Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (TSP)

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a tax-deferred defined contribution plan which provides Federal employees the opportunity to save for additional retirement security. In the nearly thirty years since the TSP received the first civilian contributions, it has expanded to cover members of the uniformed services (largely voluntary, non-matched contributions) and spousal beneficiaries. It is now the largest defined contribution retirement plan in the US.

Country

United States

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$845

Chief Executive

Ravindra Deo

Chief Investment Officer

Sean McCaffrey

Chair

Mike Gerber

Asset allocation

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 31, 2023. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

Federal Retirement Thrift: Manager boost

Five years on from a board decision to increase manager diversity, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the Washington-based defined contribution plan for US federal civilian employees is finally poised to allocate a portion of its giant $640 billion assets to a new manager for the first time.

Worldwide diversity in funded pension plans

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US federal employees’ plan embarks on giant investment tender

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World’s largest DC plan to tender investments

The $244 billion Thrift Savings Plan, the largest defined contribution plan in the world, faces an enormous operational challenge this year as it moves from an opt-in to an opt-out default for US federal employees. Amanda White spoke with executive director Greg Long aboutÂ the fund’sÂ plans for 2010, which include a substantial investment tender. […]