2017
DB Administration Survey

Like our Recordkeeping Survey on the defined contribution side of the market, the DB Administration Survey showcases providers in the DB market—who the major players are, who they serve, what services they provide. Also included is information on overall market sizing.

Introduction

Like our Recordkeeping Survey on the defined contribution side of the market, the DB Administration Survey showcases providers in the DB market—who the major players are, who they serve, what services they provide. Also included is information on overall market sizing.
DB CLIENT OVERVIEW
Total DB admin clients1128
% Full outsourcing54%
% DB and DC clients4%
DB PLAN OVERVIEW
Total DB plans505
% Frozen plans223%
% Cash balance plans4%
% PLANS, BY NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
<100 Participants74
100 – 1,000 Participants78
1,001 – 10,000 Participants128
>10,000 Participants97
DB PARTICIPANT OVERVIEW
Total DB Participants6,200,992
% Private/Corporate353%
% Public/Government0%
% Retired participants35%
% All interactions on web95%
SPONSOR SERVICES OFFERED
Plan accounting / Master trustI
Trust and custody servicesP
Actuarial servicesP
Investment managementP
Liability-driven investingP
Investment consultingI
PARTICIPANT ONLINE SERVICES
Online initiation
Online elections
E-form processing
Online inquiry status
Online calculations
Saved DB calcs online
I = Internal; E = External; P = Partnership; NR = Not Reported in time for publication
Footnote:
1 - Includes both full outsourcing and partial outsourcing/co-sourcing arrangements; excludes investment-only, actuary-only and plan consulting-only clients.
2 - Includes partially frozen, soft-frozen and hard-frozen defined benefit plans.
3 - Includes both single-employer and multi-employer/Taft-Hartley plans.