Client Ratings (Score/Number of Best in Class Awards )
Plan Size Resp Participant Services ( 13 possible)
Micro <$5MM
69.2% B+
89.8% 0
Small $5MM–$50MM
22.4% B+
89.6%
1
Mid >$50MM–$200MM
5.8% NOT QUALIFIED
Large >$200MM–$1B
2.6% NOT QUALIFIED
Mega >$1B 0.0% NOT QUALIFIED
Highest-Rated Areas of Service
Participant services
1 Loan/ Withdrawal processing
2 Participant call centers
3 Participant statements
Respondent Plan Types
401(k)
93.1% Profit Sharing
403(b) single
4.4% Money Purch
403(b) multi 0.0% ESOP
Recommendation Likelihood
Extremely likely
67.1%
Moderately/slightly
25.1%
Neutral
3.9%
Recommend against
3.9%
Client Tenure
More than seven years
26.5%
Three to seven years
45.8%
Less than three years
27.7%
The Hartford
Sponsor Services ( 10 possible)
A-
90.7% 0
A-
90.8% 0
NOT QUALIFIED
NOT QUALIFIED
NOT QUALIFIED
Sponsor services
1 Staff consistency
2 Industry knowledge
3 Responsiveness
25.2% NQDC
1.3% SEP/SIMPLE
3.1% 457
Top 4 Industries Represented
1 Manufacturing/Consumer
2 Health Care (for profit)
3 Nonprofit Organization
4 Retail
Respondent Metrics and Plan Design
Average participation rate
69.8%
Clients with auto-enrollment
22.4%
Clients with Roth provision
41.7%
Avg. parts. maximizing match
63.7%
Clients using adviser
69.9%
Clients offer participant advice
59.0%
Plan Investments
Average expense ratio < 0.75%
38.5%
Clients using non-mutual funds
43.4%
Clients with written IPS
53.7%
5.0%
0.6%
2.5%
156 Responses (0.5% of total plans)
10.1%
7.5%
6.9%
6.3%
Client Ratings (Score/Number of Best in Class Awards )
Plan Size Resp Participant Services ( 13 possible)
Micro <$5MM
28.4% A-
90.8% 0
Small $5MM–$50MM
42.1% A-
91.3%
3
Mid >$50MM–$200MM
7.9% B
85.5% 0
Large >$200MM–$1B
11.1% C+
78.9% 0
Mega >$1B
10.5% B
85.0%
2
Highest-Rated Areas of Service
Participant services
1 Overall education program
2 Onsite meetings
3 Range of inv options
Respondent Plan Types
401(k)
84.7% Profit Sharing
403(b) single
3.1% Money Purch
403(b) multi
4.1% ESOP
Recommendation Likelihood
Extremely likely
66.3%
Moderately/slightly
22.6%
Neutral
5.3%
Recommend against
5.8%
Client Tenure
More than seven years
54.4%
Three to seven years
33.2%
Less than three years
12.4%
ING
Sponsor Services ( 10 possible)
A
93.0% 0
A-
91.2% 0
B+
88.9% 0
C+
77.9% 0
B
84.2% 0
Sponsor services
1 Plan design flexibility
2 Fee "cost-to-value"
3 Analytics/Reporting
16.3% NQDC
6.6% SEP/SIMPLE
4.6% 457
11.2%
0.0%
14.8%
Top 4 Industries Represented
1 Gov't: County/State/Fed
2 Insurance/Reinsurance
3 Fortune 1000
4 Financial Services
Respondent Metrics and Plan Design
Average participation rate
71.8%
Clients with auto-enrollment
30.1%
Clients with Roth provision
36.8%
Avg. parts. maximizing match
66.5%
Clients using adviser
61.1%
Clients offer participant advice
71.0%
Plan Investments
Average expense ratio < 0.75%
38.6%
Clients using non-mutual funds
70.3%
Clients with written IPS
69.1%
190 Responses (0.4% of total plans)
9.1%
8.6%
8.1%
5.6%
Client Ratings (Score/Number of Best in Class Awards )
Plan Size Resp Participant Services ( 13 possible)
Micro <$5MM
4.1% NOT QUALIFIED
Small $5MM–$50MM
18.9% NOT QUALIFIED
Mid >$50MM–$200MM
18.9% NOT QUALIFIED
Large >$200MM–$1B
31.1% B+
87.7% 0
Mega >$1B
27.0% B+
88.6%
3
Highest-Rated Areas of Service
Participant services
1 Onsite meetings
2 Overall education program
3 Enrollment assistance
Respondent Plan Types
401(k)
96.0% Profit Sharing
403(b) single 0.0% Money Purch
403(b) multi
1.3% ESOP
Recommendation Likelihood
Extremely likely
54.0%
Moderately/slightly
41.9%
Neutral
2.7%
Recommend against
1.4%
Client Tenure
More than seven years
48.0%
Three to seven years
28.0%
Less than three years
24.0%
J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services
Sponsor Services ( 10 possible)
NOT QUALIFIED
NOT QUALIFIED
NOT QUALIFIED
B
85.8%
1
B+
88.8%
7
Sponsor services
1 Plan design flexibility
2 Fee "cost-to-value"
3 Compliance support/ Testing
22.7% NQDC
2.7% SEP/SIMPLE
5.3% 457
41.3%
0.0%
2.7%
Top 4 Industries Represented
1 Fortune 1000
2 Manufacturing/Consumer
3 Utilities
4 Engineering
Respondent Metrics and Plan Design
Average participation rate
75.5%
Clients with auto-enrollment
52.7%
Clients with Roth provision
58.1%
Avg. parts. maximizing match
70.7%
Clients using adviser
47.3%
Clients offer participant advice
68.9%
Plan Investments
Average expense ratio < 0.75%
71.2%
Clients using non-mutual funds
82.3%
Clients with written IPS
81.0%
74 Responses ( 8.8% of total plans)
25.3%
13.3%
12.0%
6.7%