Michael J Heffernan B.Ec (Hons) Monash- LLB Melbourne
FSIA; Honorary Senior Fellow Corporate Directors Association
Michael Heffernan has over 29 years experience in the finance and securities industry and is currently a Senior Client Advisor and Economist with a leading Australian Sharebroker Lonsec Limited after having bee...View more >
Michael J Heffernan B.Ec (Hons) Monash- LLB Melbourne
FSIA; Honorary Senior Fellow Corporate Directors Association
Michael Heffernan has over 29 years experience in the finance and securities industry and is currently a Senior Client Advisor and Economist with a leading Australian Sharebroker Lonsec Limited after having been Chief Economist/Lawyer with the Australian Stock Exchange for 13 years, and an Economist with Commonwealth Department of Employment and Industrial Relations for 11 years.
He is a well respected and frequently quoted and referred to commentator on the market and economic events and appears regularly on TV, radio and in the business sections of daily newspapers. In particular he can be seen on regularly on Sky Business Channel's Switzer, and Your Money Your Call programmes.
In his current position with Lonsec, Mr Heffernan is involved with analysing developments in the Australian economy and major overseas markets, and translating these trends into opportunities in the Australian sharemarket for investors and clients. Michael's role therefore embodies research and analysis, and on the basis of that solid foundation provides comprehensive portfolio and stock selection advice to clients .
Prior to joining Lonsec Mr Heffernan has been employed as an Economist with the Commonwealth Department of Employment before his period as Chief Economist /Lawyer with the Australian Stock Exchange..
In his role at the ASX Mr Heffernan had responsibility for articulating the central importance of Exchange in particular, and the securities industry more generally, for the efficient functioning of the Australian economy.
In addition to memberships of legal, economic and securities industry associations Mr Heffernan is heavily involved with the educational side of the industry.
In this respect he is a Senior Fellow and Life Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FinSia), and immediate past Victorian Chairman of this recently created Institute (a body resulting from the merger of the Securities Institute of Australia and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance).
Mr Heffernan is also Chairman of the “Task Force” for the subject of “Financial Markets and Economics”in Kaplan's Masters Course of Applied Finance and Investment. In this position Michael has responsibility for the overall content and direction of this core subject Australia wide.
Mr Heffernan also is a sought after speaker and media commentator on investing in the sharemarket and its interaction with the economy and in this respect he regularly talks with various investor, community and professional groups.
