Appointments

With its former CIO off to CalPERS, the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has taken the opportunity to review its investment team structure and appoint co-CIOs.

Andrew Lill has stepped down as chief investment officer of the $86 billion Rest, bound for parts yet unknown. The fund he leaves looks very different to the one he joined.

The circa $350 billion AustralianSuper has appointed its first chief liquidity officer to drive the development and implementation of its liquidity strategy as it tries to “get ahead of the curve” of risk management across its portfolios.

Perpetual has turned to the “experienced business builder” and former CEO of the circa $300 billion Australian Retirement Trust to set it on a new course as it lops off business units and doubles down on asset management.

The $80 billion profit to-member-fund has added State Super director and former AIST president Catherine Bolger to its board to fill the position left vacant by Julia Fox.

AustralianSuper’s erstwhile head of equities will head to the construction industry fund as its new head of portfolio construction amidst a slew of C-suite departures.

The executive responsible for driving ART’s post-merger growth has taken the top superannuation job at Insignia Financial as it looks to overhaul its business for “profitable growth”.

The global head of real assets at Australian’s biggest super fund has jumped to Dexus to help it achieve its ambitions of becoming a chunky infrastructure and alternatives player.

New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund has named the long-time head of its strategic tilting strategy to temporarily fill the gap left by departing chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore.

The passive giant’s former super boss has found a new home at Bell Asset Management, and comes into the increasingly tough business of active management with his “eyes wide open”.

The NZ Superannuation Fund (NZS) has confirmed chief investment officer, Stephen Gilmore, has resigned after winning the same position at one of the world’s largest pension funds.

Australia’s biggest super fund has slashed the headcount in its Melbourne-based global equities team as it prepares to build out a new crew in its rapidly expanding London office.