Frontier Advisors adds four members to consulting team

Melbourne-based Frontier Advisors has bolstered its consulting team with four new members.

The fresh joiners – Daniel Manser, Tom Bernard, Ida How (consultants) and Kiryll Prakapenka (associate) – bring the number of new hires for Frontier Advisors to ten this year, lifting its headcount to around 85 consultants and staff.

Established in 1994, Frontier Advisors is one of Australia’s leading consulting and research firms for institutional investors. The firm advises on assets across the superannuation, charity, public sector, insurance and higher education sectors.

Daniel Manser has joined Frontier Advisors from Aviva, based in the United Kingdom, where he was leading and implementing investment strategy reviews of various portfolios and undertaking manager research.

Tom Bernard has joined Frontier Advisors following a five-year stint in an investment consulting role at Zenith Investment Partners where he had exposure across fixed income, alternatives and private markets. He is a member of the Defensives and Alternatives research team.

Ida How brings a legal and compliance background to the Investment Governance team. She was previously working with Cooper Investors contributing to the development and implementation of governance, risk and compliance frameworks.

Kiryll Prakapenka joins from independent financial publisher, Fat Tail Investment Research, where he held the role of Financial Analyst. Prior to that posting, he was a finance research writer with The Motley Fool.

Commenting on the new hires, Kim Bowater, Director of Consulting, said: “It’s exciting to be able to add four new faces to our growing team, each with quite different skill sets and backgrounds but all with a common link around naturally inquisitive mindsets and an interest in supporting and working with clients.”