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)
