Products June 2, 2014

Fiduciary Doctors Opens San Antonio Office

Corporations and nonprofits, as well as their advisers, in San Antonio, Texas, now have a new resource for fiduciary services.
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Luci Harty, a fiduciary services professional, recently opened Fiduciary Doctors of San Antonio, an independent firm working closely with retirement plan sponsors to elevate the level of service provided to their participants.

The firm acts as an ERISA 3(38) Fiduciary Investment Manager, working with clients to bring their retirement plans to the highest standards with regard to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The firm will work with plan sponsors and fiduciaries to provide retirement benefits for plan participants and their beneficiaries. The firm will also work with a plan’s other service providers including financial advisers, certified public accountants and third-party administrators.

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Harty has 24 years of experience in the industry, has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation and has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation.

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Deals & People June 2, 2014

Morningstar Adds Director of Manager Research

Jon Hale has been named the director of North American manager research for Morningstar Inc.
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Hale will oversee the team’s operations, thought leadership and manager research through active, passive, fund-of-fund and alternative investment strategies, leading a team of approximately 60 manager research analysts. He will report to Scott Burns, global director of manager research.

Hale joined Morningstar in 1995 as a mutual fund analyst and helped launch institutional investment consulting for the firm in 1998. He then worked for Domini Social Investments LLC in 2000 and 2001 until rejoining Morningstar. Most recently he led the consulting team for the investment advisory unit of Morningstar Associates, a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar Inc.

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Hale was awarded a bachelor’s degree with honors by the University of Oklahoma. He holds a doctorate in political science from Indiana University as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

“Jon’s wide-ranging experience, both as a researcher and as an investment consultant, will help guide our industry and strategy-level research,” Burns said. “His appointment strengthens our analyst team as we continue to expand our research and thought leadership for investors throughout North America.”

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