Blackwattle, an investment firm, has appointed Sunny Bangia, a former founding partner and portfolio manager at Antipodes, to lead the launch of its new global equity fund. Bangia will be joined by three other investment professionals who also previously worked at Antipodes. The new hires will oversee the launch of Blackwattle's Global Quality fund, the firm's first foray into the global equities market. The fund will focus on quality and high conviction design. Blackwattle currently manages $100 million across five portfolios and this new fund will be its sixth. [5256b1f9]