The super fund has made changes in line with its whole of fund approach. Rest has announced changes within its listed assets team that will see the super fund’s current head of Australian equities
Rest appoints investment leaders 13 May 2021
Industry fund Rest has taken more steps to strengthen its internal investment expertise with the appointment of two senior leaders in key management positions.
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.
Singh joined from Cbus, where he was the head of equities strategy, while Bluzmanis joined from BT Investment Group where she was senior portfolio manager – global equities.
Bluzmanis would report to Singh and manage REST’s global equities asset class which was the fund’s largest asset class by funds under management.
In April, REST also appointed Andrew Thomas as head of investment strategy and asset allocation, and Sally Cobb as head of capital markets.
Andrew Lill, REST chief investment officer, said the realignment of the super fund’s investment structure and governance saw the fund focus its existing investments expertise into one group in 2019 and 2020.
Singh joined from Cbus, where he was the head of equities strategy, while Bluzmanis joined from BT Investment Group where she was senior portfolio manager – global equities.
Bluzmanis would report to Singh and manage REST’s global equities asset class which was the fund’s largest asset class by funds under management.
In April, REST also appointed Andrew Thomas as head of investment strategy and asset allocation, and Sally Cobb as head of capital markets.
Andrew Lill, REST chief investment officer, said the realignment of the super fund’s investment structure and governance saw the fund focus its existing investments expertise into one group in 2019 and 2020.