Ambassadors - Transparency Task Force

Scott Macdonald

Scott A J MacDonald is the Managing Director of a Sydney based consulting firm, where for the past 3 plus decades he has devoted over 90 percent of his professional time to the practice of investment management, risk management and finance.

He has extensive experience in governance and cross border compliance and as a chief investment officer. Scott has deep knowledge as a Responsible Manager of AFSL (Australian Financial Services Licenses) and has been licensed since 1987 and is currently a ‘key person’ on an AFSL. His recent activities include corporate advisory and monetization of AFSL working with legal counsel, regulators and owners of AFSL. In addition, he has been involved in two joint ventures around wealth management and education into China and has presented and written extensively on matters of wealth management, global investment management and the impact on investors of the rapidly changing regulatory environment. This knowledge is based partly on his experience working with Australian, European and USA asset consultants, fund managers and with a USA family office and global hedge fund (structured products) business which he went on to establish in Australia.

Scott is a frequent speaker at conferences and finance events and serves both on a private family office Advisory Committee in Sydney and Boston based Capital Hedge/FINTRX global advisory board and consults to The World Economic Journal, London. He is a co- Founder and Chairman of the not for profit International Family Office Association Ltd, China and Sydney. He lives in Sydney, is interested in sailing, swimming, golf, tennis, horse racing international economics and he is potentially available for CIO; NED, investment committee or AFSL governance roles.

Education, Licenses & Credentials

ASIC (Australian Securities and Investment Commission) Responsible Manager/ Key Person (Trustee) – Australian Financial Services Licence – AFSL – No: 444079

New South Wales, Department of Justice (State Governor endorsed) Justice of the Peace – No: 221890.

NSW Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 – Strata Management and Real estate Agent – Licence No: 20171325

Bachelor of Business, (Banking and Finance), Monash University, 1991

Master of Commerce, (Economic History), University of NSW, 1995
Master of Arts, (International Relations), University of NSW, 1996

The Oxford Advanced Management Programme, Said Business School, Oxford University, 2008

Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia – AIF., Accredited Investment Fiduciary, 2009

National Certificate IV., Risk and Compliance Management, Governance Risk Compliance Institute, 2016

NSW Certificate IV’s., in Property Services (Real Estate) and (Operations), Australian College of Professionals, 2017

Scott was a founding member of CFA Institute in Sydney 1996 and a member from 1993 some 15yrs. Scott was also a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) for more than 10 years and since 2009 an ASFA – AIF; Accredited Investment Fiduciary. In addition Scott was a member of The Governance Risk Compliance Institute of Australia and is an Affiliate Member of Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) www.garp.org.

Dean McClelland

Dean McClelland is the Founder and CEO of Tontine Trust for which he is our September 2019 Transparency Award Winner.

Tontine Trust is a Fintech that aims to be a global disruptor in the pensions industry. Initially they will introduce tontine-style low fee lifetime income plans in the US after which they intend to launch in Europe what will become the world’s first fully transparent pension scheme.

After studying Economics, Accountancy, Law& Computer Science at Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland Dean’s career has spanned equity sales trading, investment banking, and real estate investments, working in London, Frankfurt, UAE & Asia. As a serial fintech entrepreneur, Dean has demonstrated his ability to start new ventures, swiftly build teams and achieve financial success, embrace new technology to scale businesses, and adapt to market and business challenges to restructure company business models.

In 2017, Dean was asked to find a suitable lifetime income pension solution for family & friends. Having become frustrated at the lack of a simple affordable solutions, he committed himself to developing the most world’s most trustable lifetime income pension solution which could offer fair lifetime incomes to retirees without charging high fees.

For further information see: https://tontine.com

TV Interview: Bringing Transparent Tontines Back from the Dead, Real Vision, 17 February 2020, Duration: 49 minutes

David Tong

David Tong, the Managing Director of CPA-Partnership since 2005 is a seasoned tax and accounting professional. He has diverse experience spanning more than 45 years in major fields that include taxation, auditing and transaction advisory services. He has the unique distinction of working with the large accounting firms in different capacities from Audit Manager to Managing Partner which are as follows:

Arthur Anderson & Co., Sydney & Singapore – Audit Manager/ Tech Director – 7 years

Touche Ross & Co. (now Deliotte Touche), Singapore – Audit Partner / Managing Partner – 11 years

Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF), Singapore – Audit & Transaction advisory services, Managing Partner – 23 years

Over a period of over 30 years in Touche and PKF, David has gained wide experience in assignments of a consulting nature (mainly in hospitality consulting) besides assurance work such as statutory and internal audits; tax compliance and advisory services, due diligence (in mergers and acquisitions) and related work. David is a director and/or shareholder of a number of companies across a diverse range of industries that include investments, services, trading and non-profit in Singapore and abroad. His role at these companies is mainly advisory in nature.

