Our People

Ken Hyman - B.Com.,Grad Dip Fin, FFin. Investment Manager Ken joined the Investment Management Division of MLC in 1990 and developed the Enhanced Fixed Interest process. He transferred to Antares in July 2000 as a result of the sale of MLC to NAB. Ken has over 36 years of investment experience. Role Overall responsibility for the management of all debt portfolios within Antares Fixed Income with a support role in managing Asset Liability and inflation-linked Mandates. Experience 2000 - Investment Manager - Antares Fixed Income 1989 - 2000 - Fixed Interest Portfolio Manager with Capita / MLC 1979 - 1988 - Partner in Gilt Money Investments, offering portfolio management and dealing services in the South African Fixed Interest market. 1971 - 1979 - Nefic Acceptances (a South African merchant bank) and Sage Holdings (a South African mutual fund) managing equity and fixed interest portfolios.
Mark Kiely - B.Ec., Grad Dip Fin, FFin. Portfolio Manager Mark joined the Investment Management Division of MLC in May 1993 and transferred to Antares in July 2000 as a result of the sale of MLC to NAB. Mark has wide ranging experience across all mandates managed by the MLC IM / Antares Fixed Income. Role Responsible for the management of Asset Liability Matching Mandates and short duration Fixed Interest portfolios; support role in management of the inflation-linked Securities portfolio. Experience 2000 - Portfolio Manager – (Fixed Interest, CPI, Asset & Liability Management) - Antares Fixed Income 1997 - 2000 - Portfolio Manager – MLC Investment Management 1993 - 1997 - Analyst – Short-term Securities – MLC Investment Management
Tano Pelosi – B.Com., M.Ec., M.Com., PhD Portfolio Manager Tano joined Antares in August 2004 following four years with NAB’s Research team. Tano has over 18 years investment experience, including extensive experience in the modelling and assessment of corporate credit risk both as a bank credit analyst and sell-side corporate bond analyst. Role Tano has responsibility for managing Inflation Linked Securities portfolios and supporting responsibilities for the management of broader fixed interest portfolios with a key focus on credit. Experience 2004 - Portfolio Manager – (CPI ,Credit) - Antares Fixed Income 2000 - 2004 - Senior Analyst – Research, Wholesale Financial Markets, NAB 1996 - 2000 - Senior Analyst - Credit Research, Westpac Institutional Bank 1992 - 1996 - Various Roles in retail and commercial lending, up to manager level – Westpac Banking Corporation
Jukka Viljanmaa - B.Bus. Portfolio Manager Jukka joined the Investment Management Division of MLC in July 1997 and transferred to Antares in July 2000 as a result of the sale of MLC to NAB. Role Responsibilities include management of all the short-term securities portfolios, support for the short duration portfolios and providing analytical support to the fixed income team. Experience 2007 - Portfolio Manager – (ST Securities) - Antares Fixed Income 2005 - 2007 - Assistant Portfolio Manager - (ST Securities) Antares Fixed Income 1997 - 2005 - Fixed Interest Analyst - MLC Investment Management 1995 - 1997 - Portfolio Analyst - State Street Australia Limited 1990 - 1992 - Money Market Broker - BNZ Norths Limited
Andrew Rivers – B.Com. Portfolio Manager Andrew joined Antares in August 2008. Andrew has over 17 years experience in financial markets involving investment management, banking and treasury having begun his career working with a number of the Antares team at MLC Investment Management in the early 90's.   Role Andrew has responsibility for the long/short credit overlay investment process deployed in a number of portfolios.  Experience 2008 - Portfolio Manager - Antares Fixed Income 2006 - 2008 - Fund Manager, Challenger Credit Relative Value Fund 2003 - 2005 - Head of Markets, ABN AMRO - Portfolio Management Group (London) 2001 - 2003 - Portfolio Strategist, ABN AMRO – Portfolio Management Group (Hong Kong) 2000 - 2001 - Treasury Risk Manager, RAMS Home Loans 1998 - 1999 - Market Risk Analyst, various Investment banks (London) 1993 - 1998 - MLC Investment Management - various investment focused roles
Steven Lee - B.Bus. Assistant Portfolio Manager Steven joined Antares Fixed Income in October 2007 after spending a year running the investment operations of Antares. Steven has over 12 years experience in financial markets, primarily with a major US investment bank working in Structured Products, International Fixed Interest and assisting the derivatives trading desk. Role Responsibilities include client reporting/servicing and support management of the Asset Liability Matching Mandates. Experience 2007 - Assistant Portfolio Manager - Antares Fixed Income 2006 - 2007 - Investment Operations Manager 2000 - 2006 - Senior Associate – Morgan Stanley 1999 - 2000 - Investment Analyst – Deutsche Bank 1997 - 1999 - Fund Accountant - State Street Australia Limited
James Lee - B.CST. Quantitative Analyst James joined Antares Fixed Income in March 2008 with two years prior experience in Asset management technology support roles, both with MLC and another large funds manager. In addition, he is an accredited Microsoft Certified Solutions Designer. Role James’ primary responsibility is providing quantitative and analytical support to the debt team, particularly in the refinement and development of proprietary models. Experience 2008 - Quantitative Analyst – Antares Fixed Income 2007 - 2008 - Technology support roles – MLC 2005 - 2007 - Technology support roles – Challenger