2026 INFINZ Awards

Powhiri - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

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

Rayana Agalava, INFINZ First Foundation Scholar - video

NZX - Emerging Leader Best Investor Relations Award - Channel Infrastructure
Graham Law, Alexa Preston and Chris Bougen - video

MUFG Pension & Market Services - Large-Cap Best Investor Relations Award - Contact Energy
Mike Fuge, Shelley Hollingsworth and Michelle Ashcroft - video

KPMG - Corporate ESG Award - Tax Traders
Tara Daly, Brodie Sutton, Carla Haugh, Nicola Taylor, Tim Kirkpatrick, Tiare Otene and Josh Taylor - video

Public Trust - Diversified Growth Fund Manager of the Year - Milford Asset Management
Jonathan Windust and David Callanan - video

PwC New Zealand - NZ Equity Market Transaction of the Year - Vital Healthcare's Placement and Unit Purchase Plan
Mark Bellefiore, Karen Shires, Chris Adams, Megan Glenn and Justin Queale - video

MinterEllisonRuddWatts - M&A Transaction of the Year - Contact Energy
Shelley Hollingsworth, Neil Millar, Sam Turner, Connor Anderson, Tim Boyce, Bodica Macdonald, Mike Fuge, Jan Bibby, Dorian Devers, Matt Forbes, Kirsten Clayton, John Clark, Brett Woods, Jason Zhu, Will Thomson, Jennifer Hewitt, Saralaya Frost, Emily Ross, Max Montgomery, Tejan Vallabh, Rachel Kirby - video

Research Report of the Year - Finalists Announced - Video

INFINZ Distinguished Fellowship Inductees - Alison Gerry and Mark Butcher
Sarah Minhinnick, Alison Gerry, Mark Butcher and Will Goodwin - video

BDO - Mid-Market Equity Transaction of the Year - Merger of Forest360 and PF Olsen
Michael Pollard, Ross Larcombe, Dan Gaddum, Nick McKay, Alex Franks, Hillary Roberts, and Craig Lamberton -  video

Fitch Ratings - Innovation in Financial Services - Taxi
David Brooks, Brodie Sutton, Josh Taylor, Nicola Taylor, Tim Kirkpatrick and Chris Vojc - video

Computershare - NZ Debt Market Issue of the Year - Community Housing Funding Agency
Richard McClew, Ashleigh Yee, Shelley Stoddart, Jo Glen, Tim Chapman, Antonia Watson, John Horrell, Steve Moe, James Palmer and Charles Bolt, Jared Barton-Hills, Andrew Allen, Luke Strom, Emily Roghton and Dean Spicer - video

Hunter Campbell - Emerging Leader of the Year - Rebecca Kingi
Rebecca Kingi and Lee Marshall - video

Chapman Tripp - Debt Deal of the Year - 280GWh Tauhei Solar Farm
Ryno DuPreez, Jonathan Earl, Pete Grogan, Andrew Tait, Garth Elmes, Emma Sutcliffe, Mark Andrews, Rodion Kruger, Mitchell Snowden, James Huang, Brendon Mahood and Scott Watson - video

Tax Management NZ (TMNZ) - Mid-Market Debt Transaction of the Year - Totara Learning Solutions
Matt Edwards, Guy Jolly, Tim Wixon, Billy Green and Alex King - video

Johnson Partners - Leadership Award - Sophie Moloney, Sky
Nicola Morris and Sophie Moloney - video

Foundation North - Te Tohu Kahukura Maori Leadership in Finance Award - Jamie Tuuta
Jamie Tuuta and Michael Pohio by video - video

Foundation North - Te Tohu Kahukura Maori Leadership in Finance Award - Michael Pohio
Jamie Tuuta and Michael Pohio - video

Samantha Hayes - MC - Closing video