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All Funds
- Agriculture ETF - Currency Hedged (Synthetic) (QAG)
- Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA)
- Bear Fund (BEAR)
- British Pound ETF (POU)
- Commodities Basket ETF - Currency Hedged (Synthetic) (QCB)
- Crude Oil Index ETF - Currency Hedged (Synthetic) (OOO)
- Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (YMAX)
- Euro ETF (EEU)
- Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged (QAU)
- S&P/ASX 200 Financials Sector ETF (QFN)
- S&P/ASX 200 Resources Sector ETF (QRE)
- U.S. Dollar ETF (USD)
- Cash & Fixed Income
- Commodity
- Currency
- Equity Income
- Sectors
- Short
David Nathanson
David co-founded BetaShares and has joint day to day responsibility for managing the business. He has experience in the financial services and legal industries in Sydney and New York at firms including Goldman, Sachs & Co, Macquarie Bank and Freehills. He is a director of Apex Capital Partners Pty Ltd, an advisory and investment firm based in Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from University of NSW, and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
Alex Vynokur
Alex co-founded BetaShares and has joint day to day responsibility for managing the business. He has experience in the funds management, investment and legal industries. Alex was involved in the establishment and development of several leading Australian financial services businesses including Pengana Capital and Centric Wealth. He is a director of Apex Capital Partners, an advisory and investment firm based in Sydney. Alex was previously a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from University of NSW.
Ilan Israelstam
Ilan is responsible for strategy and marketing activities in the business. Previously, Ilan worked for The Boston Consulting Group, one of the leading global strategy consulting firms. Based in the Sydney and New York offices, his work focused on clients in the private equity, funds management and broader financial services industries. Ilan also worked in venture capital where he helped to found a technology-oriented venture capital firm. Ilan has a Bachelor of Commerce and LLB from the University of NSW.
Louis Crous CFA
Before joining BetaShares, Louis was a Senior Investment Product Specialist at nabInvest, the direct management business of National Australia Bank, where his responsibilities included developing new investment products for retail and institutional clients. Prior to nabInvest, he worked on the Equity Derivatives desk for Rand Merchant Bank in Sydney, London and Johannesburg, and most recently was responsible for the Structured Investment Products business in Australia. Louis holds a professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA (SA))and is also a CFA Charterholder. He has a Bachelor of Business Science (First Class Hons) and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Anton Allen
Anton is BetaShares’ internal legal adviser and is also responsible for managing the compliance function. His experience in the funds management industry includes the role of Head of Legal for Macquarie Funds Group in Sydney and Regional Head of Legal & Compliance for INVESCO Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. Anton holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics from Monash University.
Peter Kirievsky
Peter is responsible for all middle and back office functions at BetaShares. He has experience in fund services, strategy and IT, most recently at The Trust Company and, prior to that, at AMP, Consolidated Press Holdings / Ellerston Capital and Lazard Asset Management. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree from the University of New South Wales, Master of Applied Finance and Investments from Kaplan and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Jason Gellert
Jason is responsible for corporate development in the business. Previously, Jason worked in the private equity advisory group at Morgan Stanley in New York and their mergers and acquisitions group in Sydney. He also worked in the investment team at Investec Wentworth Private Equity. Jason’s experience spans mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and general corporate advice, as well as funds management. Jason has a Bachelor of Commerce and LLB from the University of NSW.
Peter Harper
Peter is responsible for BetaShares distribution activities through Institutional and Intermediary channels. Peter has developed extensive market contacts over his career, predominantly involved in the distribution of listed and unlisted equity derivatives to Australian Intermediaries and Advisers. Prior to BetaShares, Peter held Senior Equity Derivative Distribution Roles with Macquarie Bank and ABN AMRO (Now Royal Bank of Scotland) . Peter has also held roles in Institutional/Corporate FX Sales with ABN AMRO and Fixed Interest Trade Support with UBS. Peter holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney, majoring in Finance and Economics, and is ASX Derivatives accredited to level 2.
Vinnie Wadhera
Vinnie is responsible for BetaShares’ distribution strategy to institutional investors and financial advisory groups. Vinnie has extensive experience in the investment management industry. He has held senior distribution roles with ING Australia, Allianz Dresdner Asset Management and Third Link Investment Managers. Prior to that he was Head of Research at AMP Financial Services responsible for fund manager selection & review and model portfolio construction. Vinnie has attained the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Tony Rumble PhD
Tony is responsible for leading Betashares asset allocation and portfolio construction strategy, providing education and analytics to the financial adviser and SMSF markets. Tony has significant experience in the Australian legal and financial services communities and has been heavily involved in financial product innovation and analysis during that period. Tony worked as a fulltime academic at ATAX UNSW in the 1990’s and retains a close involvement in academia and regulatory policy. Tony has consulted extensively with peak regulators including ATO, ASX, OECD and was an external consultant to the Commonwealth Government’s “Review of Business Taxation” in the late 1990’s. He holds BA/LLB (Hons), LLM, and a PhD from UNSW.
Thong Nguyen CFA
Before joining BetaShares, Thong was an Equity Analyst at a boutique Funds Management company (Three Pillars Portfolio Managers) a wholly owned subsidiary of van Eyk Research, where his responsibilities included stock selection and research across a broad range of sectors and companies on the Australian Securities Exchange. Prior to TPPM, he worked in the Future Directions multi-manager team at AMP Capital Investors where he was responsible for the manager selection and portfolio construction across various multi-manager funds. Thong is a CFA Charter holder and has a Bachelor degree in Actuarial Studies with Honours and a Bachelor degree in Commerce (majoring in Finance) from the Australian National University.
Justin Arzadon
Before joining BetaShares, Justin was a Senior Business Development Manager at Horizons ETFs, one of the largest ETF issuers in North America. His responsibilities included education and promoting the sale of Horizons ETFs to investment professionals. Prior to Horizons, he worked with Dundee Wealth Management in Advisor Services and most recently was responsible for maintaining house account clients throughout Canada. Justin holds a Diploma in Financial Services from Centennial College in Toronto, Canada.
Shane Brophy
Shane is involved in managing operations at BetaShares. He has experience in Fund Services. Shane was previously the senior compliance and money laundering reporting officer at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation & PNC Financial Services Group Inc. in Ireland which provided fund administration and credit institution services. He also held Trustee Services and Fund Administration roles with Citigroup. Shane holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from Portobello College in Dublin, Ireland.
Mai Pham-Nguyen
Mai is responsible for supporting BetaShares' distribution activities through Institutional and Intermediary channels. Mai has a strong sales background having worked in numerous distribution teams across the funds management industry. Previously Mai worked at iShares where her responsibilities were educating and promoting ETFs to financial advisers across NSW, QLD and ACT. Prior to iShares, she was a National Relationship Manager with Certitude Global Investments and has also held sales roles within Macquarie Bank. Mai holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics and a Master of Business Law from the University of Sydney.
Cheline Unwin
Cheline is responsible for the financial operations of BetaShares. Previously, Cheline worked as the Finance Manager of Kaplan Australia Group and worked in Deutsche Banks Management and Information System Reporting division. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Cheline worked with Grant Thornton. Cheline is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant Australia. Cheline has a Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Information System from the University Of Auckland, New Zealand.