Experience

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  Zhong ya futures exchange ltd

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Futures dealer

  The business provides brokerage service in a full range of financial products available in the futures markets. After successfully completing the first three months of training, I was promoted to the Commodities team, specialized in trading T-bond.

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  Express cafe hight street

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Owner/operater

  Major Achievements:Developed a successful café business, eventually selling it for capital gain.

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  An ying international financial ltd

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Investment advisor

  The business offers brokerage services, including FX spot trading and NZ stock trading.My role included: Place orders for clients within the New Zealand share market.Regularly advise clients about FX trading tips.

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  Intercontinental financial limited

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Fx broker

  The business offers world-class brokerage services and trading platforms for trading in Spot Foreign Exchange, Spot Metals, Spot Oil, Commodities, CFDs, Indices and deals in Futures CFD Contracts for small, medium and large investors and market participants across the globe. My role included:Manage a team of trading staff including training, mentoring and performance appraisals.Educate clients on how to understand the market.Communicate with clients online to communicate trading strategies.Conduct regular presentations to secure potential clients. Show less

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  Om financial limited

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

  Fx dealer

  OMF is a New Zealand owned and operated brokerage firm, with a strong and established reputation in the financial markets. OMF advises and facilitates trading in a full range of financial products available in the FX, carbon, options, equities, CFDs and futures markets. Operating in these highly competitive and regulated financial markets requires experience, integrity and superior levels of service.My role included research and monitor FX movements and volatility in the market, form an opinion and write daily trading strategy recommendations, and submit them to the company's FX team for use in their day to day trading activities.Send regular communications to existing clients providing market commentary and trading tips.Present regular seminars to existing and prospective clients on the FX market and investment opportunities. Monitor exchange rates for corporate clients (e.g. import/export clients), making observations and recommendations about the exchange rate movements in order to best benefit the client's interests. Show less

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  Claire barker

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Fashion designer

  Major Achievements:Successfully established own fashion design label, and featured in major New Zealand fashion publications such as Fashion Quarterly, Viva and Canvas.

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  Kvb kunlun new zealand ltd

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2015

  Investment sales (equities, fx, cfd)

  KVB Kunlun Financial Group, an organization with multiple business functional roles including global foreign exchange broker, liquidity provider, foreign exchange trading system provider, securities broker, service provider for corporate treasury management platform and many more, provides foreign exchange transactions, liquidity solutions, international settlement and corporate hedge, wealth management, securities investment, financial IT solutions and other financial products and services for global customers and enterprises.My role included review and analyse IPO and private equity opportunities as they arise, making recommendations to the CEO on whether to recommend the offer on investor clients.Ensure robust due diligence is conducted for investor clients and that all initial and ongoing legal and compliance obligations for and by the investor are met.Support other team members with sales tasks.Place orders and manage stocks in response to client instructions.Present product seminars and conduct marketing campaigns for both existing and prospective investor clients. Show less

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  Claire barker consulting ltd

  Oct 2015 - now

  Director

  The business provides small business consulting services. It including developing an early stage road map, administration and physical set up, dealing with staff and contractors.I perform the duties and obligations of a sole director.Provide advice to the business owner.

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  Renaissance wealth management

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2019

  Executive director

  RWM provides a complete suite of investment services for individuals, families, trusts and investment companies. We specialise in servicing the Chinese speaking community in New Zealand. Our extensive networks allow us to cover all investment asset classes and access investments available globally to suit the requirements of our clients.My role included to direct and control the company's operations and give strategic guidance and direction to the board.Contribute to the effectiveness of the board and the company at all levels by understanding and managing business risks, ensuring the business meets its FMCA licence obligations at all times. Show less

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  Crowdsphere

  Aug 2016 - now

  Director

  We want to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to take control of raising funding from their own network of friends, family, customers and strangers.We also want to give people the opportunity to become an armchair Dragon and build their own investment portfolio supporting exciting new New Zealand businesses. CROWDSPHERE is licenced and regulated by the Financial Markets Authority under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.As one of four directors, my role including performing the duties and obligations as a director.Specifically responsible for communication with, and marketing and promotion of investment opportunities to, New Zealand- based Chinese investment clients, providing information and recommendations for investment in the CROWDSPHERE crowdfunding service. Show less

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  Clsa premium

  Jan 2020 - now

  • Director

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Group Audit Risk Compliance

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Risk Audit and Compliance Committee

    Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Country Head/ Managing Director

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Business Development Manager of NZ

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
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  Business and investment taxation limited

  Oct 2023 - now

  Accountant