SPARK and the SPARK Institute, two industry organizations representing retirement plan service providers and asset managers, have been purchased from their founder and reorganized as a single non-profit, member-driven association.
Founded by Robert Wuelfing in 1988, the Society of Professional Asset-Managers and Record Keepers was the oldest organization serving retirement plan professionals, with membership from more than 250 companies in the field. The SPARK Institute was founded as the organization's lobbying wing in 2000.
Ten member companies of SPARK, including DST Retirement Solutions, funded the transaction, which will continue to operate as the SPARK Institute. Jude Metcalfe, DST's president, will also serve as SPARK's new president.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
