Antipodes names new portfolio manager

Antipodes has announced the appointment of Vihari Ross as a portfolio manager, effective 27 March.

Ross joined from Magellan Asset Management where she spent 15 years, most recently as head of research where she was responsible for the management of a 30-person global research team.

Prior to that, she worked at Ausbil Dexia from 2003 to 2007 where she covered the financial and consumer sectors.

Ross also worked at Ausbil and at Commonwealth Investment Management in a strategy and research role from 2000 to 2002.

The firm said her appointment followed the recent expansion of Antipodes’ investment offerings as the firm established the Antipodes Climate Delta Fund in January, led by portfolio manager Max Shramchenko with Graham Hay as Co-PM.

Antipodes has also recently launched the Antipodes Global Opportunities Fund, a small and mid-cap global equities strategy managed by James Rodda as Lead PM and Nick Cameron as Co-PM.

Commenting on the appointment, Jacob Mitchell, Antipodes’ chief investment officer, said: “Vihari is a very knowledgeable investor who has covered global equites over many years and through various market cycles.

“Her appointment as a portfolio manager at Antipodes will further bolster our experienced portfolio management team at a time when active management is arguably more important than ever.”