Bennelong hires new institutional sales head



Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Matthew Briggs as the company’s new director, institutional sales, who will report directly to Andrew Aitken, head of distribution.
Briggs would replace Ryan Durance, a former head of Bennelong’s institutional arm, who has been promoted to oversee the distribution arm of BennBridge, Bennelong’s London office.
Briggs joined from Citigroup where he spent 11 years and he would be based in Sydney.
“With the addition of three new boutiques in under 18 months, bringing our total asset management teams to seven, Matthew joining the institutional sales team will allow Bennelong to greater prioritise growth in the institutional market in the medium term,” Aitken said.
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