AIMA Australia Annual Forum 2020
8th - 10th September, 2020
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The AIMA Australia Annual Forum is Australia’s flagship alternative investment conference organised by the industry for the industry. This year, we will have a virtual forum across 2.5 days showcasing the skills of international and local managers, their approach to business and their market views to local and international delegates. The forum also brings investors, domestic and offshore, to openly discuss the alternative investment industry, interact with peers and gain best-practice perspectives. This year, we will continue to build on our previous offerings with more diversity in topics and speakers as we mark AIMA's global 30th anniversary virtually!
Replays are now available and can be found under the "Session Replays" tab!
For any inquiries on AIMA Australia Annual Forum 2021, please contact Michael Gallagher & Kathy Kwan.
Agenda (AEST)
SESSION REPLAYS
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6:00 PM – 7:30 PM 
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Introduction and Keynote
CAIA/ AIMA Scholarship Award Ceremony
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Welcome Address
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9:10 AM - 10:00 AM 
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Keynote & Fireside Chat Speakers:
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11:00 AM - 11:50 AM 
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Showcasing AIMA Managers: How Did They Cope With 2020 and Beyond? Speakers:
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2:00 PM – 2:50 PM |
Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Speakers:
Moderator:
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4:30 PM – 5:20 PM 
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future Speakers:
Moderator: Craig Stanford,Director, Investor Relations, CFM |
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Closing Remarks for Day 1 Dr. Alistair Rew, Chair AIMA Australia |
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Introduction and Launch of 2020 KPMG/AIMA Global Hedge Fund Survey COVID-19 special edition
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9:10 AM – 10:00 AM 
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The Shape Of The Industry In The Future..A View From Leading Global Firms Speakers:
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Culture Within Management Companies Speakers:
Moderator: Nichole Alexander, Client Service, Market Advocacy and Development Manager, HSBC |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Speakers:
Moderator: Lauri Haas, Principal, PRISM LLC |
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Regulatory Update from Around the Globe Speakers:
Moderator: Anthony Tse, Fund Director, Solas Fiduciary Services |
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AIMA Australia Annual Forum 2020 Closing Remarks Dr. Alistair Rew, Chair AIMA Australia |
| 6.00 PM - 8.00 PM |
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Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP) have entered into an agreement to transfer DB’s Global Prime Finance and Electronic Equities businesses to BNPP by 1st January 2022. The branding demonstrates DB’s continuity of service to its clients in the intervening period. |
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Closing Remarks Dr. Alistair Rew Dr Alistair Rew is the founder of Cortex Investech, responsible for delivering superior investment and business performance across AMP Capital’s public markets business. Alistair has over 20 years global investment management experience, predominantly focussed on seeding, investing in, and developing and building, world-class investment teams and firms. Alistair is the chair of AIMA Australia, chair of the AIMA Investor Advisory Group, and is also on the board of Australian Students Asset Management, a not-for-profit, student-run hedge fund, providing a crucial link between academic and industry experience across all aspects of an investment management business. |
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Introduction and Keynote Jack Inglis Jack Inglis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA*). He has been in the financial services industry and closely involved with hedge funds for over 30 years. Jack has held senior management positions at both Morgan Stanley, where he served for 16 years, and Barclays, where he was prior to joining AIMA. From 2007 to 2010 he was CEO of London based hedge fund manager, Ferox Capital Management. He served as a non-executive director of London Capital Group plc from 2007 to 2010 and currently sits on the board of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). He began his career in 1983 at UK stockbrokers James Capel (which was subsequently acquired by HSBC) and has extensive experience in origination, distribution, financing and trading across the fixed income and equity capital markets. Jack holds a Master of Arts in Economics from Cambridge University. Jack is also Chair of the charity HFC Help for Children UK Affiliate Board and took up this role in January 2020. *AIMA is a not-for-profit global trade association that represents the mutual interests of the alternative funds industry, including hedge funds and private debt funds. It has over 2,000 corporate members across more than 60 countries. AIMA operates out of offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo & Toronto. |
