Deals & People

A federal appellate court’s to-the-point ruling in an excessive fee case involving United Technologies Corp. (UTC) may not have been couched in elaborate language, but it nevertheless extended...

Russell Investments has promoted Rolf Agather to the newly created position of director of Index Research & Innovation.

Scott Gardner joined First Mercantile's national sales team effective today as regional sales director for its Southeast region, the company announced.

MFS Investment Management (MFS) has added three new members to its Defined Contribution Investments (DCI) group to focus its sales and relationship management efforts in various DCI market...

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Scott Sitzes as regional sales director.

Family health problems have prompted an executive in Fidelity Investments’ workplace investing client management group to take a leave of absence starting at the end of the year,...

PineBridge Investments is the new brand name of the former asset management and investment advisory business of American International Group, Inc. (AIG).

Two months after his announced retirement from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Steve Bodurtha has joined Citi Private Bank as managing director and head of investment for North...

Pat Bello, formerly head of Mid Market Sales and Business Development for ING U.S. Retirement Services, has been selected to lead the northeast sales region for ING's Intermediary...

Putnam Investments has named Alan Dumas, John Leeson, and Chris Doucet to sales posts on its defined contribution team.

New York Life Investments has appointed David Giannini, James (Val) Van Deventer, and Deborah Vince as regional vice presidents in its DCIO unit, the company announced.

Great-West Retirement Services has promoted Jonah Caldwell to regional sales director for Arkansas and Oklahoma, the firm said.

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Deborah Rubin as vice president, head of Third Party Administrator Channel Distribution.

As part of a planned leadership succession, the Principal Financial Group announced that John Aschenbrenner, president – insurance and financial services, will retire at the end...

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., said that Ken Boivin will serve as retirement plan consultant in the firm’s newly created Grafton, Wisconsin, office.

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services has recently formed a new Business Development Team dedicated to serving employer-sponsored higher education retirement plans across the country, and identifying new growth opportunities...

Scott Herchenbach has been promoted to senior vice president, Retirement Plans Division, Mutual of Omaha announced.

Focus Financial Partners, LLC (Focus), a network of independent wealth management firms, added Joel Isaacson & Co., Inc., to its partner firms.

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced Martin Kurtz will serve as president-elect next year. 

Sentinel Investments has appointed Charles R. (C.R.) Shaw as senior vice president, national marketing director.