DC Pension Plan North America

AVAILABLE 23rd APRIL 2012

The online report where North American pension plan officers, treasurers and chief financial officers, investment consultants, fund and service providers come together to debate the evolution of the defined contribution/401(k) pension sector in the U.S. and canada along with the challenges facing corporate sponsors as new regulation and changing employee sentiment comes into effect.

Defined contribution pension plans, 401(k) plans, are slowly becoming the dominant form of scheme provision amongst U.S. and Canadian corporations. As a result, issues surrounding the quality of fund design and balance of investment option provision have been firmly brought into the spotlight. With increasing numbers of employees joining plans, the urgency to ensure satisfactory governance procedures are in place, communication channels are effective and employees have available investment options to adequately meet their risk and required return needs.

The ‘DC Pension Plan North America’ report will examine from plan providers and corporate sponsors perspective, how to successfully build a 401(k) plan to suit employee needs whilst ensuring the plan can be successfully be used as an employee benefit tool.

Key issues this report will cover include:

Understanding the 401(k) marketplace
What processes and tools used in Defined Benefit can be used in Defined Contribution
Optimising the design of your Defined Contribution pension plans
Examining available fund options for a Defined Contribution plan
Creating a compelling employee communication strategy
Uncovering the underlying issues and repercussions of auto-enrolment