Industry training organisation the Centre for Investment Education (CIE) will merge with strategic management firm Gullone Group.
Former Superpartners chief executive and Gullone Group managing director Frank Gullone will become CIE managing director when the merger is formalised on March 9.
“This merger at this critical junction in the industry’s history will greatly enhance what CIE and the Gullone Group have been offering clients,” Gullone said.
“A bigger, more dynamic CIE with more than 20 employees will be providing trustees of superannuation boards, as well as the broader industry, real insights into what’s happening in the markets, building on the intellectual capital and reputations both companies have developed.”
Commenting on the merger, CIE founder and chairman Melda Donnelly said: “Merging with the Gullone Group is a great opportunity for both organisations.”
CIE incumbent managing director Gabriel Szondy will remain as a senior adviser to the group and will continue to chair conference and seminar sessions.
“Gabriel, who sits on the boards of CARE and Military Super, has a wealth of knowledge about the superannuation industry and we want to be able to continue tapping it,” Donnelly said.
CIE is a Melbourne-based learning institution specialising in highly-professional, research-based conferences for the funds management and pension funds industry.
