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Only 3% indicate some level of dissatisfaction with the arrangement. We believe integrating all employment and compensation data points into a single database benefits most plan sponsors regardless of strategic objective. Two out of every five DB plan sponsors outsource at least one DB plan function to their DC plan provider. In addition, one in five outsources at least one DB plan function to a strategic partner of their DC plan provider. Our survey found that three-quarters of DB plan sponsors rely on their DC provider – or a service provider that has some relationship with their DC plan provider – to administer a DB plan function as well. Total Retirement OutsourcingSM (TRO) as the outsourcing of all administrative functions associated with a sponsor’s DB and/ or DC retirement plan(s), including recordkeeping, reporting and compliance