Lianne Buck

Head of Direct Investments, NSW Treasury Corp

Lianne is the Head of Direct Investments and Infrastructure at NSW Treasury Corporation where she is responsible for a portfolio of infrastructure and property investments over $12 billion. Prior to TCorp, Lianne was the Head of Unlisted Assets at NSW State Super. Lianne was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Macquarie Group’s unlisted infrastructure funds, with responsibility for over $1 billion in capital. From Macquarie, Lianne moved to the Westpac Banking Group’s Specialised Capital Division, followed by a move to Hastings Funds Management where Lianne was an Investment Director in the New York office. Lianne holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Rakhi Kumar

Senior Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship, State Street Global Advisors

Rakhi Kumar is a Senior Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors. She leads SSGA's efforts to strengthen integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process and is responsible for developing the firm's ESG investment philosophy and global business strategy. Rakhi also oversees all of SSGA's proxy voting and engagement activities and is responsible for developing SSGA's thought leadership and voting guidelines in this area. Prior to joining SSGA, Rakhi worked at the Proxy Governance, Inc., Institute of International Finance, Moody's Investors Service and Booz Allen, among other organizations. In 2017, Rakhi was honoured with the Abigail Adams Award by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus and was named on the Ten to Watch list of innovators and influencers in 2018 by wealthmanagement.com and on the Power50: Newsmakers list by the Boston Business Journal for her efforts to enhance gender diversity on company boards. This year, Rakhi was named to the Bostons Most 100 Influential People of Color by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Boston Foundation and Get Konnected!, and was recognized by the Financial Times and HERoes Champions of Women in Business 2018. Rakhi earned her MBA ('02) from Yale University and her Bachelors of Commerce ('95) from Bombay University. She has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1997 and serves on the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at the Columbia Law School.

Emma Quinn

Senior Vice President, Global Co-Head of Equity Trading, Alliance Bernstein

Emma Quinn was appointed Global Co-Head of Equity Trading in 2014. Previously, she served as head of Asia-Pacific Trading, head of Asia-Pacific Fixed Income and Australia Equities Trading, and head of Trading for Australia and New Zealand. Quinn joined the firm in 2001 as a senior trader. Prior to that, she worked as an equity trader at AMP Henderson Global Investors. Quinn holds a BBus in finance and business law from the University of Technology, Sydney. She is currently a Director of AllianceBernstein Australia Limited, AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia Limited, FIX Protocol Limited and FIX Protocol Trading Limited; an advisory board member of Quorum 15; a member of the Markets Advisory Panel for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; and a member of various Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association committees. Quinn was also a member of Asia TraderForum from 2011 to 2016, and co-chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Committee of the FIX Trading Community from 2012 to 2016.

Louise Walker

Head of Institutional Distribution, Brookvine

Louise joined Brookvine in May 2018 and has more than 25 years’ experience in funds management. Her experience includes roles as a trader, portfolio manager, fund-of-funds manager, investment specialist, head of product management and various sales and client service roles. Louise has focused on alternative investment strategies including a broad range of hedge funds, currency hedging and specialised credit strategies. As Head of Institutional Distribution, Louise is involved in all aspects of the fundraising process from the search for investment managers, the design of investment products through to raising funds from institutional investors.

Prior to joining Brookvine, Louise was Head of Sales and Investor Relations for CQS Australia. Before that, Louise spent more than 20 years at Macquarie Group where she was a Division Director. Louise holds a BEc from University of Sydney, an MComm from University of NSW and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is a founding member of the Exco of CAIA’s Australian chapter.

Australian Securities Exchange

ASX is one of the world’s leading financial market exchanges, offering a full suite of services, including listings, trading, clearing and settlement, across a comprehensive range of asset classes. As the first major financial market open every day, ASX is a world leader in raising capital, consistently ranking among the top five exchanges globally.

 

With a total market capitalisation of around $1.5 trillion, ASX is home to some of the world’s leading resource, finance and technology companies. Our $47 trillion interest rate derivatives market is the largest in Asia and among the biggest in the world. ASX’s network and data centre are connected to leading financial hubs. Speed, reliability, state-of-the-art technology and the diversity of the user community, are fundamental to the success of the Sydney-based ASX Australian Liquidity Centre.

 

We operate in a world class regulatory environment, meeting the highest global standards. Our clearing houses are among the most secure and well capitalised in the world, and help underpin the stability of Australia’s financial markets. ASX has over 150 years of exchange experience and a highly skilled team of 530 people. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – 6.7 million share owners, 180 participants, and almost 2,200 listed companies and issuers.

100 Women in Finance

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