Quantcast
The MFWire
Manage Email Alerts | Sponsorships | About MFWire | Who We Are

Subscribe to MFWire.com's News Alerts [click]

Rating:In 2023, a Top Distro Leader Will Leave a $541B-AUM Firm Not Rated 0.0 Email Routing List Email & Route  Print Print
Friday, December 2, 2022

In 2023, a Top Distro Leader Will Leave a $541B-AUM Firm

Reported by Andrew Lusk

A top distribution leader is slated to depart the American wing of a Australian multinational asset manager at the start of next year. This particular exec will take with him more than a decade of experience with the firm, which as of September 30 had A$795.6-billion-AUM ($540.7 billion).

Brett David Wright
Macquarie Asset Management
Outgoing Head of the Americas Client Solutions Group
Last month, Brett Wright, head of the Americas client solutions group for Sydney-based Macquarie Asset Management, released word that he will soon take a break in his career and focus on what's next. Wright is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and hailed from Delaware Investments before it was rebranded by Macquarie in 2017.

A Macquarie spokesperson confirms to MFWire that Wright's responsibilities will be spread across the team and that there are no plans to replace Wright. That team includes wholesale distribution leader Rachel Jacobs and institutional sales leader Paul Ames.

"I'll be leaving Macquarie in early 2023 as the head of the Americas' Client Solutions Group, leading distribution across institutional and intermediary clients, Trustee and Chief Executive for the Optimum Fund Trust, and member of the Public Investments Executive Committee," Wright states.

He continues, "It was a privilege to work here for 12 years and leave with grace and gratitude."

Wright started with Delaware in 2011 as a Western division sales manager. In 2014, he was promoted to head of third-party distribution, where he remained until 2016. That year, he was promoted to co-head of the client group. In 2020, Wright became head of the Americas client solutions group.

"2023 will begin with a much-deserved break focused on my family, and health and strategically approaching the question of what is next in my career," he writes. "My near-term milestones include an appreciation tour of influential figures in my life, taking inventory of my leadership shadow, evaluating career goals, and traveling."

Prior to joining Delaware, Wright was a senior vice president in key accounts for ING Investment Management from 2008 to 2011. For two years before that, he was a director of investment products with AXA Distributors. He served as a regional sales manager for alternative investments at Merrill Lynch from 2005 to 2006. Between 1998 and 2005, he was a regional sales manager and regional director, respectively, for Lord, Abbett and Co. and Furman Selz Capital Management. Wright is an alumnus of Penn State University.  

Stay ahead of the news ... Sign up for our email alerts now
CLICK HERE

0.0
 Do You Recommend This Story?



GO TO: MFWire
Return to Top
 News Archives
2025: Q3Q2Q1
2024: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2023: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2022: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2021: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2020: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2019: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2018: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2017: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2016: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2015: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2014: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2013: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2012: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2011: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2010: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2009: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2008: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2007: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2006: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2005: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2004: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2003: Q4Q3Q2Q1
2002: Q4Q3Q2Q1
 Subscribe via RSS:
Raw XML
Add to My Yahoo!
follow us in feedly


    Sorry, no records in the database matched your search parameters. Clich back and try again.



  1. Nicsa webinar - New research by Alex Edmans and the Diversity Project - The Power of diverse thinking: How the best teams make decisions, July 1
  2. MFDF Director Discussion Series - Open Forum, July 9
  3. MFDF webinar - Mid-Year Tax Update for Registered Investment Companies, July 10
  4. MFDF Director Discussion Series - Open Forum (Philadelphia), July 15
  5. 2025 MMI Women in Advisory Solutions Forum, Jul 15-16
  6. Nicsa webinar - How Trusted GenAI is Transforming Data Access in Asset Management, July 16
  7. MFDF webinar - M&A and Consolidation in Asset Management, July 16
  8. MFDF webinar - ETF Conversions, July 17
  9. MFDF Director Discussion Series - Open Forum (New York), July 22
  10. MFDF Ask Anything webinar - AI Edition, July 24
  11. MFDF webinar - Use of Derivatives by RICs, July 29
  12. MFDF Director Discussion Series - Open Forum (Columbus, Ohio), August 20
  13. Samfund Soiree Boston 2025, August 21
  14. MFDF webinar - The Audit Committee Chair's Guide to Balancing Duties and Emerging Issues, September 3
  15. ICI ETF Conference, Sep 8-10
  16. Nicsa webinar - Reimagining Reconciliation: AI, Regulation, and Capital Markets Transformation, September 10
  17. MFDF webinar - Series Trust Funds - Compliance and Board Reporting, September 10
  18. MFDF In Focus - Board Oversight of DEI in Current Landscape, September 11
  19. MFDF webinar - MFDF 15(c) White Paper Webinar Series: Part 4 – Enforcement Action Takeaways, September 16
  20. MFDF webinar - Latest in Closed-End Funds Litigations, September 23
  21. MFDF webinar - Fixed Income Insights: Navigating Market Trends & Opportunities, September 24
  22. MFDF webinar - Risk Management Essentials for RICs and Boards, September 29
  23. MFDF webinar - Diligent - Tools for Fund Board Book, October 1
  24. 10th annual Fuse Forum, October 8
  25. MFDF webinar - Essential Strategies in Board Oversight of Operational Risk Management, October 14
  26. 2025 MMI Annual Conference, Oct 15-17




©All rights reserved to InvestmentWires, Inc. 1997-2025
14 Wall Street | 20th Floor | New York, NY 10005 | P: 212-331-8968 | F: 212-331-8998
Privacy Policy :: Terms of Use