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Introduction and Keynote Luke Ellis Luke Ellis is Chief Executive Officer of Man Group, a global active investment firm. Man Group has five investment engines (Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM), which manage USD 108.3 billion (as at 30 June, 2020) in a range of liquid and private markets. With a central objective to deliver alpha for clients through time, Man Group provides a wide range of alternative and long-only portfolio solutions for its client base. As CEO, Luke leads the firm’s Executive Committee, working with teams across investment, distribution, technology and infrastructure, while seeking to deliver the right outcomes for clients and positioning Man Group to adapt to opportunities as markets evolve. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Greenhouse Sports. Luke joined Man Group in 2010 and was previously President of the firm, responsible for management across investment engines. Prior to this, he was Chairman of Man GLG’s Multi-Manager activities and was Managing Director of Man FRM from 1998 to 2008. Luke was previously a Managing Director at JPMorgan in London and Global Head of the firm’s Equity Derivatives and Equity Proprietary Trading businesses. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Economics from Bristol University. |
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CAIA/ AIMA Scholarship Award Ceremony Joanne Murphy Jo has been in Asia for over 20 years, predominantly based in Hong Kong but with two valuable years spent in Singapore. She has held several senior Asia Pacific wide management positions, successfully leading sales, business development, marketing and client relationship management divisions for major institutions; and has both built and managed large and effective regionally located teams. Jo was expatriated to Hong Kong, with Morgan Stanley, in early 1997 and has worked for several global institutions; covering intermediary, buy and sell side, entrepreneurial and now in a professional education business environment - throughout the Alternative Investment industry. In 2000, Jo joined HSBC Securities Services (previously Bank of Bermuda) as Head of Sales, Asia Pacific (based in Hong Kong) and in 2005 moved on to Head of Sales Asia (ex-Japan) and Product Specialist for all alternative investment products at Deutsche Asset Management (in Singapore). In 2008 Jo joined Triple A Partners, a privately held group. In early 2012 Jo joined the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the international leader in alternative investment education and provider of the CAIA designation, as Managing Director, Asia Pacific. Jo enjoys the reputation of being hard-working, capable, committed and commercial; was voted “Asia’s most influential woman in the alternative sector” and also one of “The 25 most influential people in Asian hedge funds” by the industry’s leading AsianInvestor magazine. Jo also was a founding member of the Hong Kong AIMA Chapter, previously held an Executive Committee Member position and now sits on its Education Committee. Further, she also holds a number of corporate advisory positions, is a Fellow of SUSS (Singapore) as well as an advisory council member of UPACA Gurukul (India). |
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Keynote & Fireside Chat Paul Chadwick Paul Chadwick is the Managing Director and a founder of Nanuk Asset Management, a Sydney based firm formed in late 2009 that specializes in global investments related to environmental sustainability and resource scarcity. Previously, Paul was the Managing Director of GMO Australasia where, until retirement in mid 2008, he was the head of Systematic Global Macro Strategies as well as having responsibility for the overall management of the firm’s Australian and Singaporean operations. Prior to GMO, he held senior roles in global tactical asset allocation and derivatives trading at Westpac Investment Management and, earlier, senior positions in equity derivatives and quantitative analysis at the stockbroking firm James Capel Australia. His more than thirty years career in finance has followed approximately ten years in aeronautical engineering and airline management in the USA and Australia respectively. Paul holds degrees in Science and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Sydney and is the current Asia Pacific board member on the Global Council of the Alternative Investment Managers Association. |
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Keynote & Fireside Chat Jean is one of Wellington’s three Managing Partners, who are responsible for governance of the Wellington Management partnership. Throughout her nearly 30 years at the firm, Jean has focused on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, serving as a research analyst, portfolio manager, and leader of the health care sector research team. She has been the recipient of industry awards, including Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance (2020) and The Hedge Fund Journal’s 50 Leading Women In Hedge Funds (2018). Jean serves as the chair of Wellington’s Executive Committee and is the sponsor for the Wellington Women's Network. She joined Wellington Management upon her graduation from Wellesley College, where she earned a BA in economics. Additionally, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston. Jean is also a member of the investment committees at Wellesley College and the Winsor School. |
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Showcasing AIMA Managers: How Did They Cope With 2020 and Beyond? Jun Bei Liu Jun Bei Liu is the Portfolio Manager of the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund, one of Australia's longest running equity long short funds. Jun Bei Liu is a passionate investor with over 18 years of Investment experience covering a large range of sectors, an effective public speaker about her investment views and a regular participant in prestigious conferences such as Sohn. The last 14 years of Jun Bei’s career has been with Tribeca and prior to Tribeca, Jun Bei spent four years as an investment analyst covering the Australian consumer sectors at Morningstar and Foster Stockbroking. Jun Bei is a native Chinese speaker and regularly travels to China and visits other Asian markets as part of her Investment Research, and she actively insights the companies that she invests in. Jun Bei is also a CFA charter holder and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. |
