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NAGDCA 2012 Survey of Defined Contribution Plans

"This report contains two sections. The National Summary provides a narrative overview of the key areas involved in administering governmental 457, 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans. The survey also provides a pdf of the Overall Survey Results, which offers a look at the survey through charts and responses from all participating entities."

NAGDCA 2010 Survey of Defined Contribution Plans: Stable Value

Excerpt: This report contains two sections. The National Summary provides a narrative overview of the key areas involved in administering governmental 457, 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans. The survey also provides a pdf of the Overall Survey Results, which offers a look at the survey through charts and responses from all participating entities.

2nd NAGDCA 2009 Survey of Defined Contribution Plans

Excerpt: This report contains two sections. The National Summary provides a narrative overview of the key areas involved in administering governmental 457, 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans. The survey also provides a pdf of the Overall Survey Results, which offers a look at the survey through charts and responses from all participating entities.

NAGDCA Notes: Contribution of Sick and Vacation Pay to Defined Contribution Plans (PDF)

2 pages. The notes were prepared by the NAGDCA Legislative Committee in 2004 and updated in 2006.

2015 Survey of Governmental Defined Contribution Plans, Part 2 (PDF)

July 2015. "The second 2015 NAGDCA Defined Contribution Plan survey covered 84 government defined contribution plans.... As of March 31, 2015, 67 responding governmental 457 plans had assets valued at over $88 billion. Twenty-five state 457 plans held approximately $50 billion of this total... Of the responding state 457 plans, those with the largest asset bases are Ohio ($11.4 billion), California ($5.4 billion) and Wisconsin ($4 billion). The largest local plans responding to the survey are City of New York ($13.6 billion) and County of Los Angeles, CA ($8.3 billion)."

2015 Survey of Public Sector Defined Contribution Plans (PDF)

8 pages. "The 2015 NAGDCA Defined Contribution Plan survey covered 129 government defined contribution plans ... The plans responding had over 2.9 million people eligible to participate and nearly 1.6 million participants. Fifty-nine percent of all responding plans are single employer plans and 41% are multiple employer plans. Seventy-six percent of responding plans reported they are supplemental to a DB plan, while 16% are supplemental to a DC plan. Twenty-one percent are primary plans."

Guide to Governmental Defined Contribution Plans

18 pages. "This introductory guide and linked resources will help you decipher the characteristics and interplay between these various plan types and provide some practical information for effectively engaging with these plans, as a trustee, board member, plan sponsor, or administrator."

Evolving Role of Defined Contribution Plans in the Public Sector (PDF)

21 presentation slides. Topics include: Changing Workforce and Fiscal Condition of Governments; Revisions to Pension Plans; Reduction in Workforce; Evolving Compensation Philosophy; Impact of Rethinking; Income replacement reductions from traditional pensions; Increased importance of individual savings.

Public Sector Defined Contribution Plans: Rising to the Challenge of the New Fee Disclosure Requirements (PDF)

"According to the NAGDCA DC Survey about two-thirds (64.7%) of plan sponsors said they have or will develop a communication regarding plan fees, 25% were not sure, and 10% did not intend to (presumably relying on an outside source for this). More than a third (38.6%) said they didn't know whether such disclosures would cause participants to migrate to lower cost options, but the majority thought the disclosures would not result in a change to the fund lineup or a change to the fee structure. More than three quarters (77.9%) believed that their plan providers would comply with the new DOL regulations regarding fee disclosure for their non-ERISA plans, while the remaining (22.1%) were unsure."

2013 Survey of Governmental Defined Contribution Plans

"The National Summary provides a narrative overview of the key areas involved in administering governmental 457, 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans. The survey also provides a PDF of the Overall Survey Results, which offers a look at the survey through charts and responses from all participating entities."