- Introduction & Methodology
- Industry Trends
- Respondent Profile
- Defined Benefit Plans
- Portfolio Characteristics
- LDI Usage
- League Tables
- Vendor Ratings
- Number of Responses and Scores
- Average Scores by Categories
- Vendor Details
- BlackRock
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Jennison Associates
- Legal & General Investment Management America
- NISA Investment Advisors
- PIMCO
- Prudential
- Wellington Management
- Western Asset
Vendor Ratings
Average Scores by Category (10 or more responses)
5 = Extremely satisfied; 1 = Unsatisfied
| Provider (# responses) |
Responsiveness
|
Timely reporting
|
New ideas
|
Knowledge sharing
|
Accessibility
|
Funded status
attrib |
| BlackRock (30) | 4.13 | 4.04 | 3.75 | 3.86 | 3.65 | 3.83 |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management (28) |
4.61 | 4.44 | 4.25 | 4.57 | 4.78 | 4.32 |
| Jennison Associates (12) |
4.33 | 4.18 | 3.42 | 3.58 | 4.36 | 3.17 |
| Legal & General Inv Mgt Americas (15) |
4.60 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.27 | 4.20 | 3.77 |
| NISA Inv Advisors (21) | 4.67 | 4.45 | 4.38 | 4.38 | 4.50 | 4.22 |
| PIMCO (33) | 4.45 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 4.42 | 4.07 | 4.04 |
| Prudential (11) | 4.27 | 4.44 | 3.91 | 4.09 | 4.22 | 4.14 |
| Wellington (17) | 4.29 | 4.14 | 3.82 | 4.12 | 4.27 | 3.92 |
| Western Asset Mgt (33) | 4.79 | 4.68 | 4.48 | 4.75 | 4.78 | 4.52 |
Average Scores by Category (5–9 responses)
5 = Extremely satisfied; 1 = Unsatisfied
| Provider (# responses) |
Responsiveness
|
Timely reporting
|
New ideas
|
Knowledge sharing
|
Accessibility
|
Funded status
attrib |
| Capital Group (5) | 3.80 | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 3.00 |
| Conning (6) | 4.83 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| Fidelity (5) | 4.00 | 4.67 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.00 |
| J.P. Morgan (9) | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 4.13 |
| Loomis Sayles (9) | 4.78 | 5.00 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 5.00 | 4.60 |