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Showcasing AIMA Managers: How Did They Cope With 2020 and Beyond? Nick Griffin Nick is a founding Partner and the Chief Investment Officer of Munro Partners. Nick is responsible for the investment management of Munro’s key investment funds and the formulation and implementation of the proprietary investment process. Nick has been managing global long / short equity mandates for over 12 years. Key career highlights include: • Over 20 years working in financial services with 13 years funds management experience. • 2005-2015, Head of International Strategy on the K2 Select International Absolute Return Fund. • Member of the K2 Asset Management asset allocation and currency exposure committee. • 2000-2005, Senior Analyst (Global Oil and Gas) at Deutsche Bank UK. • 1996-1999, Manager Australian Equities for Commonwealth Financial Services. Nick holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Registered Representative of the Sydney Futures Exchange. |
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Showcasing AIMA Managers: How Did They Cope With 2020 and Beyond? Andrew Lockhart Andrew has more than 30 years’ banking, funds management and financial markets experience specialising in leverage and acquisition finance as well as corporate and institutional lending. Andrew’s considerable experience includes being responsible for the origination and portfolio risk management of large, diversified and complex loan portfolios including corporate restructurings. Andrew holds the Bachelor of Business and Master of Business Administration qualifications from the Queensland University of Technology. In 2019, Andrew was appointed Chair of the Australian branch of the Alternative Credit Council, which is a sub-committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association. |
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Showcasing AIMA Managers: How Did They Cope With 2020 and Beyond? David Adams 
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Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Travis Schoenleber Travis Schoenleber is a managing director for Cambridge Associates, a global asset consulting firm. Travis works with institutional investors across all areas of portfolio management, specializing in alternative assets. Prior to joining Cambridge, he was an equities analyst at Employee Retirement Systems of Texas. Travis has an MBA from the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst designations. |
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Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Rebecca Jacques Rebecca Jacques is a Principal in Mercer’s Institutional Wealth business. As a Senior Investment Consultant, Rebecca is involved in preparing strategic investment advice to institutional and wealth management clients as well as supporting our focus on delivering retirement income solutions. She is based in Sydney. Prior to joining Mercer in October 2018, Rebecca gained over 20 years of investment and financial services experience. This included heading up the managed funds research business at ASSIRT Pty Ltd, where she was responsible for managing the research team and developing the first retail alternative asset class product rating in the Australian retail marketplace. Rebecca was also part of the executive management team brought in to establish the retail presence of Deutsche Asset Management in Australia. She was also the chief operating officer of a boutique Hedge Fund established by the Chairman of AIMA Australia. Rebecca has led her own consultancy business providing investment and portfolio construction advice to independent financial planning firms, and dealer groups, as well as product and asset management consultancy to asset management firms. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Politics) (Honours) from Monash University; and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. |
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Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Felicity Walsh Felicity leads the Institutional and Alternatives business in Australia and NZ. Felicity and team are responsible for working closely with institutional investors to develop customised solutions across a range of asset classes. Traditionally Felicity’s focus has been in Alternative assets. Prior to Franklin Templeton/K2 Advisors, Felicity spent eleven years at Willis Towers Watson as an Asset Consultant and Actuarial Consultant in Australia and the UK. Felicity is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK), Certified Investment Management Analyst and holds a First Class Honors degree in Chemistry. |
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Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Michael Sommers Michael Sommers is a Principal Consultant having joined Frontier in 2013 and is the head of Alternatives and Derivatives. His responsibilities include undertaking manager research of liquid and illiquid alternatives strategies as well as derivative strategies, including providing specialist advice for these areas to clients. Michael also provides risk management and generalist consulting advice. Prior to joining Frontier, Michael worked in London for seven years in a number of trading floor based senior risk management roles at CIBC, Lloyds and HBOS. His roles involved advising on the risk and performance characteristics of diverse portfolios and investment strategies. He was also involved in regulatory and risk governance related work at a senior level. Prior to working in London, Michael worked in credit risk modelling at ANZ in Melbourne. Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Actuarial Studies and Finance (including First Class Honours in Finance), a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University. |
