Deals & People

Global asset management firm Schroders hired Marc Mayer to lead its institutional business initiatives in North America.

Peter Nadeau has joined Fiduciary Investment Advisors LLC (FIA) as an investment consultant within the firm’s defined contribution (DC) services team.

U.S. Retirement Partners (USRP), through its U.S. Employee Benefits Services Group (USEBSG) division, has acquired the Common Remitter Services business of CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.

MassMutual Retirement Services appointed Steven Mendelsohn as national practice leader for the firm’s defined benefit actuarial consulting practice.

Consulting firm Mercer appointed Scott Jarboe as the next leader of retirement-related consulting services in the firm’s Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets.

Employee benefits and financial services consulting firm Mercer added four new hires to its senior defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) consulting teams.

Robert Sajdak joined the Reliance Trust Company of Delaware (RTC Delaware) as national sales manager.

TSA Consulting Group, Inc., a provider of 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plan administration services, has acquired Security Financial Resources, Inc.’s 403(b) Plan Solutions Program.

VALIC, a retirement plan services provider, has integrated LPL Financial’s Worksite Financial Solutions platform into its suite of offerings.

The Segal Group revealed plans to expand the firm’s defined contribution (DC) retirement plan services staff.

Andrew Duren joined UBS Wealth Management Americas as head of institutional consulting and retirement program administration and operations.

Margaret (Peggy) Santhouse joined John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as vice president of national accounts for mid-market distribution relationships.

Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi), headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will open its second office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on May 5.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has entered into an agreement to acquire Westpeak Global Advisors, a provider of smart beta solutions.

White Oak Advisors has named Rick Bindler as practice leader and lead consultant for its new Chicago office.

BNY Mellon Investment Management hired Ryland Pruett as national sales manager for The Dreyfus Corporation, a division of BNY Mellon providing mutual funds and separate account services.

Baring Asset Management added two new hires to its executive sales and client service staff.

Jon Chambers and Tina Chambers joined SageView in the roles of managing director and senior retirement plan consultant, respectively.

Adam Craig joined INTECH Investment Management as a managing director of consultant relations.

Kimberly Mustin joined BNY Mellon Investment Management as head of North American distribution.