Stuart Howard

Background

About Stuart Howard

Originally from NZ, I lived in London for 15 years working as a lawyer in the investment management sector for Merrill Lynch and Aviva Investors. I spent a further 5 years in Singapore (also with Aviva Investors) initially heading the Asia Pacific legal function and then as regional Chief Risk Officer. I returned to NZ in Nov 2015 to take up a role with HSBC as country Head of Compliance. In Nov 2019, I accepted a role as Head of Compliance for BlackRock Investment Management in Australia, based in Sydney but then spent much of the next two years working in lockdown conditions in Sydney (which, all things considered, was for me at least a good location during covid). However, having to quarantine whenever I returned to Auckland to see my three sons was suboptimal (to say the least). I was lucky enough to be offered an excellent role at the Bank of New Zealand which I started in May 2022, although sad to leave BlackRock and Sydney, both of which I loved. The BNZ is a tremendous place to work and I am lucky to have an outstanding team and clever, capable colleagues. General In London, I obtained a Masters of Laws (with Merit) from University College London while working fulltime. I also completed a CFA UK Investment Management Certificate. In Singapore, I qualified as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). I am admitted to practice law in New Zealand, England and Wales and also New South Wales, Australia. I have authored a peer-reviewed article published in the June 2019 edition of the NZ Business Law Quarterly on “Financial Sanctions Compliance - New Zealand Businesses and Cross-Border Transactions”. I’ve run two marathons and a half marathon on the Great Wall of China. I am self-made, well-read, good humoured, very hard-working and good at getting things done properly.