Deals & People

BOK Financial Corporation says it has entered into an agreement to acquire MBM Advisors, a SEC-registered investment advisory firm specializing in retirement and pension plan services.

A new analysis from Charles Schwab finds the sum value of mergers and acquisitions transacted by registered investment adviser (RIA) businesses neared $44 billion in 2013.

Jim Brockelman will rejoin John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as national director, mid-market.

Wells Fargo Retirement has named Betsy Hammond as head of its Nashville-based retirement benefits consulting division.

Alternative asset custody and rollover specialist Millennium Trust Company hired four new vice presidents to assist sales and solution delivery.

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Retirement plan services provider Pensionmark Retirement Group added a new partner and branch office to cover Bakersfield, California, and the San Joaquin Valley.

USI Consulting Group has named David Brisnehan as vice president of retirement services for its Irvine, California, office.

Mutual of Omaha Retirement Services named four new regional sales managers to grow business with retirement plan advisers and their defined contribution (DC) clients.

D. Mark Schumann has joined The Segal Group as senior vice president and national communications practice leader.

Atlas Private Wealth Advisors, a newly named five-member team led by Vladislav Krubich and Tony Mayo, transitioned to LPL Financial LLC’s broker/dealer platform.  

Mike Falcone is head of an expanded team of retirement plan consultants and financial services professionals tasked with growing 401(k) Advisors’ East Coast presence.

Marc Horner has joined the UBS Financial Services DC Advisory Program.

Jason Bouldin, John Cunningham, Lauren Drapeau, Jon Ogren and Mary Kay Zoulek joined the sales and client management unit of MassMutual’s retirement services division.

CUNA Mutual Group has rebranded one of its subsidiary companies, CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, to reflect a stronger focus on serving the small retirement plan market.

Retirement plan services provider Ascensus created a new organizational structure to support the firm’s growth expectations in the retirement and college savings space.

Professional services and consulting company Towers Watson named Chris Ford as global head of the firm’s investment business.

Michael Dieschbourg joined Federated Investors Inc. as head of the company’s new alternatives and managed-risk investment group.

Nick Davies will assume the role of area president for Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC’s (GFA) Washington, D.C., and Newark, New Jersey, offices.

Investment services firm OppenheimerFunds launched a unified distribution organization that features realigned channel segmentation and increased customization to support new growth strategies.