Ascensus Announces Agreement to Acquire Recordkeeping Retirement Business from Truist
Transaction Includes Heritage BB&T Plans Along with Heritage BB&T Outsourced Recordkeeping Business Currently Serviced by Ascensus
Ascensus whose technology and expertise help millions of people save for retirement, education, and healthcare—is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the heritage BB&T bundled recordkeeping retirement business from Truist Bank. Ascensus will now serve as the recordkeeper for the heritage BB&T plans as well as the plans for which it currently serves as outsourced recordkeeper. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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In total, the Truist business acquired by Ascensus covers more than 1,200 plans with approximately 125,000 participants and $5 billion in assets. The transaction, which is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2021, will increase Ascensus’ retirement plan count to more than 115,000, its participant base to more than 3.4 million, and its retirement plan assets under administration to more than $192 billion.
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Truist has partnered with Ascensus for the past 12 years as the outsourced administrator for a segment of its retirement business. The long-standing relationship built by the two companies over time led Truist to select to service both the current Ascensus-administered plans as well as the legacy plans that were previously administered in-house. Ascensus’ strong track record as a partner; ongoing commitment to client focus, service quality, and technology solutions; and industry-leading compliance and regulatory capabilities contributed to its selection.
“We’re extremely honored that Truist chose to serve its heritage BB&T and administered retirement plans going forward,” said Kevin Cox, president of Ascensus’ Retirement line of business. “We’ve enjoyed a great degree of success in partnership with Truist and look forward to continuing our tradition of service excellence in helping participants save for retirement.”