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RESEARCH 2020 DEFINED BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION SURVEY
A Lesson in Fine Tuning
After a decade
of change,
defined benefit
plans still are
relevant to
the retirement
system
TEN YEARS AGO, PLANSPONSOR
fielded its first Defined Benefit (DB)
Administration Survey. Our hope was
that the research would become a one-ofa-kind
resource for the private-sector DB
industry, offering insight both into the
types of plans that composed the market
and the administrative service providers
that supported it. The survey came at
a time when the role of DB plans as the
third leg of the retirement stool-along
with Social Security and personal savings-was
quickly being replaced by
that of defined contribution (DC) plans.
However, the industry still presented an
opportunity for administrators and asset
managers to capitalize on decades of
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growth, even as the prominence of the
industry itself continued to fade.
Nearly a decade later, the DB industry
is still maturating. This year's survey
profiles 19 providers vs. the 28 listed in
2010. Of the 14 providers that reported
data in both surveys, many have seen plan
counts increase, suggesting that provider
consolidation and natural plan migration
have thinned the competitive landscape.
Not surprisingly, the result of these market
forces has been a consolidation of business,
as our 2020 survey accounts for more plans
and more participants than it did in 2010.
Still, even the most committed
providers face substantial headwinds
from the market's continued evolution.

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The Road Ahead
2020 DB Administration Survey
2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists
2020 PLANSPONSOR Service Stars
Same but Different
It Takes Two
Staying the Course
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