Published: March 10, 2010
Baden Expands Distribution Network of Compliance Only TPA Solutions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Baden Retirement Plan Services (Baden), an Ascensus company, and one of
the largest independent regional third party administrators (TPAs) in
the Midwest, is rolling out its services nationally through Ascensus'
sales force of twelve Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs). The sales and
marketing effort has been initiated by three RVPs whose territories
cover sixteen Midwest states. These RVPs and their territories are:
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Anthony Bologna: Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
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Ted Samsel: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Dakota
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Rob Shwab: Indiana, Kentucky , Ohio and West Virginia
With the support of Baden's compliance-only services, the RVPs can
provide financial advisors and their clients with access to highly
customized 401(k) and other retirement plan solutions including
insurance products and mutual fund investment options. The RVPs will
also continue to provide access to full-service retirement plan
solutions through Ascensus' comprehensive suite of products.
According to Tom Ackmann, Baden's Vice President, "Since 1991, Baden's
professionals have provided one-on-one service to their clients for all
aspects of retirement plan implementation and ongoing administration. We
look forward to increasing our existing client base in this expanded
market area through our relationship with Ascensus and the added
flexibility it affords."
About Baden Retirement Plan Services
Baden Retirement Plan Services, an Ascensus company, is an award-winning
independent third party administrator with clients throughout the United
States, with its primary client base in the Midwest. Its teamwork
approach, based on a cooperative effort between the company, financial
advisors and plan sponsors, affords its clients the flexibility to
select among the best-in-class products and services available in the
retirement plan industry. Because Baden is not associated with any
particular investment fund, and is not licensed to manage assets or
provide financial advice, its fees are based on administration and
compliance services provided. For more information, visit www.badenrps.com.
About Ascensus
With more than 30 years of industry experience, Ascensus provides
high-quality solutions for every segment of the retirement marketplace.
Ascensus is a division of Crump Group, Inc., (CGI). CGI is a leading
provider of retirement services as well as the largest and most
diversified wholesale insurance distributor in the United States. As the
nation's largest independent recordkeeper and administrator for
retirement plans in the micro to large market segments and a leading
provider of regulatory expertise, plan document services and participant
enrollment support, Ascensus services over 27,000 defined contribution
plans. The company's core capabilities encompass every component of a
sophisticated retirement infrastructure, including administration,
recordkeeping, ERISA consulting, compliance and sales support, trust and
custody services, multilingual participant education programs, training
and documentation. These solutions are offered with the open
architecture investment capabilities that can be tailored to support the
needs of institutional retirement plan providers, third party
administrators, financial advisors and their clients. For more
information, visit www.ascensus.com.

Ascensus
Mike Narkoff
Senior Vice President-Sales
215-648-5165
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