Deals & People

ING Insurance U.S. has appointed Maliz E. Beams as CEO of ING Retirement.

Dinkar Jetley is the new CEO of J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) business.

The investment advisory subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., GBS Investment Consulting, LLC. (GBS IC), has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services (IFS).

Employee Benefit Solutions, a human capital consulting firm, has established Ascende Wealth Advisers (AWA), a wholly-owned subsidiary registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial Research Corporation (FRC) announced that Robert J. Jenkins has joined the firm as President.

Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. has signed an agreement with Milliman, Inc., to acquire portions of its wholly-owned investment consulting subsidiary, Evaluation Associates LLC.

Jason Jeskey, a former practicing Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attorney, has joined the Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) as a Senior Plan Consultant and ERISA Specialist. 

The Mather Group, a group of retirement investment advisers (RIAs) led by Stewart Mather, has left Morgan Stanley and opened an independent office in Chicago.  

The Buffalo Bills have stopped paying into the 401(k) plan for employees during the NFL lockout and potentially the rest of the year.

American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, hired Chris Blair to be regional sales director for retirement services for Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

Peter Rappoport has been appointed Global Head of the Strategic Investment Advisory Group (SIAG) at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Franklin Templeton Institutional hired Patrick T. Hughes, CFA, as vice president, U.S. Institutional Business Development.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Benji Baer as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.  

Cathy Bolz is joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Institutional Client Relationships leadership team as an Executive Client Relationship Manager.

Martin J. Coughlin has joined the consultant relations team at Robeco Investment Management.

Saguenay Capital and Strathmore Capital announce their merger to form Saguenay Strathmore Capital, a global alternative investment manager.

David Reich has been appointed executive vice president of retirement platform development for LPL Financial.  

Russell Investments appointed Laurie Marchel, director, wirehouse channel distribution, for its U.S. adviser-sold business. 

USI Consulting Group announced Michael W. Fischer has joined the company as a Defined Contribution Consultant, based in New York City.

Baden Retirement Plan Services, a third party administration firm, has appointed Brian Smith as Sales Manager.