4) business background for preceding five years:
1. Christopher Williams – Chair, EYIA Board
2. 1970
3. B.A. Political Science, Union College, Schenectady, NY; JD, Albany Law School, Albany, NY
4. 1998 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
1. Robert J. Porter, EYIA Board Member
2. 1964
3. B.S., Siena College, Loudonville, NY
4. 1998 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
1. Greg Rosica, EYIA Board Member
2. 1964
3. B.S., Accounting with Honors, M.S., Accounting, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
4. 2002 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
1. Dayton Nordin
2. 1970
3. B.A. Political Science, MBA Finance, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia
4. 1997 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
1. Aaron Cherry
2. 1976
3. B.A. Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
4. 2014 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
1. Raymond A. Echevarria, EYIA Chief Compliance Officer
2. 1971
3. B.S.in Accounting, SUNY at New Paltz
4. 2013 to date, Ernst & Young LLP
Disciplinary Information for the above: None
Other Business Activities for the above: None
Additional Compensation for the above: None
Supervision: Christopher Williams serves as the Chairman of EYIA and supervises all of the above individuals. He is not subject to any additional supervision as EYIA Board Chairman