Equity Trustees appoints Investment Specialist

Equity Trustees has confirmed to Industry Moves the appointment of Grant Mundell as an investment specialist within the firm's asset management team, effective September 2019.

In this role, Mundell will work closely with the firm's philanthropy and trustee wealth services teams, servicing for-purpose organisations and charitable trusts.

He joins Equity Trustees following twenty three years' in institutional sales roles for Australian equities-focused fund managers. Most recently, he was the director of institutional sales at Deutsche Bank, before departing in July 2019 after 16 years with the bank.

Commenting on his appointment, Equity Trustees's head of asset management, Darren Thompson, said: "As Australia's second-largest provider of philanthropic funding, we are very pleased to have Grant bring his wealth of experience to the management of our charitable trusts and foundations as we continue to develop our strong partnership with the for-purpose sector."