Nicholas is the Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Eden Global Natural Resources UCITS Fund, which is classified as an ESG ‘Light Green’ Fund under Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
Nicholas has held senior positions within the Australian and UK financial services industry, bringing to Eden over thirty years’ experience in funds management (UCITS, MIS and CIMA), global institutional sales, corporate advisory, research analysis and capital markets fifteen years of which were in London working at Morgan Stanley, NatWest and Killik & Co. Nicholas founded the Eden group in 2014 providing portfolio management and corporate advisory services. Having relocated to Australia in 2002, Nicholas’ experience includes Managing Director and founder of the ACD Australian Natural Resources UCITS III Fund, a UK FCA regulated fund focusing on the natural resources sector. As Fund Manager, Nicholas outperformed the peer group fund managers and the S&P 300 Australian Natural Resources Index, providing top decile returns. Nicholas has held positions as Head of Global Markets at Canaccord Genuity, DJ Carmichael Stockbrokers and Phillip Capital. Nicholas is a Chartered Fellow member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a Fellow member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Master member of the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisors Association, a member of WAAMH, and a member of the WA Mining Club. Nicholas is a columnist on Livewire Markets providing commentary on global equity markets, commodities, energy and agriculture.