AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest superannuation fund at £195bn, has announced a series of senior appointments in its London office.
Bob Debi-Tewari (pictured) has been appointed as AustralianSuper’s new head of international equity portfolio.
He joins the fund’s international equities team from Shell Asset Management Company, where he most recently served as deputy chief investment officer and head of equities and externally managed funds.
In his new role, Debi-Tewari will be responsible for the overall management and performance of AustralianSuper’s international equity portfolio.
His arrival is the latest in a series of hires AustralianSuper has made as it continues to strengthen its internal international equities capabilities.
International equities represents the fund’s largest asset allocation, with £68bn invested across the fund’s listed equity portfolio.
The fund has also announced the appointment of Sophie Dupré-Echeverria as head of group risk and compliance, international.
Dupré-Echeverria has joined the fund with over two decades of experience in risk and compliance leadership in global financial services, most recently serving as chief risk and compliance officer at Gulf International Bank (UK).
Her expertise will go some way in assisting AustralianSuper’s international capabilities as the fund continues to expand globally.
These appointments are the latest in a series of senior hires the fund has made over the past year.
These include the appointment of David Page as head of macroeconomic research.
Page brings macroeconomic insight from his previous role as head of macro research at AXA Investment Managers, where he led global forecasting and market analysis.
His appointment reflects AustralianSuper’s focus on integrating macroeconomic perspectives into investment decision-making.
In the private credit space, Alexandre Bretz was named senior investment director, European private credit, as part of AustralianSuper’s growing presence in global credit markets.
Bretz is supporting the fund’s expansion into European private credit, leveraging his 20 years of real assets debt experience to manage investment opportunities.
Emma Halley was appointed as the fund’s head of portfolio construction.
Halley joined from Aviva Investors, where she led investment process development across multi-asset strategies.
She is shaping AustralianSuper’s asset allocation and risk-adjusted return strategies across the fund’s global portfolio.
“These appointments mark a significant step in AustralianSuper’s international growth strategy,” said Damian Moloney, deputy CIO and head of International offices, AustralianSuper.
AustralianSuper manages over £195bn in member assets, of which over half are invested internationally, including over £27bn allocated across the UK and Europe.
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