RESEARCH |
2012
Defined Contribution Survey: Looking to the Stars
For more than a decade, PLANSPONSOR ‘s
annual Defined Contribution Survey has been the most important industry
benchmark, measuring and evaluating 401(k) and other DC providers according to
feedback from their own clients. Dozens of categories…
Reported by PLANSPONSOR
Indutry Stats
Who pay for the plan's admin/recordkeeping costs
| Who pay for the plan's admin/recordkeeping costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | Change | |
| Participants only | 30.7% | 24.2% | -21.1% |
| Shared: revenue sharing and plan sponsor covers other expenses directly | 26.2% | 21.6% | -17.8% |
| Fees paid exclusively by the plan sponsor | 34.6% | 41.7% | 20.5% |
| Other | 3.3% | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| Don't know | 5.1% | 9.4% | 82.8% |
