4th Annual Private Wealth Melbourne Forum
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Unlock new investment opportunities at the Private Wealth Melbourne Forum 2025 on December 2, 2025. This exclusive event gathers family offices, private banks, and wealth managers to explore cutting-edge strategies in portfolio diversification, alternative assets, ESG investing, and succession planning.
Gain insights from top financial leaders on navigating market shifts and optimizing long-term wealth preservation.
Secure your spot now and connect with industry experts shaping the future of private wealth in Australia!

OUR SPEAKERS
Speakers

Andrew McAuley
UBS Global Wealth Management Australia
Chief Investment Officer
Andrew McAuley is Managing Director, UBS Global Wealth Management. Andrew has been investing on behalf of clients for over 27 years and was the founder of the Credit Suisse Discretionary Portfolio Management service in Australia, which has consistently delivered strong performance for clients. He has managed single and multi-asset class portfolios for major superannuation funds, institutions, ultra-high net worth individuals, not for profits and private cli-ents. Andrew holds an Economics degree from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Finance and Securities Institute of Australia.

David Cassidy
Wilsons Advisory
Chief Investment Officer
David joined Wilsons in January 2020 as the Head of Investment Strategy having spent over 25 years as one of Australia’s leading investment strategists. David is responsible for overseeing the development of Wilsons private wealth investment strategy including, asset allocation strategy, equity portfolio strategy and the selection of external fund managers across all asset classes to guide Wilsons model portfolios.

Lakshman Anantakrishnan
ANZ Private Bank
Chief Investment officer
Lakshman is responsible for the portfolio management, construction, and asset allocation of funds under management for ANZ Private. With more than 20 years’ experience, Lakshman was previously AMP Ltd's Chief Investment Officer. For close to a decade, he was also Head of Portfolio Management at Credit Suisse, managing global multi-asset portfolios.

Norman Zhang
Koda Capital
Chief Investment Officer & Partner
Norman Zhang is currently the Chief Investment Officer and Partner at Koda Capital, a leading and fully independent Australian private wealth advisor with over $10+ billion of assets under management. He is responsible for overseeing Koda’s investment program, strategy, asset allocation, and portfolio construction. Prior to Koda, Norman managed a combined $12+ billion across two Australian superannuation funds between 2017-2023, serving as the Chief Investment Officer for Legal Super (2020-2023) and Media Super (2017-2020), delivering top-quartile returns for investors during this period. His expertise includes developing investment strategies, building high-quality investment programs & teams, asset allocation, portfolio construction, manager research & selection.

Paul Newfield
Frontier Advisors
Director of Investment Research

Peter Magee
MRB House Family Office
Chief Investment Officer
Peter is the Chief Investment Officer managing the family office assets of Michael and Andrew Buxton, who are the fifth generation property identities in the region. He is covering multi assets excluding real estate, which is managed by another PM in the team as the family has already big exposure in real estate. He selects funds and investment in the highest quality actively managed funds focused on international and domestic listed equities, private equity, venture capital and absolute returns.

Scott Haslem
LGT Crestone Wealth Management
Chief Investment Officer
Scott Haslem leads the Chief Investment Office at Crestone Wealth Management, covering strategic and tactical asset allocation, portfolio construction and manager selection across equities, fixed income and alternative assets. Prior to joining Crestone, Scott was the Chief Economist for Australia and New Zealand at UBS. While at UBS, he led a consistently top-rated economics team for more than 10 years. Scott has more than 25 years’ experience in global financial markets and investment banking. Prior to joining UBS in 1998, he spent seven years working for the Reserve Bank of Australia, primarily in economic forecasting. Scott holds a degree with Honours in Economics from the University of Queensland and a Master of Economics degree from the Australian National University.

