Scott Pappas will lead Frontier’s alternatives and derivatives team. He joins from Cbus where he was the fund’s senior portfolio manager of absolute return strategies, and has “extensive experience” in derivatives management.
“We have grown our alternatives and derivatives research team in recent years bringing in strong depth and breadth of experience and we now have what we believe is a strong competitive advantage in the alternatives and derivatives space,” said Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson.
“Scott’s experience, including his PhD studies into the behaviour of portfolio diversification, will be an excellent addition to that base.”
Mr Pappas has previously served as an investment analyst at Vanguard’s global investment strategy group. He holds a PhD in finance from Griffith University, where he also lectured in portfolio management and corporate finance. He will commence in the role on 22 March.
“Having worked closely with Frontier during my time at Cbus I have a good understanding of the capability and culture within the firm and I’m excited to become a part of that. My team has a rich diversity of backgrounds and knowledge and I’m keen to add my own dimension to that,” Mr Pappas said.
Frontier said it was looking to add more senior capacity to accommodate growth from new clients who have signed on in recent months, including two Melbourne-based super funds and a Sydney-based insurer.
