Money Moments: Daphne Van der Oord, Head of Australia & NZ at S&P Dow Jones Indices

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Today on the podcast we are joined by Daphne van der Oord, Head of Australia and New Zealand at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Daphne has an impressive career spanning 20 years, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and History and a Master’s Degree in Applied Finance. Daphne has worked at many international financial institutions you may have heard of; Man Investments, ING, Credit Suisse and Citibank.

Daphne manages S&P Dow Jones Indices business in the Aus/NZ region, including their relationships with the ASX and NZX.

She’s also a huge advocate for getting more women into in the financial services industry. As you may be able to tell by her name, Daphne hails from a Dutch background, however currently lives in Sydney with her daughter.
In the episode, we chat with Daphne about:

• How growing up in a diverse range of locations and environments influenced her choice in choosing to work in finance, with this contributing to her not being put off by it being a male-dominated industry
• Why education can shift your whole trajectory in life
• The point at which Daphne realises she was starting to gain momentum with your finances
• The 101 of how S&P Dow Jones Indices works
• Why horses are a bad investment and need plans B & C
• Why there is value in putting money into investments you don't entirely understand, as a way to learn about investing
• Managing work-life balance particularly coming out the pandemic

And lots more, so get listening!

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