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Allocating to Alternatives…. Asset Consultants Perspective Keri Pratt Keri Pratt is a professional with significant experience in investment sales & marketing, strategy & management, superannuation & business consulting and governance, and is an experienced company director. She has developed extensive networks in financial services as well as being involved in industry advocacy for women. She is/ has been a NED of 2 industry associations, a national sports organisation and a NFP in the disability sector. |
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future Ben Samild Ben joined the Future Fund in October 2013. He is responsible for the strategy of the Alternatives portfolio and is a member of the Investment Committee. Ben joined as a Director after a 10-year career in the hedge fund industry and 4 years as Head of Investment Strategy at Industry Super Fund LUCRF Super. Ben completed a 6 year undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne majoring in behavioural finance, psychology and history. He later completed a Masters in Applied Finance while employed/leading research at a Connecticut-based hedge fund. |
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future Michael Block Michael Block has been involved in the financial services sector in Australia for 40 years. He has held a diverse range of positions in investment banking, government and funds management. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Australian Catholic Super, a $10 billion industry superannuation fund. From 2012 to 2014 he was the Chief Investment Officer of Nambawan Super Limited, the major superannuation fund in Papua New Guinea. From 2009 to 2011 Michael was the General Manager - Investments for FuturePlus Financial Services, an organisation that serviced four superannuation funds with assets of around $12 billion. Before that, Michael designed and implemented the $14 billion Workers Compensation Insurance Fund whilst General Manager - Investment Division for WorkCover NSW from 2004-2008. From 1996 to 2004 Michael was Director - Treasury and Investment Services for the University of New South Wales where he managed UNSW's reserves and endowments and managed UNSW's commercial operations. He introduced Ethical Investing to UNSW in 1997 Michael has undergraduate qualifications in law, accounting, finance and philosophy and postgraduate qualifications in law, applied finance, economic history and economics. Michael enjoys playing and watching sport and was born in Johannesburg South Africa. He is married with four daughters |
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future Debbie Alliston Debbie is the Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset Group at AMP Capital. She is responsible for managing a team of multi-asset investment professionals with responsibility for over $84 billion (as at June 2020) invested across a range of diversified funds including LifeCycle, Institutional, and Goals-based funds. In addition, Debbie is the Portfolio Manager for AMP’s default Corporate Super offerings. Prior to her appointment in March 2019 she was Head of the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team and joined AMP Capital in 2011. Debbie has over 30 years in the industry and has had roles with Apostle Asset Management as Investment Director, where she was responsible for the management of the ongoing affiliate program. From 1991 to 2007 she was with BT Financial Group (formerly Rothschild Asset Management) in a range of roles, including Head of Investments, Chief Operating Officer, Investment Management and Director Head of Portfolio Management. She has also held roles with Bankers Trust Investment Management in the UK and Equitilink Australia. |
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future James Murray James is currently Senior Portfolio Manager at TCorp and is responsible for Fixed Income, Credit and Opportunistic strategies.. Prior to joining TCorp James was Head of Fixed Income & Derivatives at State Super where he oversaw the Fixed Income, Currency and Exposure Management for the Fund. Prior to joining State Super James was a Senior Portfolio Manager at AMP Capital and IPAC (AXA). |
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What A Year… Leading Allocators Reflect On 2020 And Look Forward to The Future Craig Stanford Online profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanfordcraig/ |
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Introduction and Launch of AIMA Emerging Stronger Report Stephen Allen Stephen has broad experience in investment and commercial banking, infrastructure funds management, private equity and risk with a background in technology. His experience includes:
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The Shape Of The Industry In The Future..A View From Leading Global Firms Damien Jasczyk Damien Jasczyk is currently head of Global Prime Finance for Australia at Deutsche Bank in Sydney where he manages a team who services the financing, trading & capital needs of hedge fund managers both locally and globally, as well as the highly rated ETF market making platform in Australia. Damien worked in both asset management and stockbroking in Australia before moving to London where he worked in the prime brokerage business of Goldman Sachs. He then joined Fulcrum Asset Management LP, a boutique asset manager as Chief Operating Officer helping to found the systematic hedge fund business before moving back to Sydney to join Deutsche Bank. Damien graduated with Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/International Relations) from the Australian National University in Canberra. |
