2012 Hot Topics in Retirement - Aon

27%
27%
14%
14%
12%
(n ranges from 163 to 195)
Investment Policy Twenty-seven percent of employers intend to change their pension plan
investment policy in 2012 to reduce potential volatility in the future; this is
similar to 2011 results.
Dealing With Increase in
Retirement-Eligibles
Plans to Change Pension Plan Investment Policy in 2012
Yes
27%
No
73%
(n=234)
Increasing the level of automation,
self-service, and/or Web access to
pension plan participants
Outsourcing additional services to an
outside party
Nothing; we do not anticipate any
demographic changes impacting
our plan
Increasing communication about the
retirement process
Nothing; we are well equipped to deal
with the demographic changes
While many defined benefit plan sponsors indicate that they are
well equipped to deal with expected demographic changes or that they do
not anticipate any demographic changes to impact their plan, one in four
plan sponsors are very likely to increase communication with plan participants
as they approach retirement. Nearly one in five also intend to outsource
additional services to an outside party.
Action Plan to Deal With Increase in Number of Retirement-Eligible Participants
Completed
Recently/
Not Needed Actions
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Likely to O�er in 2012
(Among Those Plans That Do Not Currently O�er)
Very
Likely
16%
8%
29%
25%
33%
Somewhat
Likely
27%
10%
21%
39%
28%
Somewhat
Unlikely
22%
16%
16%
19%
14%
Very
Unlikely
35%
66%
34%
18%
25%