Deals and People

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boston-based Pioneer Investments has named Bill C. Taylor Senior Vice President and Head of Relationship Management and Strategic Alliances Group in the U.S.

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of directors at AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. has named Peter S. Kraus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to tap U.S. Representative Hilda Solis (D-California) as the next Secretary of Labor, according to widespread media reports...

December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension fund has named the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in its history.

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Jason Fewell and Rob Hamilton as regional sales directors for its 401(k) business.

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual announced it has tapped E. Heather Smiley as vice president, marketing communications in its Retirement Services Division.

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RESOURCES for Retirement, a retirement plan advisory and consulting firm, has added a dedicated adviser to address needs of participants during the current...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services, a division of New York Life Investment Management LLC, announced the expansion of its West coast presence...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For those not already familiar with the mechanics of Washington pension policy making, we thought it would be useful to review, briefly, the...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evaluation Associates, provider of investment solutions to institutional and high-net-worth investors, has announced additions to its consulting and research teams.

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced two sales appointments.

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation, announced the appointment of Matt Smith as senior vice president and...

December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group has announced that Tom McGirr has joined the company as Head of IRA Strategies, Retirement Solutions.

December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has selected Cain Hayes to lead its bundled retirement plan services.

December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments President and CEO Robert L. Reynolds is continuing to bring in a series of former Fidelity Investments executives as part of...

December 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services Division has added two new consultants to support its nonprofit business, which the firm says has tripled compared with a...

November 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has named Charles G. Goldman, former executive vice president and head of Schwab Institutional, as president of Institutional Platforms for Fidelity...

November 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments announced that Daniel C. Farrell has joined the company as its Head of Equity Trading.

November 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc.says that its Employee Benefits Group has appointed Christopher J. Quinn to Vice President and Chief...

November 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lee Dukes has been named president of Principal Wellness Company, a subsidiary of the Principal Financial Group.