BT Financial Group has further settled its investment management team in the wake of the Westpac merger with St George Bank.
The new team will be led by the manager of investment and research, Felix Stephen, who will oversee five specialist portfolio managers — Dustin Adams (Australian equities), Mark Vrkic (international equities), Andrew Dowie (fixed interest), Dimitra Voutas (property) and Chris Thompson (alternative assets).
Commenting on the team, BT Financial Group’s head of investment solutions, Patrick Farrell, said the structure had evolved from a rigorous review of St George Investment Solutions and BT Investment Solution's process and structure.
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