Major institutional player BNY Mellon has made a key appointment specifically aimed at tapping into the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) segment.
The company confirmed today that it had appointed former Perpetual and Alliance Bernstein staff member Brigette Leckie as vice president, intermediary relationships in Australia.
Announcing the appointment, BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia managing director Bruce Murphy said the new position had been created to support the company's planned expansion into the SMSF arena.
"The SMSF segment is the fastest growing in Australia but, as yet, has not embraced global investing as a way to diversify risk and improve returns," he said.
BNY Mellon Asia-Pacific chief executive Alan Harden said the company was very ambitious and had a long-term goal to become one of the premier investment management firms in the region.
"Australia is a key market in helping us achieve this goal," he said.
Data from Chant West reinforced on Friday that super funds finished April in positive territory despite ‘Liberation Day’-driven market turmoil.
Australia’s superannuation leaders gathered in Melbourne on Thursday for a closed-door forum tackling the escalating impact of artificial intelligence and shifting retirement income models on the sector.
The Treasurer has shown no signs of wavering on the construction of the controversial tax, while Liberal senator Jane Hume has urged the new economics team to “speak sense” to Jim Chalmers.
Volatile markets driven by shifting US tariff policy failed to rattle Australia’s superannuation system in April, with balanced options inching upward.