Voya Financial has announced that itsretirement business will continue to serve as the benefit servicesadministrator for Nestlé's U.S. employer-sponsored retirementsavings plans, the Nestlé Smart$aving Program.

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In addition, TIAA-CREF has announced thatStevenson University has chosen it as the sole recordkeeper for theuniversity’s 403(b) plan. Stevenson is the third-largestindependent university in Maryland, with more than 4,400 studentspursuing bachelor’s, master’s and adult bachelor’s programs atlocations in Stevenson and Owings Mills.

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Voya’s relationship with Nestlé USA, part of Swiss-based NestléS.A., began in 2003 and has been extended pursuant to a five-yearagreement.

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The Nestlé Smart$aving Program consists of three 401(k) plansand a nonqualified plan with nearly $4 billion in assets underadministration and approximately 45,600 participants.

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The participation rate, according to Nestlé USA’s director ofsavings and retirement, Shirley Zabiegala, is 92 percent.

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With approximately 13 million individual and institutionalcustomers in the U.S., Voya had $11 billion in revenue in 2014. Thecompany had $450 billion in total assets under management andadministration as of September 30, 2015.

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Stevenson University’s plan consists of approximately $63million in assets for more than 700 employees.

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The decision to name TIAA-CREF as sole recordkeeper came afterthe university conducted a full due diligence review of itsretirement plan with the assistance of Fiduciary InvestmentAdvisors, LLC, based in Windsor, Connecticut.

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As a result of the review, Stevenson implemented a newinvestment menu that includes TIAA-CREF annuities; a series oftarget-date funds; and several nonproprietary mutual funds.

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TIAA-CREF provides retirement services in the academic,research, medical and cultural fields. As of December 31, 2015, ithad $854 billion in assets under management.

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