4th Annual Private Wealth Australia Forum
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Join the Private Wealth Australia Forum 2025 on July 30, 2025, in Sydney, the premier event for wealth managers, family offices, and private banks in Australia.
This exclusive forum will bring together top industry leaders and investment professionals to explore key topics such as alternative investments, portfolio diversification, and global economic trends.
Network with decision-makers from Australia’s leading private wealth firms and gain actionable insights to drive your investment strategy.
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OUR SPEAKERS
Speakers

Adam Bajcarz
Apt Wealth Management
Head of Portfolio Management

Adam Shell
Terrace Towers Group
Head of Investments
Adam heads the Investments of the Australia Group. Founded in 1985 by the late John Saunders AO, co-founder of Westfield, Terrace Tower Group is a family un real estate and investment company. The Group’s permanent capital structure and flexible mandate allows it to underwrite opportunities in emerging investment areas and first-time managers. It’s multi-generational focus allows for patient investing with a long term focus.

Ben Au
AP Family Office (Multi-Family Office)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ben is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AP Family Office. With a strong focus on integrity and over 20 years of proven track record in the provision of family office establishment, wealth and financial planning, investment and accounting services, Ben has grown AP Family Office into one of the most established multi family office in the region with over $1 billion assets under management.

David Leon
Stellan Capital
Founding Partner, Portfolio Manager, Chair
David Leon is a Certified Portfolio Manager and private wealth advisor for high net worth families and not-for-profit institutions. He has held multiple positions, including Executive Director with Morgan Stanley, Director with Goldman Sachs JBWere, and Financial Advisor with UBS. Mr. Leon was recognised in the top 10 financial advisors in Australia, as featured by the International magazine Barron’s in conjunction with The Australian. David has held outside roles as a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Adelaide Crows Mentors Program.

Martin Crabb
Shaw and Partners
Chief Investment Officer
Martin has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry ranging from wholesale funds management, institutional stockbroking, equities research, M&A, private portfolio management, sales and marketing and dealer services. He is passionate about building and growing businesses and developing talent. Martin is currently working as a Chief Investment Officer with Shaw and Partners; one of Australia’s preeminent investment advice and wealth management firms. With a national presence and over $30 billion of assets under advice, Shaw and Partners offers the intimacy of a boutique investment firm, backed by the resources and scale of a major global financial group, EFG International, managing over $260 billion of assets.

Martin Rea
JANA Wealth
Investment Grade Debt Lead, Senior Consultant
Martin is a senior consultant and the Investment Grade Debt Lead in the Debt Research Team. This role includes portfolio management responsibilities for JANA’s Cash and Diversified Fixed Interest Trusts. Before joining JANA in 2021, Martin worked at Voya Investment Management as a Portfolio Manager for an Emerging Market Local Currency Fixed Income Fund. His responsibilities included portfolio management, idea generation and trade execution. Prior to Voya, Martin worked as a Fixed Income Strategist at UniCredit Bank and previously worked as an Analyst at Moore Capital and MAN Group.

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 Burgon
Lipman Burgon & Partners
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner
Paul specialises in providing sophisticated solutions to private clients with a focus on family offices. He has over 14 years of experience having worked for some of the most respected investment houses and institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JBWere and Investec Private Bank. As one of the founding members of Lipman Burgon & Partners, Paul has been instrumental in developing a culture that puts clients’ interests ahead of the firm’s growth. This includes leading a team of experienced professionals and cultivating a client-centric approach. Paul has deep technical expertise across the spectrum of wealth management solutions, is a key member of the Lipman Burgon & Partners’ Investment Committee and holds a number of academic and professional qualifications. This includes a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning and a Master of Applied Finance as well as being recognised as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA). For three consecutive years, Paul has ranked among Australia’s Top 25 Financial Advisers by US financial investment publication Barron’s.

