Brian Scullin joins Tasplan board

Following the announcement of the official transfer of the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme to Tasplan, which takes effect March 2017, Brian Scullin has been confirmed as one of four new appointees to the Tasplan board, and as the fund's new investment committee chair. The four new appointees have each resigned from their previous positions on the RBF board.

With 20 years' experience in the finance industry, Scullin joins the team having previously retired from the BT Investment Management board in 2013 and then taking on the role as the president of RBF, a role that he departed in July 2016.

After a career in the federal government public sector, Scullin served as the inaugural executive director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and in various executive roles with Bankers Trust and as regional head of Asia/Pacific with Deutsche Asset Management. He has also held a number of non-executive industry positions, including roles at both the Investment and Financial Services Association and State Super Financial Services (now StatePlus). He is currently chair of FuneralVest Limited, Tasmanian Development Board and Hastings Fund Management and a director of Possability/Oak.

Commenting on the merger, Tasplan chair, Naomi Edwards said: "The merger will not only make Tasplan more competitive at a national level over the longer term; it will also promote economic growth via new jobs and local investment."