Sebastian Jimenez
Argus Advisory
Head of Investments

Tim Rocks
Evans & Partners
Chief Investment Officer
Tim started his career at the Reserve Bank as an economist. He joined Macquarie in 1998 where he spent 5 years covering the Australian equity market as strategist. He then moved with them to Hong Kong in 2004 where he built and ran their Asian macro research group. His most recent role was running Asset Allocation for Westpac’s $30 billion Superannuation Fund. He has a First Class Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Finance from London Business School. He joined Evans and Partners in March 2017.

William Brown
Terrace Tower Group
Chief Investment Officer
Founded in 1985 by the late John Saunders AO, co-founder of Westfield, Terrace Tower Group is a family run real estate and investment company. The Saunders family wealth is sourced from the legacy of the late family patriarch John Saunders AO, co-founder of Westfield.



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Our Sponsors
Lead Sponsor

P/E Investments
Founded in 1995, P/E Investments manages assets for individual and institutional investors worldwide. P/E Investments is headquartered in Boston, USA, with additional offices in Singapore, Melbourne, Tokyo, London, and Jackson WY. As of February 1, 2025, firm assets under management were approximately USD 19.7 Billion. Our flagship product, the FX Strategy, is an absolute return product investing in foreign exchange. The strategy employs a quantitative framework to evaluate daily fundamental macroeconomic and financial factors in order to identify current drivers of currency market returns. P/E’s FX Strategy model can also be effectively utilized for dynamic currency hedging, currency overlay strategies, and enhanced alpha products.
Platinum Sponsors

Australian Ethical
Australian
Ethical is amongst Australia's leading ethical investment managers1.
Since 1986, Australian Ethical has provided investors with investment
management products that align with their values and provide long term, risk
adjusted returns. Investments are guided by the Australian Ethical Charter
which shapes its ethical approach and underpins both its culture and its
vision. Australian Ethical has over $10 billion in funds under management
across managed funds and superannuation. Visit: www.australianethical.com.au
Please refer to https://www.australianethical.com.au/why-ae/investment/#awards
for specific awards Australian Ethical has won, including the specific
categories.

Crescent Capital Partners
Founded in 2000, Crescent Capital Partners began as a
Private Equity firm focused on mid-market ‘growth buyout’ transactions with a
small team of dedicated strategy consultants.
Today it is an alternative asset manager, covering
both Australian Private Equity, Private Credit and active Listed Equities with
a team of 45 investment and management professionals and is a top quartile
global investment manager in alternative assets for 20 years.

Neuberger Berman

Praemium
Praemium is an ASX-listed wealth management technology and financial services company and has been providing platform services to the Private Wealth and HNW IFA sector since its establishment in 2001. We are proud to be recognised as an industry leader in the platform market, providing market-leading managed accounts, non-custody solutions and portfolio administration and reporting services for some of Australia’s leading wealth managers and advice firms.

RAM
Real Asset Management (RAM) is an Australian alternative asset manager, providing investment solutions in Credit, Real Estate, and Private Equity markets, for institutions and wealthy families globally. RAM has a proven track record as a successful acquirer and manager of healthcare, essential services retail and commercial real estate. We manage 42 properties across Australia through the ASX listed RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX: REP), along with our unlisted portfolios.

Remara
Remara is an
Australian-based Asset Management company managing over $1 billion in funds across key
asset classes, including private credit, real estate, and tactical
opportunities. They take an innovative and hands-on approach as high-quality
asset generation specialists through their vertical integration model,
providing portfolio diversification, superior risk adjusted returns and capital
preservation. Remara was established in 2019 and headquartered in Sydney,
Australia.
Gold Sponsors

Ares Management
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. Ares seeks to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for its stakeholders and within its communities. By collaborating across its investment groups, Ares aims to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of December 31, 2024, including the acquisition of GCP International which closed on March 1, 2025, Ares’ global platform had over $525 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Charter Hall
Charter Hall, with $82.6 billion of property funds under management, we use our expertise to access, deploy, manage and invest equity across core real estate sectors – Industrial & Logistics, Office, Retail and Social Infrastructure. We know that mutual success – for our customers and us, is best achieved through discipline, partnership and a long-term view. Whether that be through our active approach to funds management, our cross-sector customer partnerships, our $12.8 billion development pipeline, or our demonstrable progress on our sustainability targets, we have a track record of delivering superior results.

