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Vanguard's 401(k) recordkeeper, Ascensus, gets set to roll up a world of third party administrators to create a small plan superpower

With recent Great-West poach and David Musto running the show the Dresher, Pa.-based TPA adds 14 firms in 16 months and sets sights on dozens more, as roll-up strategy takes flight

Author Oisin Breen April 27, 2018 at 5:46 PM
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David Musto: It's completely realistic to think there could be a dozen or more acquisitions in any twelve month period.

Maureen Hayburn

Maureen Hayburn

May 11, 2018 — 3:32 PM
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