Sally Auld
NAB
Incoming Chief Economist
Sally has recently been appointed as National Australia Bank's Chief Economist, succeeding veteran Alan Oster after 32 years in the role. Sally was previously Chief Investment Officer at JBWere and leads the Investment Strategy Group. She is responsible for views on the economic and policy out-look and works closely with JBWere's Asset Allocation team on setting the firm's Strategic Asset Allocation. Sally joined JBWere in September 2020 from JP Morgan where she was Managing Direc-tor, Chief Economist and Head of Economic and Markets Research, Australia and New Zealand.

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.



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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

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.

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.

Betashares
Betashares
is a leading Australian fund manager specialising in exchange traded funds
(ETFs) and other funds traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Since
launching our first ETF in 2010, Betashares has grown to become one of
Australia’s largest managers of ETFs.
Serving
hundreds of thousands of Australian investors, Betashares offers
cost-effective, simple and liquid access to the broadest range of ETF
investment solutions available on the ASX, covering almost every asset class
and investment strategy.
As of February 2025, Betashares manages over $49
billion in assets.

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.

HarbourVest Partners
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 40 years of experience and more than US$125+ billion assets under management as of December 31, 2023. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit.

HUB24
Recognised by advisers as Australia’s best
platform, HUB24 leverages data and technology to deliver choice, flexibility,
efficiencies and value for advisers and their clients. We’re committed to
continued investment in innovation that delivers, making the complex simple and
enabling advisers to empower better financial futures for more Australians.1

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.

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.

Yarra Capital Management
Yarra Capital Management is a leading independent, active Australian fund manager with a strong heritage in the local market. With $21 billion of AUM, we have an established track record of consistent performance in all market conditions. We offer a range of actively managed fundamental equities, fixed income and multi-asset solutions, and our Australian equity funds span large cap through to microcap strategies.
Gold Sponsors

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.

Nuveen
Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of
outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term
financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has $1.3
trillion in assets under management as of 30 Sept 2024 and operations in
27 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across a
comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a
wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information,
please visit www.nuveen.com.
Silver Sponsors

Cromwell Operations
Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW) is a real estate investor and funds manager with $4.5 billion of assets under management in Australia and New Zealand. Cromwell is listed on the S&P/ASX and included in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index.

Fortitude Investment Partners
Fortitude Investment Partners is a private equity investor that invests $10m to $50m into Australian and New Zealand companies.
Working together for more than a decade, the Fortitude Investment Partners team is passionate about investing in small and medium-sized companies and delivering accelerated growth for our investors.
Our team is results focused, with a proven track record of securing unique and exclusive investment opportunities that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.
We're a trusted partner to investee companies, adding value through strategy, people, networks, genuine partnership and capital solutions.

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

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.

Pepperstone

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
MANEUVERING THE MACRO Learn how institutional and private wealth investors navigate their global portfolios through major economic change.
FIXED INCOME: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT TO EXPECT
With potential in credit markets, the opportunity in the floating-rate sector, the global market focus on politics, policy and crisis management, what role does fixed income play?
PRIVATE MARKET INVESTMENTS – TIME TO SHINE Discussing the long-term outlook on private equity and credit and the opportunities in distressed assets
ASSET ALLOCATION TRENDS, GOVERNANCE AND ESG Environmental, Social, and Governmental discussions continue to evolve rapidly, the panel explores how investors assess longer-term strategies and share UN SDG framework opportunity for allocators.
THE GREAT EQUITY DEBATE: INSTITUTIONAL VIEWS ON STOCK MARKETS
Amidst slowing global growth, margin compression, and the challenging backdrop of high inflation and rising interest rates, hear the different strategies investors are using to determine their equity allocations and guide their investments.
PRIVATE CREDIT AMID GLOBAL RATE HIKES
The growth in private credit over the last decade has been seismic, to what extent should the growth of Australian private credit be capitalised on by local investors?
REAL ASSETS: ENERGY, REAL ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
As investors looking to align portfolios to global megatrends, this panel will discuss key opportunities and challenges of investing in real assets.
PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION - HOW ALLOCATORS ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Gathering regional SFO principals and wealth managers to discuss the megatrends facing the industry.
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