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Australian Retirement Trust appoints Head of Investment Resilience and Planning

08 Nov 2023

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Jody Fitzgerald

Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has announced the appointment of Jody Fitzgerald as Head of Investment Resilience and Planning.

The recently created role is accountable for ensuring investment portfolios and investment capability can consistently and effectively navigate and adapt to diverse investment landscapes resulting in optimal returns across market cycles.

ART’s Chief Investment Officer, Ian Patrick said the appointment was an integral step to set the team up for continued success in guarding and growing the retirement savings of our members.

“Australian Retirement Trust invests more than $260 billion on behalf of our more than 2.3 million members, which is a responsibility we take very seriously,” Mr Patrick said.

“Jody brings to Australian Retirement Trust a wealth of capability and experience in investment management and business leadership roles, and we look forward to her contribution to deliver on our vision to be Australia’s most chosen and trusted retirement partner. “

Jody joins ART from Morningstar Investment Management, where she was Head of Institutional Portfolio Management and Solutions and will commence at ART in late January 2024.

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