Deals & People May 24, 2007

JPM Asset Management Names New CEO for Institutional Business

JPMorgan Asset Management has tapped John H. Hunt as Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Asset Management’s Institutional business in the Americas.
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A company announcement said that Hunt came to JPMorgan from Barclays Capital in New York where he was Managing Director, Financial Institutions Investment Banking, and was responsible for developing and managing key relationships with leading banks, insurance companies and specialty finance companies, with a focus on financing, risk management activities and structured products.
Hunt’s primary responsibility in his new post will be leading the long-term vision and strategy for the institutional asset management business in the U.S., the announcement said. He will oversee investment product sales, marketing, consultant relations and client service. Hunt will report to Eve Guernsey, CEO, JPMorgan Asset Management Americas, and will join the Americas Executive Committee.
Earlier in his career, Hunt served as Global Head of the Industry Strategies Group for Lehman Brothers, where he managed a business specializing in advising financial institutions on balance sheet management strategies arising out of changes in the regulatory, accounting, tax and legal environments.
Deals & People May 24, 2007

Hylant Financial Services Joins NRP

Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Financial Services is the latest company to become a member firm of National Retirement Partners (NRP).
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With four offices, in Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Hylant Financial Services offers qualified plan and investment advisory services to mid-size businesses and not-for-profit institutions. Led by president Paul Abendroth, the firm also serves individuals and corporate executives with wealth management and financial planning expertise.
The addition of Hylant Financial Services to NRP’s 92 member firms expands NRP’s footprint in the midwest, and the company plans to grow the number of member firms to between 150 and 200, the firm announced. NRP’s network of independent retirement plan focused advisers serves more than 3,000 retirement plans and assets in excess of $27 billion.
More information about NRP and Hylant Financial Services, a subsidiary of Hylant Group, can be found at www.n-r-p.com and www.hylant.com/benefits.htm.

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