Deals and People

October 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – James Napoli has joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as a partner in the law firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice.

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nancy G. Ross has joined global law firm Mayer Brown in Chicago as a partner in the employment and ERISA litigation practice.

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bill Gross, PIMCO’s founder and CIO, caused serious waves in the investment industry when he announced his decision to join Janus Capital Group.

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Renowned fixed-income manager William H. Gross is leaving PIMCO, the company he co-founded, to join Janus Capital Group.

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. announced three new hires to its defined contribution team.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kris Krikorian joined Pentegra Retirement Services as a regional director for qualified plan sales.

September 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kenneth Powell has joined the HR and benefits solutions firm Ascende as a compliance consultant.

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Daly joined investment management and processing firm SEI as a client investment strategist on the firm’s U.S. institutional advisory team.

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frederick A. Stewart has been hired as senior vice president for LCG Associates, Inc., a national investment consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta.

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems Inc.(WMSI) announced today that Doug Perkins has joined the firm as information security officer.

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments announced the appointment of Jeffrey L. Gould as head of Putnam global institutional management to lead the firm's response to growing...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced an appointment to the newly created position of field director of retirement plan sales.

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Edmund F. Murphy III has been named president of Great-West Financial’s combined retirement organization, integrating the businesses of Great-West Financial, Putnam Investments and...

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investments is adding four senior investment professionals to its staff to provide additional client support across the firm’s North America regions.

September 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eugene Oppo has joined Sibson Consulting’s New York corporate benefits team as a senior vice president.

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual has named Aruna Hobbs as head of institutional investments for retirement plans.

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Krieg has been appointed global head of institutional distribution at Northern Trust Asset Management.

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Moira Hagy has joined Assurance Financial Services’ retirement plan services team as a vice president.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciary Management Associates (FMA) has added two senior investment professionals, John Nelson and Xiaoling Wang, to its investment research and analysis staff.

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael Wright has joined investment services firm Segal Rogerscasey as senior vice president and senior consultant, with a focus on pension risk and...