Ross Kent

Investment Client Portfolio Manager

Ross is a Client Portfolio Manager at Martin Currie Australia (MCA). He is embedded within the MCA investment team and works closely alongside the Franklin Templeton Australia sales team.

Ross joined MCA in October 2022. He represents MCA’s innovative suite of investment capabilities within the institutional and intermediary marketplace in Australia.

Prior to joining the firm, Ross was at Bridge Impact Capital where he was responsible for building commitment from co-investors to fund infrastructure projects. Prior to this, Ross was Head of Strategic Relationships at MLC Asset Management (formerly NAB Asset Management) where he was responsible for directing the strategic account management of their ten largest client relationships. Ross has many years of experiences in sales and client services in Australian and the UK including Dimensional Fund Advisors Australia, AllianceBernstein Australia & NZ and AMP Group. His earlier career involved senior product marketing and strategy roles at Prudential UK and Prudential Australia.

Ross has a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania.

A dedicated fan of all forms of football and learning different languages, Ross likes to occasionally combine the two when cheering on Australian teams touring in Europe.