Director – Factor Investing & Multi-Asset Strategies,
Invesco

Scott Bennett is responsible for representing Invesco’s multi-asset strategies offerings in the Australian market, including Invesco Quantitative Strategies (i.e. Australian equities & global equities capabilities), Global Asset Allocation (i.e. the Invesco True Balance Strategy), Indexing and Investment Solutions. Scott also assists with external researcher relationships and reviews for these investment capabilities across both institutional and wholesale channels.

Prior to joining Invesco, Scott was the APAC head of quantitative investment solutions at Northern Trust Asset Management, where he was responsible for the development and support of quantitative solutions within the Asia Pacific region, including driving thought leadership and working with large institutional clients on customised quantitative solutions.

Scott’s experience also spans 14 years at Russell Investments in Sydney and Seattle across a variety of roles, including leading global quantitative research, being responsible for approximately A$45 billion in factor investing (including portfolio completion strategies and ESG) and managing approximately A$7 billion in Australian equities (including multi-manager solutions, smart beta and after-tax).

Scott has also been published in several academic journals covering topics such as portfolio construction, risk measurement and ESG. Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in business (economics and finance) with distinction from RMIT University and a master’s in finance (applied finance) from the University of New South Wales.