Harrington to Lead Expansion of Hancock Retirement Planning Platform

John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) has launched an effort to expand growth through its retirement planning platform and has hired industry veteran Bruce Harrington to lead the effort.

In his role as head of retirement sales and investment strategy, Harrington will work to expand JHFN’s presence in the retirement plan marketplace and develop a strategy for capturing rollover business. He also will be responsible for reviewing JHFN’s product platform and creating tools that help representatives navigate guidelines related to the retirement field.    

Harrington will be based in Boston and report to Christopher Maryanopolis, president, Signator Investors, Inc, JHFN’s broker/dealer. 

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Most recently, Harrington served as senior vice president in LPL Financial’s Retirement Solutions Division, responsible for developing product and marketing offerings (see “Harrington Exits LPL“). Prior to that, he served as managing director for Cogent Research.   

Harrington also previously was vice president and director of product development and marketing for MFS Investment Management and vice president of retirement products marketing for Putnam Investments.  
 

MSSB Taps Walker as Consulting Services Group Leader

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has appointed Managing Director James F. Walker to lead the Consulting Services Group.

Walker succeeds James J. Tracy, who was named in July as Chief Operating Officer of Distribution and Development for Wealth Management in the U.S., the company said.  Walker will continue to report to Paul Hatch, Head of the Investment Strategy and Solutions Group.

Walker most recently served at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as Chief Operating Officer of Investment Strategy and Solutions, with responsibility for strategy, coordination and overall business leadership. Prior to that, he was Director of Finance, Risk and Strategy for Citi Global Wealth Management Investments, having joined Citi in 2006 as COO of Investment Advisory Services.

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He began his career in 1985 as a financial adviser in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. 

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