Mark Aarons promoted to new role at VFMC, Head of Asset Classes
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Mark Aarons, Head of Asset Classes, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)
October 2024
Global Investment Institute congratulates Mark Aarons on his promotion to Head of Asset Classes at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC).
VFMC is a public authority responsible for investing AU$86 billion on behalf of Victorians, managing the long-term investments of Victorian State Government entities, comprising of 32 Victorian public authorities and related organisations.
Mark joined VFMC in 2018 and prior to this most recent promotion, held the role, Head of Investment Risk and Absolute Returns. His risk role encompassed risk analysis, portfolio construction and defensive overlays. He also headed up the Absolute Returns team which covers Hedge Funds, Private Credit and Emerging Market Debt (circa 20% of VFMC’s FUM).
Mark is a member of the Investment Leadership Team and investment committee. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Centre for Quantitative Finance and Investment Strategies at Monash University.
Prior to working at VFMC, Mark was global Head of FICC Structuring at the National Australia Bank from 2010 to 2017, where he built a leading institutional derivatives structuring and sales business in both Australia and the UK. Mark also spent four years in London with NAB working in both market risk and in front office on a rates trading desk.
Mark holds Bachelor degrees in Law and Science (both with Honours) from Monash University and a PhD in Mathematics jointly from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and the Free University of Berlin, Germany. Mark is also the co-author of a book on securitisation swaps which was published by Wiley Finance in 2019 and has published several finance papers.
We wish Mark all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at VFMC.
