Deals & People

The Hartford has announced the appointment of Don MacQuattie as vice president and director of retirement plans for healthcare, education and tax-exempt (HETE) organizations.

UNIFI Companies announced today the appointments of Tim Stonehocker and Jim Schulz.

BlackRock, Inc. announced that Chris Leavy will join the company as Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Fundamental Equity - a newly created position.

The new hires will be working in several departments, including offshore distribution, broker/dealer services, registered investment adviser (RIA) channels, and financial adviser division (FAD).

The State Treasurer announced today that The Hartford will manage the first adviser-sold 529 college savings plan through the “CHET Advisor” program.   

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. announced that Tony Daniel will serve as regional vice president of sales for its private sector retirement plans business in Iowa/Nebraska.

The Investment-Only (IO) team at Franklin Templeton will now be able to better assist advisers who are focused on the retirement plan market.   

Dick Darian has joined the iShares 401(k) team at BlackRock.

Brian Davis has been promoted to head of Scottrade Adviser Services, a division of the firm that offers institutional trading and custodial services to independent registered investment advisers...

State Street Corporation announced that Samuel Cole will join the company next month as executive vice president and deputy head of State Street’s e-Exchange business.

Former Mercer outsourcing principals Peter Gosselin, Shawn Charles, and Julie Doran have formed Gosselin Consulting Group LLC, an independent, full-service institutional investment consulting firm.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Tom Masteller as regional sales director for the Pittsburgh marketplace.

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) has acquired a controlling interest in Westchester Group, Inc., an independent agricultural asset manager.

As planned, Aon Corporation completed its merger of Hewitt Associates, Inc. with a subsidiary of Aon, creating Aon Hewitt late in the day Friday.

Financial advisers Tony Noisom and Chris Musino recently joined Raymond James & Associates, in its Coral Gables, Florida, branch.

In another shift in the asset management industry, AllianceBernstein L.P. announced it has acquired SunAmerica's alternative investments group.

Financial services firm Edward Jones has reached a distribution agreement with Prudential Financial to offer its clients variable annuities and individual life insurance from Prudential companies.

The Board of Directors of Paychex, Inc., has named Martin Mucci president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Goldleaf Partners, a national retirement and employee benefits administration and consulting firm, has announced the opening of a Regional Sales and Service Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Nationwide Financial Services has selected Jamie Spenthoff as regional vice president of sales for its private sector retirement plans business.