Deals & People

SageView Advisory Group added three staffers to the firm’s regional office in Chicago.

Cafaro Greenleaf, an advisory firm to corporate and institutional retirement plans, hired Walter Ziffer to its team of advisers and consultants.

Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) has taken steps to enhance its employee communication and education services within its defined contribution business.

James Napoli has joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as a partner in the law firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice.

Chris Simmons, Kamila Kowalke and Robert Stapleton have joined the U.S. team of BMO Global Asset Management.

Nancy G. Ross has joined global law firm Mayer Brown in Chicago as a partner in the employment and ERISA litigation practice.

Michael A. Bell was named chief financial officer of Voya Investment Management, the asset management business of Voya Financial Inc.  

Renowned fixed-income manager William H. Gross is leaving PIMCO, the company he co-founded, to join Janus Capital Group.

Bill Gross, PIMCO’s founder and CIO, caused serious waves in the investment industry when he announced his decision to join Janus Capital Group.

Investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. announced three new hires to its defined contribution team.

Kris Krikorian joined Pentegra Retirement Services as a regional director for qualified plan sales.

Kenneth Powell has joined the HR and benefits solutions firm Ascende as a compliance consultant.

Andrew Daly joined investment management and processing firm SEI as a client investment strategist on the firm’s U.S. institutional advisory team.

Jeffrey McGrath was promoted to director of the investment resource group at Securian Financial Services Inc., the Securian Financial Group broker/dealer.

Kim Abello has joined Wells Fargo & Company's North American commercial banking division to lead employee stock ownership program (ESOP) efforts nationwide.

Graystone Consulting has hired The Brice Group, a team of seven investment professionals, to serve institutional and individual clients in the Midwest.

CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions has hired Chris Graves as director of strategic accounts.

Frederick A. Stewart has been hired as senior vice president for LCG Associates, Inc., a national investment consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta.

Wealth Management Systems Inc.(WMSI) announced today that Doug Perkins has joined the firm as information security officer.

Putnam Investments announced the appointment of Jeffrey L. Gould as head of Putnam global institutional management to lead the firm's response to growing marketplace interest.