Barclays Adds Annuity Feature to 401(k)s

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InvestmentNews covered BGI’s SponsorMatch product launch, quoting Scanlan on the firm’s rationale for embedding annuity-style income guarantees within a defined-contribution framework. The article explains the product’s mechanics and situates it within BGI’s broader effort to bridge the gap between institutional DB plan design and the individual DC marketplace.

Scanlan is quoted on the goal of bringing defined-benefit plan advantages — professional investment management, pooled risk, and cost efficiency — into a structure accessible to individual 401(k) participants and their plan sponsors.