Former OneVue executive joins Bellmont

Bellmont Securities has appointed a former OneVue wealth management executive to run business development.

The appointment of Stephen Karrasch underlines the firm's commitment to best practice adviser support and to ensure it continues at the forefront of development in the managed account space

Karrasch has a strong background in managed accounts in Australia as a founding member of OneVue.

More recently, he worked as an investment specialist at Holon Global and Atlas Funds Management.

Earlier, he held several roles at Macquarie Bank and was head of distribution at Rothschild Australia Asset Management.

David Montuoro, managing director at Bellmont Securities, said the continued growth of managed accounts and the development of our portfolio solutions has led to the need for a senior appointment to support the growing sophistication of our clients.

"We are delighted to have attracted someone of Stephen's calibre to join our executive team with a focus on helping our dealer and adviser partners deliver better investment advice, achieve superior investor outcomes and run more efficient, scalable and profitable businesses."