Fund People as at 20 March 2020
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New Appointments
HESTA welcomes new GM
Steven Semczyszyn is the new general manager of growth at HESTA, with plans to take several asset classes in-house: cash and fixed-interest. Semczyszyn moves from JCP Investment Partners for the role.
Equity Trustees appoints board member
Carol Schwartz is Equity Trustees’ newest non-executive director. Schwartz is an award-winning women’s advocate and the current RBA director, among other board appointments.
QIC appoints CIO
Jim Christensen is the new chief investment officer at QIC, as the global multi-asset division rebrands to state investments. Allison Hill is the deputy state chief investment officer, an internal promotion. Hill has been with QIC since early 2018, joining as a director of investments in the global multi-asset team.
APRA appoints executive director of policy and advice
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has appointed Renee Roberts as an executive director of the policy and advice division. Roberts moves from QBE.
MLC AM welcomes fixed-income head
As part of succession planning, Mark Kiely is to move into the role of head of the Antares fixed income business at MLC Asset Management, with outgoing head, Ken Hyman, staying in the business. Kiely started at MLC in 1993, while Hyman has been in the Antares’ fixed income team for 29 years.
BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific head of ETFs
Rimmo Jolly is the new head of iShares for Asia-Pacific. Jolly is moving to BlackRock from Citi as regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia-Pacific and Japan.
