Anna Scott resigns from Smart

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Wed, Jul 02 2025 09:33 am

2 July 2025 – NZX advises that Smart Chief Executive Anna Scott has resigned following her appointment to lead the New Zealand office of a global financial services group from 1 October 2025.

NZX thanks Ms Scott for her contribution and wishes her well for the future in her new role.

An announcement will be made in due course regarding the Smart Chief Executive role.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media and Investors – Simon Beattie – 021 702 694


About Smart

Established in 1996, Smartshares Limited (trading as “Smart”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NZX Limited with $13.7 billion in funds under management, serving a wide range of investors, including individual investors, financial adviser customers, businesses, iwi and Pacific nation groups.

Smart’s new brand is based on the belief ‘the wise invest Smart’, and the wisest way to build wealth is to invest in market-tracking products over time. Smart owns SuperLife, which will undergo a phased rebrand to Smart, and QuayStreet Asset Management, which provides actively managed KiwiSaver and investment fund options. With a broad range of investment solutions, Smart enables New Zealanders to diversify their portfolios and access both local and global markets, including high-performing and specialised asset classes.


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