What Matters

In this episode, MA Financial’s Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO is joined by Viola Private Wealth Executive Chair and Founding Partner Charlie Viola, and Good Housing incoming CEO Kristy Simmonds. They discuss today’s investment landscape as well as an increasingly important part of Australia’s social infrastructure – Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).  C...

In this episode of What Matters, MA Financial’s Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO speaks with Koda Capital’s Founding Partner and CEO Paul Heath. After leading one of Australia’s most established wealth management businesses, Paul took a leap in 2013 to co-found Koda Capital, driven by a conviction that clients wanted truly independent, conflict-free advice. Paul also recogni...

In today’s uncertain and more volatile environment, investors and advisers are reassessing risk and seeking greater clarity on what lies ahead for private credit portfolios. Understanding what you own, how it is structured, and how it performs under stress is increasingly important. In this episode, MA Financial Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO is joined by Drew Bowie (Head of Real Esta...

In this episode, MA Financial’s Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO is joined by Joint CEO Julian Biggins and Head of Core Real Estate Chris Lock to unpack what $1.2 billion in recent retail acquisitions reveals about the current market for retail shopping centres, and how real estate demonstrates its defensive characteristics in periods of heightened global volatility. Andrew, Julian and...

MA Financial’s Group Vice Chairman, Andrew Pridham AO, is joined by a team of MA’s investment professionals as they discuss insights from the recently-released 2026 Investment Outlook, examining opportunities ahead across private credit, real estate and equities. The wide-ranging conversation explores: Why shopping centres continue to present compelling opportunities, supported by resi...

What Matters returns in 2026 with a mini edition, featuring Andrew Pridham AO in conversation with Frank Danieli, MA Financial’s Head of Global Credit Solutions. Frank unpacks the key themes from his latest quarterly investor letter, “The return on my money,” where Frank explains that when investing in private credit, capital preservation – the return on your money –...

In this special mini edition of  What Matters , Frank Danieli, Head of Global Credit Solutions at MA Financial, unpacks the key themes from his September quarter private credit investor letter exploring the theme “the greatest teacher, failure is.” Frank explains why at MA Financial we believe private credit investing is all about ‘avoiding losers, not picking winners.&rsquo...

Economist, author and broadcaster David McWilliams joins Andrew Pridham for a fascinating look at what he calls the next global super-cycle — a world of rising tariffs, managed trade and an AI-fuelled boom — and how Australia can thrive in this new era. In a lively, entertaining and thought-provoking conversation, David taps into his unique ability to make economics relatable and share...

In this episode, Andrew Pridham AO sits down with Premiership-winning AFL coach John Longmire, the Sydney Swans’ Executive Director of High Performance. After 14 years coaching one of the AFL’s most successful clubs, John reveals what elite sport can teach us about leadership, culture, and making tough decisions under pressure. Together, Andrew and John explore: How to sustain high per...

In this mini edition of  What Matters , Andrew Pridham AO sits down with Frank Danieli, our Head of Global Credit Solutions, to discuss Frank’s latest June quarter investor letter which explores the theme ‘The only certainty is uncertainty’.    Frank discusses why, at MA Financial, we don’t spend time trying to predict the future when managing our Global Cred...

In a must-listen episode, What Matters welcomes back Ken Moelis, the legendary Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Moelis & Company.   Ken joins Andrew Pridham AO for a wide-ranging conversation on the forces shaping the global financial landscape, explaining why:  - the banking industry is being re-shaped  - private credit is just getting started  - AI, the need for power a...

On this mini edition of What Matters, Andrew Pridham AO talks with our Head of Global Credit Solutions Frank Danieli about his new quarterly private credit investor letter released in mid-April titled ‘Predicting rain doesn’t count’.    Frank dives into March quarter fund performance and explains why at MA Financial when it comes to investing in private credit we build...

In this of the What Matters podcast MA Financial Group Vice Chairman and Co-Founder Andrew Pridham AO is hosted by South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas in the Premier’s office. In an era of increasing political division, Premier Malinauskas has stood out—building broad bipartisan support through a focus on health, education, and housing reform. As The Australian  recently as...

