Kiran Singh has been appointed head of listed assets, while Sonia Bluzmanis has been appointed as head of global equities. Mr Singh will be responsible for all of Rest’s equity and fixed-income assets and be a member of the management investment committee. Ms Bluzmanis will report to Mr Singh.
“The appointments of Kiran and Sonia, as well as the recent appointments of Andrew Thomas and Sally Cobb, are all important milestones in building this expertise and sharpening our focus on constructing member-focused multi-asset portfolios,” said chief investment officer Andrew Lill.
“Kiran has extensive experience in managing Australian and global equity portfolios in roles across Australia and Asia. Sonia has strong background with global equity, and global real estate managers and has a demonstrated track record of strong performance and investment partnership.”
Mr Singh joins Rest from Cbus, where he was head of equities strategy. Ms Bluzmanis joins from BT Investment Group where she was senior portfolio manager for global equities. Both will commence their roles in May.
“The realignment of Rest’s investment structure and governance saw the fund focus its existing investments expertise into one group in 2019 and 2020. Since then, we’ve further strengthened that expertise in order to position the fund for further growth and continue to deliver strong and competitive returns for members,” Mr Lill said.