David is a fellow member of The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Certified Management Consultant and Financial Planner (Malaysia). David has also served as council member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Singapore (ICPAS) (now know as Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants) and was a founder member of Institute of Management Consultants Singapore.

David was appointed as Chairman of the International Trade Council for Singapore on March 1, 2015. He has also been appointed as the Chairman of the Foundation of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd and Rotary International District 3310 Prevention of Blindness Committee from 1 July 2015. He started this Committee and has been an advisor to the Committee since its formation in 2004 up to recently.

David has been active in the social sector since 1974, a period of 40 years. He started as the Chairman of People’s Association Youth Group (Ponggol constituency) in 1975 under the then MP Mr Ng Kah Ting. Soon after he served as Vice-Chairman of the Braddell Heights Community Centre Management Committee and Braddell Heights Citizens’ Consultative Committee under the then Member of Parliament Mr Goh Choon Kang. Whilst there he started the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra which is still active today. David was appointed as the Chairman of the Potong Pasir Community Club Management Committee by its advisor Mr Andy Gan and raised funds to build the new club. He was also a member of the Potong Pasir Citizen’s Consultative Committee. David served two terms as a board member of the Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore and also as a member in the Advisory Council of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, also for two terms. David served in various other charities and non-profit organizations, including Rotary International. He is a Past District Governor of Rotary International District 3310 which comprises of Singapore, Johor, Malacca, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei. He was Trustee of the Singapore Leprosy Relief Association for around 15 years. He has been recognized by NCSS (National Council for Social Services) for services as a volunteer for 40 years or more. David was Chairman of the Management Committee of NTUC-Rotary Silver Trust in Marsiling for three years till 31 December 2013. NTUC is the National Trade Union Congress that operates a number of ElderCare centers in Singapore. David was Chairman of the Serangoon Secondary School‘s Advisory Council and also the Chairman of the Oklahoma University Alumni in Singapore.

David has presented numerous papers on Accounting Standard and Auditors’ Independence issues, Tax issues and Corporate Finance issues in Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, New York, Tokyo and London. David has been the Author and editor of “The Singapore Hotel Performance Survey” from 1990 to 1995. (In collaboration with the Singapore Hotel Association). In 1993 co-authored the publication “The Accounting Profession in Singapore’ with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

With his wealth of experience, David along with his team is committed to taking the firm to the highest level possible.

Madalena Antolin Teixeira

Madalena is a Senior Portfolio Manager at BPI Vida e Pensões, where she joined in September 2019.

With more than 15 years of professional experience in asset management, Madalena was previously responsible for the management of institutional portfolios at Crédito Agrícola Group – CA-Gest, SGFIM, in 2008 she joined the asset management team in the wealth and investment management division of Barclays Bank in Portugal, and in 2015 became Head of Investments at ASK Patrimónios, SGP SA.

Madalena holds a Degree in Economics from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and post-graduate certificates in eBusiness (ISEG- UTL) and Management of Financial Institutions (UCP).

Maria Krambia – Kapardis

Dr. Krambia-Kapardis is the founder and first Chair of Transparency International-Cyprus (2010-2017), the founder and first president of the Economic Crime and Forensic Accounting Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (2010-2014) and a co-founder and member of the Board of the professional association ACFE- Cyprus (2017- ). Krambia-Kapardis is a Fellow member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand and a Certified Fraud Examiner. For a number of years Maria has been serving as the Corruption Local Research Correspondent for the European Commission and in December 2017 she was on the panel of experts for the European Court of Auditors to discuss EU Fraud.

Maria has authored a number of books, articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at international conferences. Her research interests include: fraud detection, investigation and prevention; corruption and anti-corruption; corporate responsibility; corporate governance; gender issues in business, and ethical behaviour. Her most recent book is Financial Compliance: Issues, Concerns and Future Directions and was published in 2019 by Palgrave Macmillan. She has been awarded a number of prizes for her publications such as in 2015 by Emerald Literati Network for her papers: “Perception of Political Corruption as a Function of Legislation” and “Corruption Correlates: The case of Cyprus. In 2017 the Gold Business magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential women in Cyprus and in June 2019 the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) awarded her the global award -Achievement in Outreach/Community Service Award for “being an active contributor to her community and being committed to helping improve the quality of life where she lives and works”.

