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Northern Trust Asset Management Creates Asia-Pacific Based Team of Quantitative Specialists
Melbourne-based Scott Bennett Named to Lead Team MELBOURNE, Australia & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMelbourne-based Scott Bennett Named to Lead Team\n\n MELBOURNE, Australia & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNorthern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s leading investment managers, has created a team of quantitative specialists focused on Asia-Pacific, based in Melbourne and Hong Kong. Leading the newly created team, from Melbourne, is Scott Bennett who has been named as head of quantitative investment solutions, Asia-Pacific, and joins Northern Trust Asset Management’s Asia-Pacific executive group.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220308006072/en/Scott Bennett has been appointed as head of quantitative investment solutions, Asia-Pacific, at Northern Trust Asset Management. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Throughout the pandemic, Northern Trust Asset Management has remained laser focused on supporting our clients' needs, and has seen expanded growth across the region, particularly in demand for our integrated quantitative and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions,” said John McCareins, head of Northern Trust Asset Management in Asia-Pacific. “In creating our local based team of experts for quantitative investment solutions, we ensure we are well placed to continue to support our existing and new client demands.”\n\nBennett joined Northern Trust Asset Management in 2018 to take up the newly created role of head of quantitative research for Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining the asset manager, he spent 14 years at global asset manager Russell Investments and has, during his career, worked in a range of roles in Australia and the United States.\n\n“Our range of quantitative strategies is designed to support the unique requirements of our investors worldwide,” said Michael Hunstad, Ph.D. head of quantitative strategies at Northern Trust Asset Management. “Under Scott’s leadership, we are excited to expand our innovative solutions and our factor research and client solutions across Asia-Pacific, bringing our carefully constructed, outcome oriented quantitative capabilities to more clients.”\n\nNorthern Trust Asset Management is among the world’s largest investment managers. The firm helps investors navigate changing market environments, so they can confidently realize their long-term objectives. Its investment philosophy is rooted in...