Frontier adds alternatives and derivates research specialist

Joe Clark
JOE CLARK
Frontier Advisors Pty Ltd - Senior Consultant, Alternatives and Derivitives
DEPARTURE
QIC LIMITED
Date: March 2020
Position: Senior Quantitative Strategist
APPOINTMENT
Frontier Advisors Pty Ltd
FRONTIER ADVISORS PTY LTD
Date: March 2020
Position: Senior Consultant, Alternatives and Derivitives

Joe Clark is joining Frontier Advisors as senior consultant in the firm's assets and derivatives research team.

Clark joins from QIC, where he spent more than five years as senior quantitative strategist for insurance-linked securities. He first joined the organisation in 2011 as a senior research analyst.

He also holds a PhD in economics from the University of Queensland.

Before joining QIC, Clark was in the fixed income and global tactical asset allocation teams at Suncorp and a portfolio manager with Tyndall Asset Management.

Announcing the move, Frontier's head of alternatives and derivatives, Michael Sommers, said they were enthusiastic about bolstering Frontier's portfolio construction and risk modelling capabilities. In particular, they were interested in Clark's work around overlay capability and alternative risk premia strategy. "We've been impressed with both his expertise and his client servicing. He is extremely well-credentialled and his expertise as a tutor and lecturer has honed his ability to communicate both with our clients, and with other more junior members of our team," said Sommers.

Frontier has seen the amount of non-super clients increase in recent years, now approaching half of the firm's client base.