Empower Retirement
Empower Retirement is a retirement plan recordkeeping financial holding company as part of Great-West Lifeco based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.[5] It is the second-largest retirement plan provider in the United States.[6]
Type | Public |
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TSX: GWO | |
Industry | Financial services and insurance |
Founded | 1847 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Edmund F. Murphy III (CEO)[1] |
Revenue | C$44.5 bil Ytd Dec'19 52.6%[2] |
C$23.5 bil Ytd Dec'1956.3%[2] | |
AUM | $1.6 Trillion |
Total assets | $1.6 Trillion |
Number of employees | 221000 [3] (2020) |
Parent | Great-West Lifeco |
Subsidiaries | Personal Capital [4] |
Website | www |
History
Empower was created in 1847 when Great-West Life combined the record-keeping services of Great-West Financial, JPMorgan Chase, and Putnam Investments.[7] Part of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, Empower Retirement is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco.[5] Empower is led by President and CEO Edmund F. Murphy III.[8]
In 2019, Empower Retirement signed a 21-season contract to the naming rights of the Denver Broncos stadium, named Empower Field at Mile High.[9] In June 2020, the company acquired Personal Capital, an investment and wealth management adviser, for $825 million.[10] As of June 2020, Empower Retirement has administered more than $667 billion in assets for 9.7 million retirement plan participants.[11]
References
- "Executive Leadership". Empower Retirement. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "2019 4Q Report". Dec 31, 2019.
- https://www.empower-retirement.com/about/stats-at-a-glance
- https://www.empower-retirement.com/about/stats-at-a-glance
- "Broncos, Empower Retirement agree to deal for stadium naming rights". Denver Post. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Broncos agree to terms with Empower Retirement on 21-year deal to name stadium 'Empower Field at Mile High'". Denver Broncos. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Former J.P. Morgan business takes new name: Empower Retirement". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Great-West Life taps Edmund Murphy to succeed Robert Reynolds as CEO". Investment News. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Empower naming-rights deal includes community engagement". Pensions and Investments. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- Jensen Werley (September 29, 2020). "Empower Retirement makes second acquisition this month". Denver Business Journal.
- Ross Snel (September 11, 2020). "Week's Best: Empower Retirement Cuts Another Deal". Barrons.