Based in Melbourne, and reporting to the Head of Institutional Distribution, Australia and New Zealand, Danny King, James will focus on growing client services and relationships with institutional clients across Australia.  

Mr. Damicoucas brings nearly a decade of experience, having served as a senior consultant and analyst at Frontier Advisors and Zenith Investment Partners, where he earned a reputation for his investment expertise and a deep commitment to understanding institutional clients’ unique goals. 

Louise Watson, Country Head for Australia and New Zealand, Natixis IM said, “We’re pleased to welcome James to the team. At Natixis IM, we’re deeply committed to understanding our clients’ entire portfolios and aligning their needs with bespoke, best-in-class solutions from our global network of expert investment managers. James, with his expertise across wealth management and investments, combined with his client-centric and consultative approach will compliment this service and strengthen our ability to build strong relationships with institutional clients.” 

James Damicoucas, Director Institutional Sales Natixis IM said, “I look forward to joining the Natixis Investment Managers team and continuing to grow and strengthen its institutional client relationships across Australia. We share a commitment to delivering high-quality, bespoke solutions through a flexible, consultative approach that carefully considers each client’s unique needs.” 

Mr Damicoucas will be working with institutional investors across Australia to bring them access to the multi-affiliate manager’s diverse range of investment strategies.  

Earlier this year, Natixis Investment Managers celebrated 10 years in Australia and reaffirmed its commitment to providing Australian institutional, wholesale, and retail investors with best-in-class active investment strategies managed by its affiliate investment firms around the world.     

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James will undertake fund manager research as part of Zenith’s income team, reporting to Andrew Yap, Head of Multi-Asset and Australian Fixed Income.

James joins Zenith after two and a half years as an Associate Financial Adviser with financial planning firms Perpetual Private and Wattle Partners (formerly Sornem Private Wealth).

Andrew Yap said “We are delighted to have James join Zenith and help build our research capability as we rate an expanding list of products in the income space. James brings to Zenith a unique skill set that combines investment research and first-hand knowledge of the research needs of our financial planning clients.”

The appointment of James follows the 2017 appointments of two other ex-financial advisers Dan Cave and Stephen Colwell in the research team.

Andrew said “While Zenith recruits research staff from a range of industry backgrounds, our analysts with financial planning experience are able to provide unique insights to our team from the adviser’s perspective, which we can incorporate into our offering to ensure it maximises the benefits for our financial advice clients.”

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