Michael joins Ausbil from Insignia Financial where he was a Business Development Manager, and brings over 16 years of industry experience in financial services across a range of roles.

“We are very excited to welcome Michael to the Ausbil distribution team,” said Hik Chadirchi, Head of Wholesale Distribution. “Michael brings a broad range of skills having previously owned and run an advice business prior to commencing his career in the funds management industry,” Chadirchi added.

Prior to Insignia, Michael worked as a Senior Financial Adviser managing a financial planning practice which equipped him with a deep understanding of the financial planning landscape, the needs of clients, and the ability to engage with various stakeholders across the industry.

In his new role at Ausbil, Michael will be responsible for servicing our current valued clients, and accelerating new business growth in Victoria and Tasmania. Michael will work alongside Marko Matosevic who joined Ausbil in 2022.

Together, Michael and Marko are responsible for managing Ausbil’s relationships across Victoria and Tasmania. In addition, Marko also services the Western Australia market.

Ausbil Investment Management was established in 1997 and manages over $16.6 billion in funds under management.

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Dimitri Giannaras and Marko Matosevic have both joined Ausbil in the role of Business Development Manager, Dimitri in New South Wales and Marko in Victoria. In addition, Ausbil has promoted Andrea McGarry to the role of Business Development Manager for Queensland and the Northern Territory.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dimitri Giannaras and Marko Matosevic as Business Development Managers in our wholesale team, and to promote Andrea McGarry to her new role,” said Chadirchi. “Andrea, Dimitri and Marko bring many years of industry experience in financial services, and are focused on expanding our wholesale business across the country,” he said.

Andrea joined Ausbil from Magellan and has over 21 years of experience in financial services. Prior to Magellan, Andrea was a Practice Manager and co-owner of a boutique financial advisory practice for over a decade and has previously held marketing and distribution roles at Perpetual, Fidelity and Perennial.

Both Dimitri and Marko worked at Zurich Investment Management and have extensive experience overseeing investment fund distribution across global equity, Australian equity and Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT) asset classes.

Consistent with overall growth plans, Fawaz Rashid, formerly Key Account and Research Manager has been promoted to the position of Research Manager and State Distribution Manager, NSW and will steer the research and business development effort in NSW.

“We are excited about our new sales colleagues, who will shore up Ausbil’s adviser and dealer group support across the nation, and this comes at an excellent time as our business experiences strong growth,” said Mr Chadirchi.

Celebrating 25 years since its inception in 1997, Ausbil now has more than 60 employees, including 33 investment professionals, a chief economist who directs Ausbil’s macro view, and a leading in- house ESG research team.

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[1] As at end May 2022.

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“We are grateful for the support shown by BT in recognising the Fund on their platform,” said Hik Chadirchi, National Manager, Wholesale Clients, “Sustainable investing is one of the fastest growing segments in the market and clients are increasingly looking to add purpose to their returns,” said Chadirchi.

Ausbil has been a signatory to the PRI since 2016, and has recently been recognised for sustainable investing as: winner of the 2020 Lonsec Super Ratings Sustainable Investment Awards; a finalist for Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2020 for the Responsible Investment Category; and holds a Recommended rating from both Lonsec and Zenith.

“We approach sustainable investing through engagement with the universe of investable companies so we know more about them and can assess their true sustainability,” said Nicholas Condoleon, Portfolio Manager for the Fund, and Ausbil’s Head of Research.

“We have been focused on ESG for many years and it is all pervasive in our approach to fundamental valuation and security selection which we believe has contributed to our performance”.

The Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund is now available on both the BT Panorama and BT Wrap platforms, listed in the options menu. The Fund is also available on AMP North, Macquarie Wrap, Netwealth, Hub24 and ASX mFund.

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Ausbil Investment Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Morgan to the role of Key Account Manager, VIC and SA, reporting to Hik Chadirchi, National Manager, Retail.

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