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Steven Howell B.Bus., M.App.Fin.

Chief Executive Officer

Steve is the founder and CEO of HCAP Group, a Sydney based group of companies focussing on Property Development and Asset Management. He co-founded and is Chairman of Australasian Property Partners and before that Steve’s career was largely focussed on Asian debt and equity trading and investing. Steve has also held director level positions with several international banks.

With over 35 years of market experience, Steve brings discipline, rigor and a strong focus on risk management.

Previous (and current) roles include:

Founder and CEO of HCAP Group – HCAP Asset Management and HCAP Developments (2008 to present), Sydney
Co-founder and Chairman of Australasian Property Partners – (2011 to present), Sydney
Co-founded Basis Capital and was responsible for leading the Asian business, primarily focusing on managing its Asian high yield fund (1999 – 2008), Sydney
Director & Head of Asia Pacific Capital Markets Trading for American Express Bank (1996-99), Singapore
Director of Regional Fixed Income and Arbitrage for Cargill Financial Products (1994-96), Singapore
Director and Head of Derivatives Trading at County NatWest Capital Markets (1988-94), Sydney
Manager of the arbitrage division across FX, Swaps, FRA’s, Futures at Australian Bank (1984-88), Sydney

Academic Qualifications:

Master of Applied Finance (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)
Bachelor of Business (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)

Rastislav Droppa CFA (M.App.Fin., M.Man.)

Chief Operating Officer

Rastislav has a diverse background and extensive knowledge across a wide range of financial products, property and software tools. His experience spans over 22 years in funds management, brokerage and property development. His proficiencies include project management, quantitative computer modelling and programming skills. Rastislav focuses on running operations, management systems and successfully delivering projects for the group. In his previous roles he designed and created proprietary database information systems for portfolio monitoring and risk management. He also developed and implemented sophisticated database models, screening and analytical tools to aid the investment process, risk and portfolio management of HCAP Group’s range of businesses. Rastislav designed and co-developed HCAP’s Presales Management Portal.

Previous (and current) roles include:

Chief Operating Officer – HCAP Group (2020 to present, Sydney, Australia)
Head of Risk and Research – HCAP Group (2008 to 2019, Sydney, Australia)
Senior Portfolio Quant Analyst at Basis Capital (2006-2008, Sydney, Australia)
Analyst and Trader at Palco Brokers (2004-2005, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Operations Manager at Parcus Asset Management (2003-2004, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Head of Clearing and Settlement at Palco Brokers (2001-2003, Bratislava, Slovakia)
EDP Associate at ING Bank (1999-2000, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Academic Qualifications:

Diploma of Financial Planning (2012, Kaplan Education, Sydney, Australia)
Chartered Financial Analyst (2009, CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA)
Master of Applied Finance (2005, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
Master of Management (2001, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Pierce Howell

Director

Pierce has joined HCAP Group in 2012, initially assisting HCAP’s sister company Australasian Property Partners. Since 2015 Pierce focuses on core HCAP’s activities. He is responsible for managing compliance within HCAP Group, including HCAP’s AFSL regulatory requirements. Pierce has been critical in HCAP’s success to date by also covering several roles including assisting with building design, marketing, risk analytics and many other functions.

Previous (and current) roles include:

Director – HCAP Group (2021 to present), Sydney
Risk and Compliance – HCAP Group (2015 to 2020), Sydney
Director – Australasian Property Partners – (2021 to present), Sydney
Analyst – Australasian Property Partners – (2012 to 2020), Sydney

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Commerce (Curtin University, Perth, Australia)

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