Mr Heine was in the establishment of Netwealth in 1999. Michael acted as sole Managing Director from 1999 to 2014 and acted as Joint Managing Director together with his son Matthew from January 2015 until October 2022. He has experience in Australian and European financial markets, including commodity trading, international financing, mortgage lending and property development. Michael was instrumental in the establishment of the Heine Brothers funds management business in 1982 and was its Managing Director from 1982 to 1999 when the company was acquired by ING (then Mercantile Mutual). He is a member of NIL Investment Committee, NSS Risk and Compliance Committee and NSS Superannuation Investment Committee.