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DWS Investments - ADP 401(k) Alliance Partner

 

For companies currently offering a retirement plan with $5 million to $25 million in assets

Why DWS?

• With a strong commitment to superior performance, innovative products and intellectual thought leadership, DWS Investments offers a comprehensive and diverse family of products and services, including mutual funds, structured products, alternatives and retirement plans.

• A leading qualified plan provider for nearly 30 years, DWS Investments partners with financial advisors to deliver best-in-class products and services to each of our clients.

Facts about DWS

• DWS Investments is the US retail brand name of Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), which is the global asset management division of Deutsche Bank, a leading global investment bank dedicated to excellence and superior solutions worldwide.

• DWS Investments leverages the strength and reputation of DWS -- Deutsche Bank's mutual fund brand in Europe and Asia, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in Germany in 2006.

• As of 6/30/08, DWS Investments has more than US $80 billion in retail and retirement assets in more than 135 mutual funds and variable insurance portfolios across all major asset categories in the US. DWS Investments shareholders have access to DeAM's far-reaching global research organization of more than 900 investment professionals in 16 countries (as of 6/30/08) who manage equity, fixed income, balanced, cash, real estate and hedge fund investments.

Plan Highlights

DWS delivers large-market products and services to mid-market clients, with a total emphasis on individualized client needs.

Our focus:

• Companies with $3 million to $250 million in plan assets
• Plan sponsors seeking a flexible, bundled retirement plan solution
• 401(k), Profit Sharing, Money Purchase, 403(b)(7), 457,  and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans 
   

DWS Investments' depth of resources include:

• A dedicated, consultative DWS relationship manager to provide solutions based on specific plan needs and supported by specialists in ERISA compliance, investment consulting, and employee communication and education.¹

The quality and breadth of a competitive investment menu

• More than 70 DWS funds spanning every major asset class and style²
• Over 2,000 mutual funds from over 50 leading investment managers
• Self-directed brokerage³ and employer stock⁴
• Daily-valued commingled trusts and separately managed accounts
• Target date funds
• Model portfolios
• Access to Institutional shares⁴
• Ability to maintain existing life insurance contracts⁴ 

 

Comprehensive, flexible administrative service solutions

Payroll integration:

DWS Investments and ADP, Inc. have forged an alliance combining DWS Investments strengths’ in investment management, employee education and client service with ADP’s capabilities in transaction processing and recordkeeping. For your clients using ADP Payroll5, plan and payroll data can be fully integrated to reduce administrative costs, eliminates unnecessary steps and increases data accuracy. Web Direct, a web based solution, is available for clients that do not use ADP payroll.

The ability to outsource all your administrative plan needs.

• Enrollment  
• Distributions
• Loans
• Hardship withdrawals
• Deferral changes 
• Full suite of automatic plan features
• Access to ClientScope^TM, a proprietary diagnostic tool that provides plan sponsors with an easy way to evaluate all aspects of the plan and generates personalized recommendations to help ensure that the plan is providing the most benefit for participants and fulfilling its fiduciary obligations
• ERISA Budget Accounts⁴
• Spectrum of targeted, personalized participant communications 

1ERISA Specialists are employed by ADP Retirement Services, the service agent for DWS Investments retirement plans. The investment and employee education and communication specialists are employees of DWSInvestments. 
2Mapping requirements may apply at the plan level at the time of conversion. 
3Available through State Street Brokerage, a division of State Street Global Markets, LLC (SSGM). SSGM is a member of FINRA, SIPC and the Boston Stock Exchange. Not available through all broker/dealers. 
4Minimum plan size may apply 
5For clients on ADP’s “AutoPay” payroll platform