Finally, Dr. Krambia-Kapardis initiated the “Business Ethos” award for the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the “Education Integrity” program offered by Transparency International-Cyprus and now Cyprus Integrity Forum which amongst other actions includes the poetry and literature competition for students of all ages, with the aim to build capacity on trust, integrity, transparency and ethos.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-1118

About Maria

Herbert Blank

Herb Blank is a Senior Consultant for Global Finesse LLC, heading the product strategy practice. He provides ESG, ETF, enhanced indexing and alternative data expertise.

During the past 35 years Herb has been involved in quantitative risk management, ESG modeling, ETF product development, portfolio management, product strategy, and business development. He served as Portfolio Manager for the Deutsche Bank CountryBaskets, the first ETFs launched on the NYSE, and assisted in planning the launches of iShares, GLD, and CountryBaskets.

Herb is a frequently published author and a well-recognized name from his 22 years helping to guide QWAFAFEW, a global society of investment quants. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nell Minow

Nell Minow has worked in the field of corporate governance and shareholder advocacy for more than 30 years, currently as Vice Chair of ValueEdge Advisors, and previously as co-founder and board member of GMI Ratings (formerly The Corporate Library), which was sold to MSCI in 2014.

Before GMI, she was a principal in the governance investment firm LENS (where Business Week online called her “the queen of good corporate governance” and Fortune called her “a CEO killer”) and general counsel and president of Institutional Shareholder Services.

She is co-author with Robert A.G. Monks of three books, including five editions of the leading textbook on corporate governance, and she taught MBA students at George Mason University for five years. In 2008, she received the highest award in the field from the International Corporate Governance Network and in 2013 she received a lifetime achievement award from Corporate Secretary Magazine.

Her past service on non-profit boards includes the advisory council and board of WETA, Washington DC’s public television and radio stations, and as a board member of Reading Is Fundamental, a national literacy organization and the Center on Media and Public Affairs/STATS, the leading organization monitoring the media’s political coverage and assisting journalism organizations with statistical reporting.

She was a columnist for the Huffington Post and wrote the Risky Business column for BNet (owned by CBS) and continues to write for a number of outlets on business and culture.

Ms. Minow is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Chicago Law School.

Daniel Solin

Dan Solin is the New York Times bestselling author of the Smartest series of investing books. Dan’s books have been enthusiastically endorsed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Vanguard founder John Bogle. Kiplinger’s listed The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read on its top ten list of the financial books every investor should read. He also writes a popular newsletter for investors, another newsletter for investment advisors and has a YouTube channel for investors. Dan blogs weekly for Advisor Perspectives.

A former securities attorney, Dan graduated from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Dan is the President and founder of Solin Strategic, LLC, which coaches investment advisors all over the world.

He is also the President and founder of Evidence Based Advisor Marketing, which provides marketing and web design services to advisors.

Dr Ashby Monk

Dr. Ashby Monk is the Executive and Research Director of the Stanford Global Projects Center. He is also a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford and a Senior Advisor to the Chief Investment Officer of the University of California.

Dr. Monk has a strong track record of academic and industry publications. He was named by aiCIO magazine as one of the most influential academics in the institutional investing world. His research and writing has been featured in The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Reuters, Forbes, and on National Public Radio among a variety of other media.

His current research focus is on the design and governance of institutional investors, with particular specialization on pension and sovereign wealth funds.

He received his Doctorate in Economic Geography at Oxford University and holds a Master’s in International Economics from the Universite de Paris I – Pantheon Sorbonne and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Princeton University.

Prof. David Webber

David H. Webber is the author of The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best Weapon, published by Harvard University Press in April 2018. Webber has toured extensively for the book, and has published op-eds about it in theNew York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, In These Times, and elsewhere. The book has been reviewed or otherwise covered in the New York Review of Books, twice by the Financial Times, Publisher’s Weekly, Bloomberg Radio, CSPAN’s BookTV, Forbes, Nightly Business Report, NPR’s Marketplace, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the Harvard OnLabor blog, Cornell University’s ILR Review, Rorotoko, de Volkskrant, Calcalist, the Majority Report with Sam Seder,the David Pakman Show, Knowledge@Wharton Business Radio, Splinter News, Dissent, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and others.

Webber co-edited a second book, Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation (Elgar), published in November 2018. He has published scholarly articles including “The Use and Abuse of Labor’s Capital” in the New York University Law Reviewand “The Plight of the Individual Investor in Securities Class Actions” in the Northwestern University Law Review, with additional work forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review and elsewhere. Webber has presented his research at the Harvard Stanford Yale Junior Faculty Forum, the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, and the American Law and Economics Association conference, among others.

Webber is the winner of Boston University School of Law’s 2017 Michael Melton Award for Teaching Excellence. He also co-teaches the Pensions and Capital Stewardship course for the Harvard Trade Union program at Harvard Law School. He is a graduate of Columbia and NYU Law School, where he was an editor for the law review.