Deals & People

ACR-Alpine Capital Research has hired industry veteran Darryl S. Grayson as chief operating officer and national marketing director.

ERISA law firm Reish & Reicher has added another attorney to its Employee Benefits practice.

Cafaro Greenleaf, an advisory firm to corporate and institutional retirement plans, has added adviser John Peters to its team.

Independent broker/dealer LPL Financial Corporation has promoted Derek Bruton, national sales manager, Independent Advisor Services (IAS), to managing director of the company.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Jeff Baumgartner as regional sales director for its 401(k) business.

Janus Capital Group brought on Matthew Shortal to work with existing clients and identify new business opportunities in the financial intermediary sales channel.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Todd Thompson as regional sales director, to serve Wisconsin and surrounding markets.

Morgan Stanley has announced the appointment of two industry veterans to expand the leadership team within its Investment Management business

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s wealth management unit poached Morgan Stanley Smith Barney executive Jimmy Tighe to serve as a senior office responsible for business and resource integration,...

William Blair & Company announced that Daniel P. Charles will join the firm as global head of distribution for William Blair Investment Management, effective March 10.

Integrated Retirement Initiatives, LLC, (IRI) has announced the addition of John Paul Ruiz and Gordy Lusian to its staff.

W. Garrett McDaniel Jr., a senior-level financial services and executive benefits marketer, has joined Clark Consulting, LLC, to help spearhead the company’s outreach initiatives through select third party...

Guggenheim Partners, LLC, has worked out a deal to acquire Topeka, Kansas-based retirement services provider Security Benefit Corporation.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., has turned to Cain Hayes as senior vice president and chief sales officer for Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NRS), the company announced.

Bruce Shay, a Securian Financial Group senior vice president in charge of the company’s retirement business, has been promoted to executive vice president by the firm’s board of...