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BrightScope Announces Top 25 Companies in the Finance and Insurance Industry With the Best 401k Plans

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19. Citadel LLC- Citadel LLC Retirement Savings Plan - 86.17

20. Arch Capital Group U.S., Inc. - Arch Capital Group U.S., Inc. Employee Retirement Plan - 86.11

21. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. - Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. Employees' Profit Sharing Retirement Plan- 85.97

22. Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. - 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan sponsored by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. - 85.88

23. UBS AG - UBS Savings and Investment Plan - 85.85

24. X.L. America, Inc. - X.L. America, Inc. Employee Savings Plan - 85.84

25. Lord Abbett & Co. LLC - Lord Abbett 401(k) Retirement Plan - 85.79

The BrightScope Rating was developed by BrightScope, Inc. with the help of leading academics and independent 401k fiduciaries. By analyzing more than 200 individual data points, the BrightScope Rating algorithm calculates a single numerical value for each 401k plan. The data points examined cover broad categories such as total plan cost, company generosity and investment menu quality.

BrightScope has rated nearly 50,000 401k plans, spanning more than 30 million workers and over $2 trillion in assets. Industry adoption of the BrightScope Rating will lead to more cost-effective plans, increased participation rates, higher employee satisfaction and better outcomes for the 60 million employees who depend on their 401k plan for retirement.

About BrightScope
BrightScope is a financial information company that brings transparency to opaque markets through independent research and analysis. Delivered through web-based software, BrightScope data drives better decision-making for individual investors, corporate plan sponsors, asset managers, broker-dealers, and financial advisors. The BrightScope Rating™, developed in partnership with leading independent 401k fiduciaries, reviews more than 200 unique data inputs per plan and calculates a single numerical score which defines plan quality at the company level. In April 2011, the company launched BrightScope Advisor Pages™, the first comprehensive and publicly available directory of financial advisors designed to help consumers discover information and conduct due diligence on wealth management professionals. BrightScope also markets a suite of data analytics software products to Fortune 1000 companies, asset managers, broker-dealers, financial advisors, and other market participants. Public ratings for more than 46,000 retirement plans as well as rating definitions, criteria and methodologies, and information on nearly 600,000 financial advisors and nearly 40,000 advisory firms are available for free at www.brightscope.com.



Jen Harding
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