Steven Semczyszyn has been hired to build an in-house Australian equities team as part of a broader program that will see HESTA also manage cash and fixed interest.
Cbus Super’s high-profile infrastructure specialist Diana Callebaut has jumped ship to take on a similar role with the investment arm of the New South Wales state government.
The $65 billion VFMC has appointed former Vanguard executive Keli Saville to run digital and technology and the high-profile Talieh Williams to head up investment stewardship.
The appointments are the latest in a flurry of recent announcements across the industry as super funds look to shake up their investment operations in 2020.