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        Defined Contribution

        Investment Design for Workplace Pension Plans

        Created for the individual, harnessing the expertise of many and informed by global insight, State Street’s retirement solutions are informing a new retirement era.

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        Paul Dunne
        Head of Distribution, State Street IM Ireland

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        Anchored in ongoing research and driven by more than 40 years1 of defined contribution (DC) investment, public policy, and behavioral insights, State Street takes an integrated approach to addressing the challenges surrounding retirement readiness. We serve relationships that span the retirement industry, including leading defined contribution plan sponsors, consultants, advisors and recordkeepers.

        AUM €959B

        DC Plan Assets 2

        Clients 33M

        Participants 3

        Target Date Assets €245B

        Target Retirement AUM 2

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        Global Retirement Reality Report

        Our Global Retirement Reality Report (GR3) delivers insights from our 2025 retirement survey. Explore savers’ top concerns and how retirement providers can help.

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        2022 – The Retirement Prism: Seeing Now and Later

        While the devastation of COVID-19 decelerated, employees contended with new challenges: inflation, Russia-Ukraine war impacts (including rising energy prices), and a changing relationship with work.

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        IE Defined Contribution Team

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        David R Ireland

        Head of Institutional, Americas and Global Strategic Client Relationships

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        Alistair John Byrne

        Head of Retirement Strategy and UK Distribution

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        Paul Dunne

        Head of Distribution, Ireland

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