In the first two episodes of our What Matters podcast for the year, our Vice Chairman @Andrew Pridham AO alongside our investment professionals discuss their insights from our recently released 2025 Investment Outlook. In episode two Andrew is joined by our Joint CEO @ Julian Biggins and Managing Director @ John Garrett who offer their insights into core and alternative real estate, equities marke...

In the first two episodes of our What Matters podcast for the year, our Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO alongside our investment professionals discuss their insights from our recently released 2025 Investment Outlook.  In episode one out now, Andrew takes a deep dive into the US$2.8 trillion asset class that is private credit with our Head of Global Credit Solutions Frank Danieli and Head of...

In the latest episode of  What Matters , Andrew Pridham AO, MA Financial Co-Founder and Group Vice Chairman chats with Chris Unger, Managing Director of MA Financial’s hotel management business Redcape Hospitality. With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Chris shares insights into the commercial pub landscape and the strategies behind running Redcape’s $1 billion portfolio of high-quality hot...

Join Andrew Pridham AO, Vice Chairman and Co-founder of MA Financial Group, for a deep dive into Australia's residential real estate market. Andrew is joined by highly regarded industry experts, Andrew Parkinson, Director at independent, specialist property valuation and consultancy firm, Pontons and Darren Mills, Director and Co-founder of one of Sydney’s leading architecture and building compani...

Join triple Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett OAM for an insightful chat with MA Financial Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO and Senior Advisor Amelia Hill. From dominating the 1500m freestyle at the Sydney and Athens Olympics to growing and leading Generation Development Group as CEO, Hackett shares insights on Olympic glory and competing against other Olympic legends like Kieran Perkins,...

This episode features an in-depth conversation with Scott Pape, also known as ‘The Barefoot Investor’. Pape is one of Australia’s most successful authors. His book, The Barefoot Investor, is one of Australia’s all-time best-sellers, with over 2 million copies sold and counting. Pape’s most recent book, Barefoot Kids, had the fastest selling debut in Australian publishing history. Scott recently pr...

This episode features a rare and in-depth conversation with Wall Street icon Ken Moelis who discusses his predictions for the US election and the state of the economy.  Ken is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company and has built a global firm valued at almost $US4.0 billion in just 15 years. During his earlier banking career, he advised some of the most famous figures in US business...

The 2024 US Presidential Election will have major implications for the economy and global markets. MA Financial Group Vice Chairman and Sydney Swans Chairman Andrew Pridham AO discusses US politics and Trump v Biden with special guest Eric Cantor, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Moelis & Company and former US Representative for Virginia. The What Matters Podcast offers listeners unique...

In this special holiday edition, media personality Adam Spencer and MA Financial co-founder Andrew Pridham talk the business of sport. Listen to their insightful chat with former CEO of the AFL Gillon McLachlan and MA Financial Chairman and Collingwood President Jeffrey Browne. Andrew also hosts an expert panel discussion with MA Financial’s Head of Real Estate Credit Drew Bowie and Finsure Managi...

In our final episode of the What Matters podcast series, we sit down for the last time to talk about self-management. looking back at planning your career, investing in yourself, maintaining healthy levels of paranoia and most importantly celebrating your successes but remembering to remain grounded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In each episode of this podcast series, Australian author and media personality Adam Spencer talks with Andrew Pridham, Group Vice Chairman of MA Financial Group (formerly Moelis Australia), Chairman of Sydney Swans and author of What Matters, Navigating a Lifetime in Business and Investing. Today's episode features a great conversation with AFL Legend turns corporate, Tom Harley, CEO of Sydney Sw...

In each episode of this podcast series, Australian author, and media personality Adam Spencer talks with Andrew Pridham, Group Vice Chairman of MA Financial Group, Chairman of Sydney Swans and author of What Matters, Navigating a Lifetime in Business and Investing. A huge thank you to today's special guest Rhonda Brighton-Hall, CEO and Founder of MWAH. Rhonda joins us for a massive episode all abo...