BMO appoints MD for Australian office

Ravi Sriskandarajah has joined BMO Global Asset Management to open its Australian office as managing director and country head.

Sriskandarajah, who has almost 15 year's experience in the financial services industry, joins from BlackRock Australia where he has served as managing director and head of institutional business since 2011.

Previously, he worked in retail and institutional distribution roles at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers before its acquisition by BlackRock in 2006.