Ep. 4: Innovation Is Not Easy
Hear from two plan sponsors who embraced innovation in the defined contribution space, the challenges they faced, and how they view the future of retirement.
Defined Contribution
The Accidental Plan Sponsor Podcast
Ep. 3: Grading America's Retirement System
For all its successes, the retirement system is far from perfect. Hear from respected industry leaders and help grade the system on four crucial factors.
Ep. 2: It Sings, But Will it Sail? The Birth of the 401(k)
An in-depth look at the 401(k), with Ted Benna, father of the 401(k), and Richard Stanger, author of the insert to the US tax code that changed retirement.
Research Series
The Evolving Defined Contribution Landscape
To get a clearer view of the current DC landscape, PGIM surveyed more than 100 plan sponsors and a host of leading OCIO providers in the United States, looking specifically at three key areas: The Evolving Role of OCIOs, Alternatives & ESG as Long-Term Solutions and Income in Retirement.
Latest Insights
Spending in Retirement
Understanding expenses in retirement and the idea of using a “Needs and Wants” framework for designing income-oriented investment solutions.
Retirement Savings in the COVID-19 Era: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The extreme market volatility unleashed by COVID-19 has created an inhospitable environment for defined contribution plan sponsors and plan participants alike.
Defined Contribution Investments on Trial
In the DC space, there is significant debate as it relates to the appropriate investment approach to help participants build and manage retirement savings.
What Makes Us Unique
- $213 Bntotal DC assets under management¹
- Top 10largest DC record keeper²
- #1manager of stable value assets³ and provider of in-plan guaranteed lifetime income⁴
Among Top Global DC Asset Managers
Top 10 recognized global asset manager for defined contribution plans.5
Robust DC Client Base
100+ third-party clients with more than $1 billion in DC AUM.6
Significant Retirement Focus
50% of Prudential Financial, Inc.’s (PFI) domestic revenue is retirement.
Breadth of DC Investment Capabilities
60+ strategies managed for DC clients across global multiple asset classes and vehicles.
PGIM does not establish or operate pension plans.
All data (unless otherwise noted) is as of 3/31/2021.
- Reported data reflects assets under management by PGIM and its affiliates for defined contribution investment purposes only. Defined contribution assets under management by PGIM Investments are sub-advised by other PGIM business units and are included in their totals.
- PGIM is the investment management business of PFI; PFI is the 9th largest defined contribution record keeper (out of 34 firms surveyed) in terms of U.S. defined contribution assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ Top DC Record Keepers list published 2/2021. This ranking represents U.S. defined contribution assets under management by PFI as of 9/30/2020.
- PGIM is the investment management business of PFI; PFI is the largest investment manager (out of 226 firms surveyed) in terms of institutional stable value assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ Top Managers of Stable Value Assets list published on 05/31/2021. This ranking represents stable value assets under management by PFI as of 12/31/2020.
- Estimated market share using market size as reported by LIMRA, 2018 In-Plan Guarantee Availability and Election Tracking Survey, 05/2019.
- PGIM is the investment management business of PFI; PFI is the 8th largest investment manager (out of 226 firms surveyed) in terms of U.S. defined contribution assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ Top DC Money Managers list published on 05/31/2021. This ranking represents U.S. defined contribution assets under management by PFI as of 12/31/2020.
- Based on PGIM client list as of 3/31/2021, compared to Pensions & Investments' Top U.S. Plan Sponsors list as of 09/30/2020.