Funds - Australian equities

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Our Australian equities team

  • Paul Cuddy, Chief Executive Officer

    Paul Cuddy, Chief Executive Officer

    BBus (Finance)

    Paul has over 20 years' experience in the funds management industry where he has held a number of roles including Co-Head of Equities, Portfolio Manager, Senior Equity Analyst, Quantitative/Process Analyst and Portfolio Performance Analyst.

    Paul's most recent role was Director and Co-Head of Australian Equities for ING Investment Management, where he was jointly responsible for over $10 billion in funds under management. In this role, Paul was directly responsible for portfolio management, investment process, risk management, people management and client/market engagement.

    Prior to joining ING, Paul held portfolio management and analytical roles at NRMA Asset Management and Westpac Investment Management.

  • Mark East, Chief Investment Officer

    Mark East, Chief Investment Officer

    MBA, BCm, CA

    Mark has over 20 years' experience in the financial industry where he has held a number of roles including Co-Head of Equities, Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst.

    Mark's most recent role was Director and Co-Head of Australian Equities for ING Investment Management where he was jointly responsible for over $10 billion in funds under management. In this role, Mark was directly responsible for portfolio construction and stock selection.

    Prior to joining ING, Mark was Head of Active Equities at State Street Global Advisors and held similar roles at MMI Investment Management and Suncorp Investments. He also honed his finance skills at Price Waterhouse over five years.

  • Keith Hwang, Director - Quantitative Research

    Keith Hwang, Director - Quantitative Research

    BEc (Hons), Dip IT, CFA

    Keith has over 12 years' experience in the finance industry and most recently worked as a Fund Manager at Schroders within their Quantitative Equity Products team. His role included research and management of a number of quantitative global equity strategies and products.

    Prior to this, Keith worked as a Senior Quantitative Analyst at ING Investment Management over five years where he was instrumental in enhancing their Australian equity process. He has also held similar roles at GIO Asset Management and BGI.

  • Michael Chun, Senior Investment Analyst

    Michael Chun, Senior Investment Analyst

    MBA (Finance), BBus Admin (Accounting), Grad Dip (Applied Finance and Investment)

    Prior to joining Bennelong, Michael held investment analyst roles at ING Investment Management, Invesco Asset Management and Allianz Asset Management in Australia.

    He has 18 years' experience in funds management and stockbroking in Australia, plus six years in financial analyst roles in Hong Kong and the United States. Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

  • Michael Malseed, Senior Investment Analyst

    Michael Malseed, Senior Investment Analyst

    BEc (Economics and Finance)

    Michael has over nine years' experience in the funds management industry, having worked in roles across equities research, product strategy and marketing for ING Investment Management.

    In his most recent role, Michael worked as a large cap equities analyst, performing fundamental analysis across sectors including telecommunications, retail, basic industries, developers and mining services.

    His experience also extends into the mid cap and small cap sectors where he was responsible for researching a number of emerging companies and initial public offerings eligible for inclusion in the portfolio.

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