plan sponsor

plan sponsor definition - finance
A business or organization that establishes and manages a pension or insurance plan. Plan sponsors are required to follow legal guidelines to manage the plan and to inform the participants about the financial health of their investment.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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