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The Shape Of The Industry In The Future..A View From Leading Global Firms Christopher Fix Christopher Fix serves as Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, CME Group. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for leading CME Group’s initiatives to expand its presence in the region, including its partnerships with regional exchanges, delivering a growth strategy, and developing benchmark products and services to meet the needs of current and prospective clients. In addition to his role at CME Group, Fix is also a Board Member of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and Chairman of DME Asia Pte Ltd. DME was launched in 2007 as a joint venture between CME Group, Dubai Holdings and the Oman Investment Fund. Before joining CME Group in June 2015, Fix served as Chief Executive Officer of DME since August 2012, where he spearheaded DME’s strategic development and led the exchange towards closer ties with oil producers, customers and the financial community, with a particular focus on its core target market of Asia. Prior to that, Fix had a highly successful career spanning 20 years with BNP Paribas, where he served the group since 1992 and has held several positions in New York, Paris and Singapore. His most recent position at BNP Paribas was as Head of Marketing for Commodity Futures, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Before that, he was BNP Paribas’ Head of Commodity Derivatives Credit, Asia Pacific & Japan, responsible for providing exchange traded and OTC hedging services to clients of BNP across challenging credit, legal and compliance jurisdictions in Asia. |
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The Shape Of The Industry In The Future..A View From Leading Global Firms Jay B. Peller Jay B. Peller is a Managing Director, responsible for the Fund Services Division of Citco. Prior to joining Citco in January of 2000, Mr. Peller was employed by Tudor Investment Corporation where he served in various senior positions, including Vice President of the Fund Accounting Group from 1998 to 1999 and Manager of the group from 1993 to 1997. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Peller worked in the Ernst & Young Financial Services Group. Mr. Peller is a CPA and received a degree in Business Administration and Accounting from State University of New York at Albany. |
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The Shape Of The Industry In The Future..A View From Leading Global Firms Chris Addy, FCA CFA , Chris is the President and CEO of Castle Hall Diligence, where he leads a team of more than 80 professionals. Castle Hall supports more than 100 institutional investors worldwide to conduct operational and ESG due diligence across all asset classes and jurisdictions. Chris focuses on new approaches to diligence in the Covid world, leveraging fintech and data driven diligence tools to deliver portfolio wide due diligence analytics. Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is a CFA Charterholder. |
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Culture Within Management Companies Nichole Alexander Nichole Alexander has nearly 20 years’ experience across the global financial markets, specialising in the management of operations divisions, with a focus on client service across a variety of products and roles. Nichole started her financial markets career locally in Sydney at International Broking firms ICAP and BGC Partners before moving to work in Hong Kong 3 years. In 2011 Nichole joined Goldman Sachs in Sydney where she worked for 7 years, before landing her current role at HSBC. As the Head of Client Service, Market Advocacy and Development, the role brings together her global markets knowledge and experience to facilitate engagement with clients, service providers, local industry bodies and market forums, for the provision of information to clients, whilst playing an important advocacy and development role, across the industry. Nichole is a mum to 3 young girls, likes to keep fit and healthy and is a huge advocate for retaining and advancing women in their chosen careers. |
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Culture Within Management Companies Jeff Dunn Jeff Dunn is a Principal and Head of APAC at AQR Capital Management. In this role, he leads AQR’s business development and client service in the region. He is a founding member of AQR’s ESG Working Group. Prior to joining AQR, Jeff was the research manager for the international equity division at QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional investment managers. While at QIC, Jeff also worked in a secondment role with the quantitative strategies group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York. Jeff earned a B.Sc. in mathematics and a B.Bus. in banking and finance from the QUT. |
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Culture Within Management Companies Liza McDonald Liza has over 20 years’ experience in the superannuation sector, and is a specialist and passionate advocate for Responsible Investments. As Head of Responsible Investments, she has led the development and implementation of the Fund’s Responsible Investment policies, the execution of the Climate Change Adaption Plan and also manages the ESG policy compliance including manager and asset class ESG reviews. |
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Culture Within Management Companies Delia Burrage Online Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delia-burrage-22191118 Delia is a multi-disciplinary lawyer and Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel, who has worked with top-tier Asia-Pacific firms, banks and financial institutions. She specialises in funds management, financial services, mergers & acquisitions, commercial and corporate law, risk & compliance management and business operations. Delia has managed all operational, legal, risk & compliance aspects of a boutique hedge fund management company across the whole lifecycle, including start-ups, fund launches, transformation programs and monetisation events. |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Lauri Haas Lauri Haas is the Founder of PRISM, an Operational Due Diligence (“ODD”) provider since 2009. She has dedicated her 25 year career to operational risk, first auditing