332: Deanne Stewart of Aware Super – A Superannuation Fund Braced for a Dynamic World

Deanne Stewart is CEO at Aware Super, an Australian superannuation fund with over 200 billion AUD in assets under management and the third largest superannuation fund in the country. She has held this role for close to seven years, and was previously Chief Executive Officer at MetLife in Sydney, and prior to that, held a series of financial service...
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Trailer: Series 5 of 2025 – From Fraud Triangles to Total Return

Have you heard about the fraud triangle? Do you know what graduate trainees look for in an employer?  We are delighted to launch Series 5 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast this week. Featuring a range of voices from the Australian Superannuation Fund Aware Super to a legend of the UK local government pension scheme, we hear what drives their leadership...
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BONUS: Nate Kirk of Everside Capital Partners, a special Alvine Talks Podcast hosted by Aoifinn Devitt and Tom Raber

As we prepare for Series 5 of the Fiftyfaces Podcast, we are delighted to bring you this preview from Series 5, a joint podcast between Fiftyfaces Productions and Alvine Capital.  Alvine Capital is a specialist investment advisor and fund placement boutique.  Nate Kirk is the co-founder of Everside Capital Partners, a private credit fund focus...
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331. Sam Garetano of Brookfield Asset Management: The Promise of Data Centers the Power of AI

Sam Garetano is Senior Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management, where he works in the infrastructure area with a particular focus on data centers. He has spent his entire career in various roles in finance including at Blackrock and Adams Street Partners....
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330. Karl Scheer – CIO at the University of Cincinnati – Reflections on change and consistency

Karl Scheer is Chief Investment Officer at the University of Cincinnati, a role he has held for over 13 years. He previously worked in a series of consulting and other financial roles. Karl gave a wonderful overview of his career in this Capital Allocators Podcast with Ted Seides, so we wanted to take up where that left off, and hear about his evol...
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Bonus: Cesar Collier of Siguler Guff Brazil: From the Trenches of Retail to Creative Finance

Cesar Collier is Managing Partner and Head of Latin America at Siguler Guff & Company. Based in Sao Paolo he previously worked in a series of private equity roles, as well as in retail at Wal-mart and Carrefour Brasil. Our conversation starts by tracing Cesar’s early inspirations, the long history of army service in his […]...
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329. Candice Richards of Moxie Platforms: Why we all need to learn to buy our own baubles.

Candice Richards is Founder and CEO of Moxie Platforms. Moxie builds custom women’s platforms, initiatives and events for firms in the financial services industry. She previously worked as Managing Director, Head of ESG and Compliance Officer at MidOcean Partners....
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328. James Fletcher of Ethos Investment Management – from Young Investors to Old Truths . . Investing with Ethos

James Fletcher is the founder of Ethos Investment Management, based in Salt Lake City. He has over 19 years of investing in Emerging Market and was previously Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the $1billion EM Small and Mid-cap fund at APG Asset Management. ...
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327. Karey Barker of Cross Creek: From Public Investing to Discovering Venture Capital’s Promise

Karey Barker  is Founder and Managing Director of Cross Creek, a late-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She has over 25 years of broad public and private investment experience and holds a number of Board roles, including ARUP Laboratories. ...
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