Fund People Update
/iShares appoints APAC head
Nicholas Preach is the newest head of Asia Pacific for markets and investments for iShares and index investments, moving into the role in Hong Kong from Goldman Sachs.
Link Group welcomes GM of retirement and super
Meaghan Morberger is Link Group’s new general manager of client partnerships in the Australian retirement and superannuation solutions business. Morberger moves into the role from KPMG, where she was director of assets and wealth management.
Spirit Super appoints deputy CIO
Philip Naylor has been appointed as deputy chief investment officer (CIO) and general manager of investment strategy at Spirit Super, moving into the role from Frontier.
Aviva appoints climate policy head
Nick Molho is the new head of climate policy at Aviva Investors. Molho joins from Adersgate Group as executive director.
Abrdn farewells chief economist
Jeremy Lawson is leaving Aberdeen Asset Management as chief economist after 10 years to return to Sydney.
Pinnacle loses director of distribution
Chris Brookman is leaving Pinnacle Investment Management as the director of distribution after 14 months.
Australian Ethical welcomes deputy CIO and investment head
Ludovic Theau - chief investment officer, replacing David Macri who left in 2022, joining from Clan Energy Finance Corporation
John Woods, head of asset allocations, has been promoted to deputy investment chief and head of multi assets, joining from MLC
State Super appoints director
Thomas Costa is State Super’s newest board member in New South Wales. Costa is the assistant secretary of Unions NSW.
ART appoints portfolio manager
Australian Retiremnt Trust (ART) has appointed Lin Xu as associate portfolio manager of investment strategy - exposure management. Xu moves into the role from Milliman.
BlackRock appoints alternatives expert
George Maltezos is the new head of BlackRock Alternative Specialists APAC, replacing James Mellors. Mellors is moving to the London office into a role as global real estate strategy lead. Maltezos joins the company from Campbell Lutyens in Singapore.
Aware Super appoints head of private equity, loses two investment managers
Jenny Newmarch is the new head of private equity at Aware Super, as part of a team restructure. She joins in the promotions of two other senior portfolio managers: Alek Misev and Mark Hector, who will head up private equity, property and infrastructure respectively.
Tim Riordan has left Aware Super as head of direct equities to start his own fund with Mike Teran, associate portfolio manager. The pair ran the superannuation fund’s midcap Australian equities fund for the last three years.
Bravura acting CFO resigns
Harmen Fredrikze is leaving Bravura after just three months in the role, but after nearly 10 years at the company. Changes to the organisational structure mean a permanent placement is being sought, with Fredrikze staying on until June.
Yarra Capital promotes investment manager
Olivia Bayley has been promoted from investment analyst to investment manager of Australian Equities at Yarra Capital.
Changes to ASX board
Rob Woods has left the ASX board as a non-executive director, a role he has held since early 2020. Peter Marriott has extended his tenure, despite his intention to resign in April.