bank trading desks from 1995-2000 and then conducting ODD on hedge funds since 2001. Prior to founding PRISM, she was the Deputy Global Head of Operational Due Diligence for Union Bancaire Privee, an Associate at JP Morgan Investment Management, and an auditor at Ernst & Young in New York. She has evaluated operational risk on thousands of funds around the world. |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Nicole Hammond Nicole is Head of Client Experience at Bennelong, with 12 years of funds management industry experience. Nicole joined Bennelong in 2012 as a Senior Fund Accountant. She was promoted to Head of Investment Operations in 2015, and then on to the newly created role of Head of Client Experience in May 2019. In her current role, she draws on her broad knowledge of the business to oversee the client experience and product teams. Her previous employers include Aviva Australia (MLC) and Mercer Australia, with roles encompassing fund accounting, investment operations, corporate finance, client services and operational due diligence. |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Harvey Kalman Mr Kalman has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector and is charged with overall global responsibility for the operational compliance of all Managed Fund Services in Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland/Europe and Corporate Trustee services. He previously held senior roles at ANZ, KPMG and the Australian Society of Corporate Treasurers. He is also a director on a number of the group’s subsidiary companies. |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Megan Jenner Online Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-jenner-cfa-6a994034/ |
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Changes as A Result of The Pandemic…What’s Here to Stay? Michelle East Michelle founded Certainty Compliance to get firms licenced in Australia and provide ongoing support. For firms with a small local presence, Certainty acts as their local compliance team, bringing the people and ComplianceManager technology to get the job done. For firms with inhouse compliance team, Certainty provides PolicyManager, an online obligation change management service. Michelle’s previous experience in investment management and strategy convinced her that technology was crucial to effective compliance risk management. She serves on the advisory committee of The RegTech Association. Certainty Compliance is proud to be a member of AIMA. |
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Update on Global Regulatory Changes and How They Affect the Australian Manager Community Nikki Bentley Nikki Bentley is a financial services law partner with EY. She advises leading Australian and global fund managers on corporate, commercial and regulatory issues facing their business with a particular focus on alternative funds. Nikki assists with fund establishment (onshore and offshore) and structuring, product disclosure, licensing and distribution. Nikki sits on the AIMA Exco committee and chairs the regulatory committee in Australia. |
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Update on Global Regulatory Changes and How They Affect the Australian Manager Community Laura Rogers Laura Rogers is based in Walkers' Singapore office where she is a partner specialising in private equity, hedge funds, joint ventures and providing general corporate advice. She regularly advises clients on the establishment and structuring of private equity and hedge funds in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. She also advises private equity funds on down-stream investments as well as provides general advice to established private equity and hedge funds. In addition, Laura has an active corporate practice which includes providing general corporate advice on corporate governance, M&A and joint ventures. |
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Update on Global Regulatory Changes and How They Affect the Australian Manager Community Andrew Stone Andrew an investment funds specialist with over 17 years' experience in the investment management and financial services industry. I work with investment managers, capital sources and service providers in relation to the design and distribution of investment funds, associated transactions and regulatory matters. |
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Update on Global Regulatory Changes and How They Affect the Australian Manager Community Anthony Tse Anthony Tse is an independent director with Solas Fiduciary Services in Singapore. He worked in private equity and spent over 10 years in long short equity. When he established his own hedge fund in Hong Kong, he was a Type 9 Responsible Officer, CEO, Risk, Compliance and Portfolio Manager. He also worked as a Portfolio Manager in a multi-manager platform and single-family office. He has extensive experience in fundraising and fund due diligence. Anthony speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese. |
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Update on Global Regulatory Changes and How They Affect the Australian Manager Community Johan Terblanche Johan is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) at the Maples Group, where he is head of the Luxembourg Funds & Investment Management team. Johan has been focusing on fund structuring / formation and regulated financial business for the majority of his career. He advises managers and investors of collective investment funds, with a particular focus on alternative funds (including private equity, debt, infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds) and their management entities. Johan joined the Maples Group in 2018. He was previously a partner in the Financial Services and Investment Management group at Dechert. Prior to that, Johan was a partner in the investment management practice of an international firm headquartered in the Netherlands. Johan speaks Afrikaans, English and French. |
