BetaShares has hired Thomas Reif as head of quantitative research and portfolio management. The appointment is one of four new appointments announced by BetaShares aimed at strengthening the firm's research and portfolio management capabilities. Prior to his new role Reif was executive director, head of quantitative research at J.P. Morgan, and before that was a portfolio manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors, SSgA and Bankers Trust (New York).