Deals & People

 SageView Advisory Group announced Melissa Burley, Arley Reyes and Bijan Khairollahi as the newest members of its investment team.   

Cambridge Investment Research Inc. selected Fiduciary Benchmarks to meet ERISA’s 408(b)2 disclosure regulations, slated to go into effect July 1.  

Aria Retirement Solutions announced Tyler Randall and Holly Onachilla joined the firm in senior sales positions.

The recordkeeper and custodial service provider Retirement Revolution named Gary Crane business development officer for the northeast.

Daniel J. Sheehan IV has been named senior vice president and chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Inc., effective April 30. 

Wells Fargo Securities said it had agreed to acquire Merlin Securities LLC, a prime brokerage services and technology provider.  

National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), a provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, said Friday it had begun implementing a management succession plan. 

The Hartford signed an agreement with Forethought to sell The Hartford’s Individual Annuity new business capabilities. 

Christine Gaze was named the new director of practice management for TD Ameritrade Institutional, a division of TD Ameritrade Inc.  

Lion Street and American Financial Systems, Inc. (AFS) formed an alliance.

Kerry W. Hemphill, principal of Creative Benefit Concepts, has affiliated with Signature Financial Partners LLC, a John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) member.

 LPL Financial announced several changes in executive-level staff.   

Michael Rasmussen joined The Segal Company’s public-sector health practice in Atlanta as vice president and consulting actuary.  

Transamerica Retirement Services appointed Darren Zino as division vice president of the company’s mid-Atlantic region.

Littler Mendelson PC (Littler) added three attorneys to the firm’s expanding Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice.  

Aria Retirement Solutions, a provider to independent registered investment advisers, announced Tim Pfeifer joined its board of directors. 

The Financial Services Institute (FSI) announced it expanded its advocacy agenda to include retirement and tax issues.  

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division announced three new sales directors to its sales and client management organization.

PenChecks, Inc., a provider of outsourced retirement distribution processing services, hired Mike McWherter as the firm’s chief compliance officer.

The Advisor Solutions Group at Neuberger Berman LLC added 11 senior regional directors in 10 new regions as it looks to expand its mutual funds business among wirehouses...