Deals & People March 31, 2011

BlackRock Appoints Head of U.S. and Canada Institutional Biz

BlackRock, Inc. announced that Edwin Conway will join the company as Managing Director and Head of its U.S. & Canada Institutional business within the Global Client Group.
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The U.S. & Canada Institutional business represents $1.1 trillion of assets under management and is responsible for all client service and sales activities within the region. Clients include tax-exempt, official institutions, taxable and cash investors.   

Based in New York, Conway will report to Robert Fairbairn, Senior Managing Director and Head of BlackRock’s Global Client Group. He will also join the firm’s Global Client Group Executive and Global Operating Committees.  

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Most recently, Conway served as a Senior Managing Director in Investor Relations and Business Development (IRBD) for Blackstone. Prior to this, he was Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Business Development for Blackstone Alternate Asset Management (BAAM), Blackstone’s fund of hedge funds group.
Deals & People March 31, 2011

Ingham Retirement Group Joins ABG Network

Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) has added Ingham Retirement Group to its national network.
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Alliance Benefit Group, LLC, is a national network of independently owned retirement plan consulting, investment advisory, health and welfare consulting, and benefits administration firms that operate as “Licensees” of Alliance Benefit Group, LLC. Ingham has become the 11th licensee to become affiliated with ABG.    

Collectively, Alliance Benefit Group provides administration services to over 8,000 plans representing more than $25 billion in assets and over 700,000 participants.  

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The Ingham Retirement Group is an independent, full service retirement plan consulting, investment advisory, recordkeeping and actuarial firm with over $1 billion under administration.  Based in Miami, Florida, Ingham also has an office in Greensville, South Carolina.   

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