Article: 401(K) SURVEY: Bundled approach gains among DC plan sponsors.(Statistical Data Included)

NEW YORK -- Defined contribution plan sponsors increasingly prefer bundled services and investments over unbundled managers or service providers with alliances, according to a new survey sponsored by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management.

In 2000, 59% of plan sponsors used a bundled provider, up from 52% in 1999; 25% had an unbundled arrangement and 16% used alliances, compared with 48% last year, according to the study.

Institutional funds

Institutional mutual funds also gained in popularity. Some 58% of plan sponsors have included them in their menus of investment options, compared with 52% in 1999. At the same time, 44% of plan ...

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