Defined Contribution Plans & Consulting

Download the Top considerations for DC plan sponsors

Mercer highlights key considerations for plan sponsors in 2025 to better support a retiring workforce amid evolving legislation and market shifts.

Explore three top considerations for plan sponsors in the year ahead:

Evaluating and establishing a retirement income strategy
Simplified vs. customized recordkeeper offering – what’s right for your plan?
The growing trend toward outsourcing and how it could potentially benefit your organization

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Retirement solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees

DC Investment advisory services

Maintain control over investment selection while leveraging Mercer’s manager research capabilities and expertise through dedicated support from our investment professionals.

Customized DC OCIO solution

Under ERISA, you as a plan fiduciary can delegate or share responsibility for selection, termination, and monitoring of fund managers and strategies, and may also participate in portfolio construction and asset allocation within custom funds. In our OCIO approach, Mercer acts as your fiduciary and investment manager, as defined under ERISA 3(38). Mercer may also supply additional vendor oversight, operational, and implementation support to your plan.

You can choose the solutions you want to keep your investment objectives in focus and evolve your options as your needs change over time.

Expanded outsourcing

We have seen choices in outsourcing models vary, based on the size of the DC plan or the wide range of internal skills required within the HR team to manage the fiduciary obligations of a 401(k) sponsor. Mercer offers expanded outsourcing solutions designed to help organizations drive outcomes around lowering risk, reducing cost and improving governance.

Retirement structure where employers of all sizes and different industries pool 401(k) assets into a single plan and transfer fiduciary and operational responsibilities to the Pooled Plan Provider (PPP). Mercer serves as the pooled plan provider (PPP), responsible for 3(16) administration and 3(38) investment management services, thereby delegating Mercer as 402(a) fiduciary.

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Defined contribution plans and consulting

Download the Top considerations for DC plan sponsors

Mercer highlights key considerations for plan sponsors in 2025 to better support a retiring workforce amid evolving legislation and market shifts.

Retirement solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees

DC Investment advisory services

Customized DC OCIO solution

Expanded outsourcing

Bundled group plan offering: Mercer Wise 401(k)℠

Pooled employer plan offering: Mercer Wise PEP

Top considerations for plan sponsors