Centuria Bass appoints Luke Jaggar

Head of Risk – Lending

• +25 years of legal experience across banking and financial services in the UK, EMEA and Australia
• Sydney-based role overseeing new lending opportunities, due diligence documentation and disclosures
• Responsible for Centuria Bass’ approved credit standards and associated legal/regulatory obligations

Australasian real estate funding solutions provider, Centuria Bass Credit (CBC or ‘Centuria Bass’), has appointed experienced legal and risk professional, Luke Jaggar, as Head of Risk – Lending, effective from 1 July 2025.

Mr Jaggar joins Centuria Bass’ Sydney office and brings a wealth of portfolio risk management, transaction execution and legal experience across lending and financial markets in Britain, Europe, New York, Dubai and Australia having hailed from blue-chip global financial institutions UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Nomura International as well as law firms Shearman & Sterling LLP and Clifford Chance LLP.

With more than 25 years’ experience, Mr Jaggar will oversee Centuria Bass’ lending opportunities through a risk, regulatory and legal lens. He will report to Joint CEO’s, Giles Borten and Nick Goh.

Mr Borten said, “Luke will work closely with our origination, distribution, compliance and finance teams throughout the lifecycle of each transaction. His experience and reputation as a leader of lending risk and regulatory requirements across global markets is second to none. We are proud to welcome him to the Centuria Bass fold.”

Mr Jaggar holds a Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences), Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and is an admitted solicitor in NSW, QLD and England & Wales. He was previously the Governor of the Central Foundation Girls’ School in London.

As at 31 December 2024, Centuria Bass manages $2.3 billion in AUM, a +21% increase within six months.

Centuria Bass was founded in 2016 and, since its inception, it has provided compelling returns to wholesale investors on secured private credit loans.