Kernel's seed swelling

Raj Gooptu joins Kernel as Product and Relationship Manager, following a five year stint at Westpac. As Corporate and Institutional Dealer at Westpac Financial Markets, Gooptu advised clients on FX and interest rate risk management, FX options structuring and portfolio hedging.

Kernel chief executive Dean Anderson said Gooptu “is a fantastic addition to the team that will provide new market insights and experience”.

The manager's new Sustainable funds have been added to all wrap platforms following strong adviser and wholesale demand.

The three new funds, provide clients exposure to domestic and international markets with an Environmental, Social and Governance overlay, including the NZ 50 ESG Tilted Fund, which tracks the first New Zealand ESG index developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices.