2025 INFINZ Awards

INFINZ Executive Director, Jim McElwain (INFINZ Fellow) - video

MUFG Pension & Market Services - Best Investor Relations - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Marcelle Ashcroft, Daniel Adolph, Marcus Driller, Tessa Whittle and Karen Knott - video

Business NZ - Corporate ESG Award - Summerset Group Holdings
Katherine Rich, Dean Tallentire, Debbie Summers and Scott Scoullar - video

NZX - Research Report of the Year - 2 winners in 2025 - video
Nigel Atherfold, Philip Barry, Mark Peterson and Ben R Marshall
"Scale efficiency gains in utilities?  The case of electricity distribution in New Zealand"
Authors: Philip Barry and Tom Stannard
"What Influences New Zealand Stock Returns?"
Authors: Rui Ma, Ben R Marshall, Nhut H Nguyen and Nuttawat Visaltanachoti

Chapman Tripp - Diversified Growth Fund Manager - Quay Street Asset Management
Schalk Keyter, Xavier Waterstone, Stefan Stevanovic, Penny Sheeran, Anna Scott and Craig Smith - video

PwC - NZ Equity Market Transaction of the Year - Auckland International Airport
Stewart Reynolds, Henry Chong and Chloe Gallagher - video

MinterEllisonRuddWatts - M&A Transaction of the Year - Management Buyout of NPD Retail
Alex Wondergem, Rob Ford, Craig Armitage, Cheong Ng, Chris Ross and Carl Blanchard - video

INFINZ Fellowships and Distinguished Fellowship Inductees
Michele Embling (Fellowship), Simon Allen (Distinguished Fellow) and Sarah Minhinnick, INFINZ Deputy Chair - video

BDO - Mid-Market Equity Transaction of the Year - Freedom Group Holdings Capital Raise
Simon Peacocke, Bill Macdonald, Jonathan Burke, Julianne Keast, Greg Anderson and Rudivan Het Wout - video 

Fitch Ratings - Innovation in Financial Services - Fonterra Co-operative
Mark Davey, Steven Lauv, James Kaufman, Susanna Bately, Philvan Polane, Martyn Smith, Leighton Roberts, Priscilla Dunacn, Delina Robb, Luke Smith and David Brooks - video

Computershare - NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year - Contact Energy
Stuart Jury, Shaun Roberts, Will Thompson and Thomas Moot - video

Chapman Tripp - Excellence in Treasury - Tourism Holdings Limited
Bruce Macdonald and Luke Ford - video

Public Trust - Debt Deal of the Year - Tourism Holdings Limited
Juliana Xavier, Ollie Farnsworth, Mary Rose Borich, Bruce Macdonald, Nick Voss, Chris Gibson, Glenys Talivai - video

Tax Management NZ - Mid-Market Debt Transaction of the Year - ChargeNet
Matt Edwards, Josh Starkey, Danusha Wypych, Charlie Mear, Jason Hill and Brandon Jackson - video

Johnson Partners - Leadership Award - Miles Hurrell, CEO, Fonterra
On behalf of Miles, Matt Bolger and Nicola Morris - video

Invest New Zealand - Te Tohu Kahukura Maori Leadership in Finance Award
Mark Tume and Bronson Marshall - video