Nick Falla, Head of Research

Risk / Expertise
Financial
Operational
Treasury

Designations, Memberships and Qualifications
Chartered Accountant – Fellow
Corporate Treasurer – Associate Member
Master of Business Administration – specialising in Financial Services
Degree in Psychology

Relevant Experience
Asset/Liability Committee and Director of Treasury Middle Office
European Financial Controller responsible for hedging European exposure risk
Bank regulatory returns and new product compliance
Audit Committee Chairman and Non-Executive Chairman of quoted investment vehicles with advisory role in hedging strategies and the use of treasury shares
Treasury risk management through the adoption of strategic programs in the banking and insurance sectors, along with quoted investment vehicles and private companies

Career Highlights
Nick has spent much of his career in Guernsey working for a range of financial services companies, from a financial control persepctive initially, and subsequently with an increasing element of treasury related responsibility. He rose to the positions of European Financial Controller and Director of Treasury Middle Office for the Bank of Bermuda, and Finance Director of both Credit Suisse and more recently for a private pharmaceutical group. He also served as a NED on a number of quoted investment vehicles, including MW Tops (a Marshall Wace fund), and Altus Resource Capital (a junior mining fund). In line with his increasing treasury experience and academic studies, for many years Nick has been taking strategic positions in the Commodity and FX markets through his private investment company, while working with world renowned investment coaches and mentors, including Van Tharp, Chuck Whitman, and Mark Boucher.