bfinance strengthens Aussie team

bfinance has shored up its presence in Australia with the appointment of Sebastian Mays to the newly created role of business development director.

Mays joins from Shed Enterprises, a placement agent specialising in asset management capital raising. During this time, he held numerous positions, including investment specialist and business development manager.

In the new role, he will drive the development of bfinance's growing suite of solutions, including fee benchmarking, operational risk management and ESG analysis.

"Given the difficulty of asset allocation in our current market environment, asset owners will be looking for specialty knowledge and insights from their consultants. I strongly believe that close relationships and dynamic knowledge of client portfolios are critical in managing individual portfolios, and I look forward to furthering finance's strong focus on this," Mays said.

bfinance's senior director of client consulting, Frithjof van Zyp, said Mays will play a pivotal role in the growth of the asset consultant.

"It was my pleasure to welcome Sebastian to the bfinance team earlier this month. His positive attitude, coupled with his experience in engaging both institutional and wholesale investors across multiple asset classes, will allow us to continue delivering bespoke solutions across Australia's growing market of asset owners," he said.