Bradley Smith Appointed as Head of Hewitt's U.S. Investment Group Practice.LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, today announced that Bradley Smith has been named the head of Hewitt's U.S. Investment Consulting practice. In his new role, Mr. Smith is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the U.S. Investment Consulting practice, including leading a team of experts who deliver advice to Hewitt's clients on investment strategy, portfolio structure, manager selection and other investment issues. He is also responsible for the development of thought leadership and the creation of quality investment consulting services and solutions. "We are delighted to announce Brad's appointment," said Mary Moreland, director of Hewitt's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Retirement Consulting practice. "His knowledge, expertise and consulting skills have been considerable assets to Hewitt, and under his leadership, we can continue to provide our clients with objective and unbiased analyses of investment policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , while capitalizing on the new growth opportunities we see in the investment consulting market." Prior to his appointment, Mr. Smith managed the Southeast region of Hewitt's U.S. investment consulting practice in Atlanta. With more than 19 years experience in the investment industry, he has developed investment policies and asset allocation Asset Allocation The process of dividing a portfolio among major asset categories such as bonds, stocks or cash. The purpose of asset allocation is to reduce risk by diversifying the portfolio. strategies, and provided manager selection, defined contribution plan Defined contribution plan A pension plan whose sponsor is responsible only for making specified contributions into the plan on behalf of qualifying participants. Related: Defined benefit plan vendor selection and performance evaluation for some of the world's largest companies. Prior to joining Hewitt, Mr. Smith was a senior consultant and practice leader for a regional investment consulting firm located in the Mid-Atlantic region, where he specialized in defined benefit and defined contribution plans. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. designation and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS CEBS Committee of European Banking Supervisors CEBS Certified Employee Benefit Specialist CEBS Chemical Effects in Biological Systems CEBS Church of England Boys Society CEBS Charles Edward Brooke School (UK) ). About Hewitt Associates With more than 65 years of experience, Hewitt Associates (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HEW) is the world's foremost provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services. The company consults with more than 2,300 organizations and administers human resources, health care, payroll and retirement programs on behalf of more than 340 companies to millions of employees and retirees worldwide. Located in 35 countries, Hewitt employs approximately 24,000 associates. For more information, please visit www.hewitt.com. |
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