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Mark Kiely
Head of Antares Fixed Income
Key Responsibilities
Mark has overall responsibility for the Antares Fixed Income business and team. Mark has 32 years’ experience in managing fixed income portfolios and currently has portfolio management responsibilities across various interest rate and credit focussed strategies. Mark began his investment management career in early 1993 when he joined MLC Investment Management as an analyst in a role spanning direct portfolio management as well the research and monitoring of external investment managers involved in fixed income, currency, and hedge fund strategies. Since joining in 1993, Mark has been a key member of the direct fixed income portfolio management team, now known as Antares Fixed Income, and has deep experience in the management of all the strategies managed by the team.
Years with the Group
32
Years of Industry Experience
32
Experience
2020 – Head of Antares Fixed Income
2000 - Portfolio Manager - (Fixed Interest, CPI, Asset & Liability)
1997 - 2000 - Portfolio Manager - MLC Investment Management
1993 - 1997 - Analyst - Short-term Securities - MLC Investment Management
Qualifications
B.Ec., M.Fin, Grad Dip Fin.
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Ken Hyman
Portfolio Manager
Key Responsibilities
Ken has over 52 years investment experience of which 35 years has been with Antares Fixed Income. Ken was the team leader prior to transitioning the business and leadership responsibilities of Antares Fixed Income to Mark Kiely in March 2020. Ken’s current role includes providing broad team support with a key focus on scenario analysis and strategy discussions. Prior to joining Antares Fixed Income, Ken’s previous investment experience included 9 years as a partner with Gilt Money Investments and 8 years with Nefic Acceptances, a South African merchant bank where he was managing equity and fixed interest portfolios.
Years with the Group
35
Years of Industry Experience
52
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
Qualifications
B.Com., Grad Dip Fin, FFin.
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Steven Lee
Portfolio Manager
Key Responsibilities
Steven has over 28 years’ experience in banking and investment related roles of which 19 years has been with Antares Fixed Income. Steven currently has lead responsibility for the cash and liquidity management of all portfolios managed by Antares Fixed Income as well as the day to day management and hedging of the Asset Liability mandates managed by Antares which include both nominal and inflation linked bond exposures.
Years with the Group
19
Years of Industry Experience
28
Experience
2020 – Portfolio Manager
2007 - Assistant Portfolio Manager - Antares Fixed Income
2006 - 2007 - Investment Operations Manager
2000 - 2006 - Senior Associate - Morgan Stanley Structured Products
1999 - 2000 - Investment Analyst - Deutsche Bank
1997 - 1999 - Fund Accountant - State Street Australia Limited
Qualifications
B.Bus. Dip Securitisation
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Gillian Wilson
Portfolio Manager
Key Responsibilities
Gillian has responsibility for the management of broader fixed interest portfolios with a key focus on ESG. Gillian joined the Antares Fixed Income team in September 2021 as a Portfolio Manager.
Gillian began her career in 1998 when she joined BT Funds Management in their client services team. Prior to joining Antares Fixed Income, Gillian was a Portfolio Manager and Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors since 2008.
Years with the Group
3
Years of Industry Experience
24
Experience
2021 – Portfolio Manager, Antares Fixed Income
2008 – 2021 – Portfolio Manager and Vice President – Dimensional Fund Advisors
1999 – 2004 – Risk Analyst – Macquarie Bank
1998 – Client Services Representative – BT Funds Management
Qualifications
B.Bus, M.Eco.
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Carol Yuan
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Key Responsibilities
Carol has responsibility for providing investment research and portfolio management support for Antares' credit focused portfolios. She has a decade of experience specialising in bottom-up, credit analysis across various credit instruments including bonds, loans, investment grade and high yield credits in both domestic and overseas market. Prior to joining the Antares Fixed Income team in March 2022, Carol spent nearly 5 years at Perpetual Credit & Fixed Income as a Credit Analyst, covering investment grade and high yield bonds and private loans. Before that, she spent over 4 years at Aberdeen Asian Fixed Income, specialising in Asian investment grade and high yield credit research. She also held various roles previously at AllianceBernstein and AIG Australia in performance analytics, trade support and treasury accounting.
Years with the Group
3
Years of Industry Experience
17
Experience
2022 – Assistant Portfolio Manager, Antares Fixed Income
2017 – 2022 – Credit Research Analyst – Perpetual Credit & Fixed Income
2013 – 2017 – Credit Research Analyst – Aberdeen Asset Management
2007 – 2011 – Operation Associates – AllianceBernstein
Qualifications
CFA, M.Econ, B.Com
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James Lee
Quantitative Analyst
Key Responsibilities
James has over 21 years’ experience of which 18 years has been with Antares Fixed Income. James primary responsibility is providing quantitative and analytical support to the Antares Fixed Income team. His role includes the development, refinement and maintenance of proprietary models used for market analysis and portfolio management. James also provides backup portfolio support for the cash and liquidity management of all portfolios managed by Antares Fixed Income.
Years with the Group
18
Years of Industry Experience
21
Experience
2008 - Quantitative Analyst - Antares Fixed Income
2007 - 2008 - Asset Management Technology support roles - MLC
2005 - 2007 - Asset Management Technology support roles - Challenger
Qualifications
BCST(ComputerScience), MAppFin
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David Xu
Credit Research Analyst
Key Responsibilities
David has responsibility for performing fundamental credit research for Antares’ credit-focussed portfolios. Prior to joining Antares, David spent 6 years at Moody’s Investors Service covering high yield and investment grade corporates, across Australia and New Zealand. He also previously worked in credit risk management at Commonwealth Bank, and in foreign exchange markets research at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Years with the Group
2
Years of Industry Experience
9
Experience
2023 – Credit Research Analyst, Antares Fixed Income
2017 – 2023 – Analyst, Corporate Finance Group, Moody’s Investors Service
2016 – 2017 – Credit Risk Associate, Institutional Banking & Markets, Commonwealth Bank
2016 – Analyst, Financial Markets Group, Reserve Bank of Australia
Qualifications
CFA, MSc (Fin), BCom (Hons)
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Catherine Liu
Credit Research Analyst
Key Responsibilities
Catherine has responsibility for performing fundamental credit research for Antares credit-focused portfolios. Prior to joining Antares, Catherine spent several years at Bank of America & CBA, assessing credit risks for corporate loans. Prior to that, Catherine built a strong foundation in structured finance during her 3 years at Pepper Money.
Years with the Group
<1
Years of Industry Experience
7
Experience
2025 - Credit Research Analyst, Antares Fixed Income
2022-2025 – Associate, Global Corporate & Investment Banking, Bank of America
2021-2022 – Analyst, Corporate Banking, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2019-2021 - Analyst, Pepper Money
Qualifications
CFA, CPA, MPA (Master of Professional Accounting), BCom (Hons)
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