EQT Partners
Headquartered in Sweden, EQT is a purpose-driven global private markets organisation with deep roots to the Wallenberg family. EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies.
Silver Sponsors

Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs was founded in 2008. For more than a decade, our mission has been empowering investors with unexplored and intelligent solutions. Our product lineup features more than 90 ETF strategies and more than $47 billion in assets under management.[i] Global X is a member of Mirae Asset Financial Group, a global leader in financial services, with more than $545 billion in assets under management worldwide.[ii] [i] Global X, as of August 2022 [ii] Mirae Asset, as of June 2022
Networking Sponsors

Archer Wealth
Archer Wealth is a leader in private lending, specializing in real estate-backed investments. Our fund focuses on first and second mortgage loans, aiming for returns of up to 10% annually on 1st mortgage loans and 15% annually on 2nd mortgage loans with 0% management fees. We prioritize transparent investments without management fees, aiming to maximize returns for our investors. Dedicated to growth and risk management, Archer Wealth is a trusted name in Australia's expanding non-bank lending market.

Epoch Investment Partners
Epoch is a global asset management firm, formed in 2004,
that provides U.S., non-U.S. and global equity strategies for institutional
clients. Epoch’s investment approach is based on fundamental research and seeks
to invest in companies that can grow free cash flow and allocate it effectively
for the benefit of shareholders. Epoch’s culture is investment driven,
collaborative and designed to help our clients achieve their investment
objectives. Epoch is committed to transparency with respect to our business
practices, as well as our investment philosophy and methodology.

MA Financial Group
MA Financial
Group is a global alternative asset manager specialising in private credit,
core and operating real estate, hospitality, private equity and venture capital
as well as traditional asset classes. In Australia we lend to property,
corporate and specialty finance sectors and provide corporate advice.
Our
investment teams have diverse skill sets and experience across a range of
strategies and market conditions and are focused on delivering long-term
growth. We have deep expertise in private credit and non-bank lending and
deliver investors defensive private credit solutions prioritising downside
capital protection while generating resilient returns. Our conviction runs deep
and as testament to this we co-invest in many of our strategies alongside our
clients, aligning our interests with theirs.
We
have over 700 professionals across locations in Australia, China, Hong Kong,
Singapore and the United States.

Trilogy Funds
Trilogy Funds, One of Australia’s leading fund managers of property-based investments. For over 25 years, seeking income and managing risk on behalf of investors has remained at the heart of everything we do.
We specialise in managing mortgage trusts, diversified income funds and property trusts that all share the common goal of providing income-focused solutions designed to help you achieve your financial goals. We do this by leveraging our combined talents and decades of experience in property development and fixed interest to actively manage your investment.
In addition to our investment offering, our lending team provides tailored finance solutions to the property and construction sectors, as one of Australia’s leading non-bank lenders.
Key Discussion Topics
ASSET ALLOCATION: The event will provide updated education on asset allocation and asset protection. Learn how local and regional investors are growing their assets and protecting their clients' wealth.
GLOBAL AND LOCAL EQUITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PORTFOLIOS: As other asset classes provide lower returns, but less volatile conditions, the greatest challenge is to find the best and safest ideas to invest.
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS: Private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, and esoteric asset classes all hold appeal for wealthy families. How do we demystify allocations outside the traditional markets?
FIXED INCOME: Fixed-income managers will share actionable ideas to stay liquid, profit and protect clients' portfolios.
ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governmental discussions continue to evolve rapidly, the panel explores how investors are assessing ESG’s longer-term strategies within their portfolios.
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INVESTORS: Complimentary Registration for all qualified investors. Email [email protected] for more information on obtaining a complimentary ticket.MANAGERS & SERVICE PROVIDERS: Rates below reflect the current price for all asset managers and service providers.
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