Monday, September 9, 2013

DOL Issues 2011 Private Pension Plan Bulletins Abstract of Form 5500 Annual Reports

In the Private Pension Plan Bulletin: Abstract of 2011 Form 5500 Annual Reports, the Department of Labor notes that:

“The total amount of assets held by pension plans increased 1.0 percent to $6.35 trillion in 2011. DB plan assets increased 2.8 percent to $2.52 trillion, while DC plan assets decreased by 0.1 percent to $3.83 trillion…

The number of active participants in DC plans increased to 73.7 million in 2011, up 0.3 percent from 73.4 million in 2010… The number of active participants in 401(k) type plans grew by 1.4 percent...

DC plan contributions increased by 5.1 percent, to $330.2 billion. DB plan contributions increased by 3.2 percent to $135.2 billion. Overall, contributions to pension plans increased by 4.5 percent in 2011 to $465.4 billion…

The Private Pension Plan Bulletin: Abstract of 2011 Form 5500 Annual Reports is available here.

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