; and (II) prior to entering into such transaction, the independent plan fiduciary represents in writing to the person providing the communication that it is aware that the person has a financial interest in the transaction and that it has determined that the person is not intending to provide investment advice within the meaning of this subparagraph or to otherwise act as a fiduciary to the plan, plan participants, or plan beneficiaries. (iii) Employees of a plan sponsor The person providing the communication is an employee of any sponsoring employer or affiliate or employee organization who provides the communication to the plan for no fee or other compensation other than the employee’s normal compensation. (iv) Platform providers selection and monitoring assistance The person providing the communication discloses in writing to the plan fiduciary that the person is not undertaking to provide investment advice as a fiduciary (within the meaning of this paragraph) or under the obligations of a best interest recommendation and the communication consists solely of— (I) making available to the plan, plan participants, or plan beneficiaries, without regard to the individualized needs of the plan, plan participants, or plan beneficiaries, securities or other property or investment products through a platform or similar mechanism from which a plan fiduciary may select or monitor investment alternatives; or (II) in connection with a platform or similar mechanism described in subclause (I)— (aa) identifying investment alternatives that meet objective criteria specified by the plan, such as criteria concerning expense ratios, fund sizes, types of asset, or credit quality; (bb) providing objective financial data and comparisons with independent benchmarks to the plan