Our People

Julia Forrest
Portfolio ManagerAbout Julia
With over 25 years’ experience spanning equities research and advisory, initial public offerings and capital raisings, Julia has managed our property trust portfolios for over a decade. Before joining the company, she worked for the Attorney General’s Department and on the sell side for 10 years at broking houses now known as Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, where she was a highly rated analyst. Julia holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Diploma of Law from the Solicitor and Barristers Admission Board, specialising in property and insolvency law.
Australian Equities Team
Recent articles by Julia
- Julia Forrest: What’s driving Aussie equities this week
- What’s driving Aussie equities this week
- FAST PODCAST: The investment outlook for Aussie REITs
- FAST PODCAST: Speedy shoppers are buying more but not hanging around for long
- Why self storage could be a good place to stash some cash
- Julia Forrest: Retail and industrial lead the way in A-REIT sector
- Office property opportunities can still be found as work-from-home tensions play out
- Re-landscaping the REIT sector
About Rita
Rita joined Pendal Group (formerly BT Investment Management) in April 2022 as a Quantitative Analyst under the Multi-Asset Investments team. In this role, Rita is responsible for quantitative analysis in relation to asset allocation and research to enhance and grow Pendal’s funds. Rita also assists the I&FI team.
Prior to joining Pendal, Rita worked at Commonwealth Bank where she was a Graduate and then a Quantitative Analyst. There she was responsible for the generation of insights for the Banks portfolios, by building mathematical models and performing statistical analysis. Her work also involved conducting product research, financial analysis, and industry research as an input to understanding product positioning.
Rita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Statistics and a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Monash University. Rita is also currently undertaking studies in the CFA program.
Multi Asset Strategies Team

Rita Bodrina
Investment Analyst
Alyce Mattman
Key Account Manager VIC, SA