AMP Capital has announced the appointment of Glen Sanders as client executive for newly created Trustee Investment Solutions (TIS).
TIS is aimed at servicing corporate superannuation funds and small to medium enterprises in the not-for-profit space. As part of his role, he will provide tailored portfolio solutions to meet the investment objectives of these investors, AMP Capital stated.
Reporting to AMP Capital head of investment specialists Andrew Lill, Sanders has 13 years industry experience across the investment management, superannuation and not-for-profit sectors.
Up until his new role, Sanders was ipac Asset Management senior investment consultant. Before this, he held various roles at REST Superannuation, Shop Distributive & Allies Employees Association, and MLC.
Sanders was most recently chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) NSW, and currently chairs ASFA's Investment Roundtable.
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