Deals & People

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Michael Keady and Page Howell to its Consultant Relations team.

MassMutual has hired Garrett Carlough and Andrew Hanlon as sales directors to its Retirement Services sales and client management organization.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 1,000 employees of Republic Airways Holdings and its Frontier Airlines, approved a new collective bargaining agreement that gives them an ownership stake...

The Hyas Group LLC announced the appointment of Scott Faris, JD, CFA as a Senior Consultant.

Recordkeeping firm Benefit Plans Plus (BPP) has promoted Wes Rommerskirchen to Supervisor.

Callan Associates hired four investment consultants for its Alternatives, Fund Sponsor and Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting groups in San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta.

BPAS, a national provider of retirement plan services, has added Ryan Fay to its sales team.

Pacific Life Insurance Company has acquired JPMorgan Chase’s U.S. Pension Advisory Group, a business within the investment bank that is to be re-named Pacific Global Advisors (PGA).

Fidelity Investments has named Derek L. Young as president of the company’s Asset Allocation Division.

CBIZ, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Multiple Benefit Services, Inc. (MBS).

Founders Financial Network, an independent, fee-only investment advisory firm and RIA, has selected Jovita Honor as its new partner.

Acadian Asset Management LLC has named Matthew S. Rothman as Director of the firm’s Top-Down Research effort, effective September 2011.

Manulife Asset Management has expanded its equity investment capabilities with the hiring of Jay Zelko, David Chow, and Curtis Ifill, to be led by W. Shannon Reid, CFA.

Freedom One Financial Group, a 401(k) consultant firm, has appointed John A. Caldwell to its executive team as chief investment officer.

ING Investment Management Americas has hired Robert Robis as Senior Portfolio Manager on the Global Bond Team and Head of Fixed Income Macro Strategies.

The Newport Group appointed Anthony Laudato as Vice President and Chief Actuary, leading the firm’s bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) line of business.

SageView Advisory Group appointed Todd Kobayashi, CFA, as Managing Director, Investment Strategy of its Midwest team. 

Putnam Investments announced that Aaron Cooper and Richard “Shep” Perkins will lead the firm’s global equity research and international equity investments teams. 

The end of the NFL lockout doesn’t just mean play can resume, it also means pay and benefits can resume.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed J. Chris Luttges as regional 401(k) sales director for northern Virginia and the District of Columbia.