Antares Equities strengthens institutional focus with new hire

Boutique Australian equities manager, Antares Equities - a partner of NAB Asset Management - has announced the appointment of Richard Close as a senior member of the firm's institutional distribution team, effective November 2017.

Close joins from PhillipCapital, where he was a director of institutional distribution. Previously, he held roles with Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank & Schroder Investment Management.

Commenting on his appointment at Antares Equities, general manager, Brendan Donohoe, said: "We're extremely pleased to have Richard join our institutional team. He brings a wealth of equities investment and institutional distribution experience to the firm, which makes him ideally suited to developing deeper partnerships and delivering superior investment solutions to the institutional market."