Fidante makes key appointment



Challenger's multi-boutique funds management business, Fidante Partners, has made a key business development appointment.
The company announced this week it had appointed investment banker, Gabrielle Munzer to the role of senior business development manager.
It said that Munzer had most recently been an executive director, Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley in the UK and had also worked at ABN AMRO.
Commenting on the appointment, the company's general manager, Institutional Business and Strategic Alliances, Michael Clarke said the appointment of an executive of Munzer's experience and calibre reflected the rapid growth and internationalisation of the company's multi-boutique business."
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