Jonathan Pain
Director of JP Consulting NSW Pty Ltd. Jonathon has over 30 years international investment experience. Having headed up teams in London, Bahrain and Australia and his previous roles include Executive Director and Chief Investment Strategist of HFA Asset Management, Chief Investment Officer of Rothschild Australia Asset Management, Head of Investments at Gulf International Bank in Bahrain and Chair of the International Asset Allocation Committee at Paribas Asset Management in London.
Jonathan has joint Honours Degrees in Economics and Politics from Keele University and a Masters Degree in Finance from Exeter University.
He writes the widely read investment newsletter 'The Pain Report' which provides an independent perspective of financial markets and the world economy. Jonathon is a regular public speaker worldwide, specialising in Global Markets, Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction.
Felix Stephen
Felix has over 45 years experience in international banking, treasury, fixed income, foreign exchange and portfolio management. He has served on asset allocation, risk and investment strategy committees at funds institutions both here and overseas. He has authored numerous financial research papers and was a member of the market practices committee at the Central Bank of Ceylon.
In his previous role as Head of Investment Strategy and Research with Advance Asset Management, Felix designed asset allocation strategies across diversified portfolios, drove the consultation, analytical and research agenda along with the publication of regular research papers for Advance's retail and institutional clients. He's a well-known public speaker, makes regular TV appearances and has keynoted at conferences worldwide.
Nowadays, Felix devotes much of his time and resources to helping underprivileged people and is Chairman of Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities (VACD), a Sri Lankan charity.
Andrew Connors
Andrew is a senior investment strategist with over 25 years’ experience in the funds management industry in Australia and offshore. His experience includes working with some of the largest fund managers including MLC Investment Management and INVESCO and Deutsche Asset Management in London.
Andrew’s specialist expertise in asset allocation and investment risk management is utilised by leading not for profit organisations and financial advisers.
He also has a keen interest in financial technology having developed sophisticated technology for financial advisers and their clients. Through this work, Andrew has considerable experience in the Singaporean private wealth sector, with his technology having been utilised by a leading Singaporean bank.
Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University. He is RG 146 Qualified.