Hallinan most recently was General Manager of Investment Management at NAB Asset Management and Managing Director of Antares Capital Partners Limited, which is affiliated with NAB Asset Management.

“We are very happy that Sam will be joining us. Our commitment to developing a world-class fund management culture and to providing the best products and services to our clients in Australia has never been stronger,” said Takumi Shibata, President and CEO of Nikko Asset Management. “We are excited by the ability of our local, regional and global products to increase value for our clients in Australia, and are spreading the Australian investment story to the rest of the world. We expect Sam’s contribution to be significant, building on the foundation that was put in place under Mike Davis.”

Nikko Asset Management has transformed its Australian business, which was formerly known as Tyndall Asset Management, from a domestic company specialising in managing local equity and fixed income funds to a global player offering access to asset management capabilities extending around the world.

“Joining Nikko Asset Management at this stage of the firm’s development both in Australia and globally is an exciting challenge for me,” said Mr Hallinan. “The company has excellent core capabilities on a global basis in the asset classes investors demand, giving us a very solid platform for growth in the months and years ahead.”

Mr Hallinan has a 20-year career in Australian financial services focusing on asset management, strategy, sales and organisational culture. At NAB, he has held leadership roles in retail and institutional product and a number of sales leadership roles for the asset management and investment platform divisions. He will begin client outreach on April 8th, 2015, following the Easter break.

Mr Hallinan is succeeding Mike Davis as Managing Director for Australia. Earlier this year Davis decided it was the right time to take the next step in his career, after leading Nikko Asset Management’s entry into the Australian market since 2012.

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