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ABOUT US

Founded in Feb 2017 by Christopher Panayiotou and Wayne Davis CFA.

We have bought together decades of experience in trading, pension fund management and institutional dealing to create a one stop investment house for the professional investor.

WAYNE DAVIS CFA

DIRECTOR


Wayne has 25 years of experience in trading of equities, currencies and derivatives for a wide range of  strategies and clients. He has worked for various institutional fund management companies. Notably spending 11 years as Partner and Head of Trading Newsmith Asset Management. Wayne is both a Chartered MSCI and a CFA charter holder and has a degree in Accountancy and Law.


TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 396 6888

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CHRISTOPHER PANAYIOTOU

DIRECTOR

Chris has been in front office equity trading for 24 years. After helping to build CMC’s equity trading desk in 1999 he  became a risk manager at City index going on to run the entire firms FTSE 350 book taking positions and hedging risk  at a firm wide level.

Since 2010 Chris has been servicing high net worth clients  day to day whilst managing teams of client facing execution specialists. Outside of Zodiac Partners Chris is a professional racing driver and spends much of his spare time coaching the track stars of the future.

TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 396 6777

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MARK BURCHELL

HEAD OF SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Mark joins Zodiac Partners Ltd as Head of Sales and Business Development and brings over 3 decades of experience in the Investment Banking Industry.

Working for S.G. Warburg & Co on the European market making and Portfolio Trading Desks from 1987. Following this Mark was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns International where he helped build the European Portfolio Trading sales desk and was a key contact for the Prime Brokerage team. Thereafter Mark held positions on the electronic trading sales desks at CA Cheuvreux (Senior Sales Manager) and Knight Capital (Director) and more recently as a consultant and introducer of prime services for Linear Investments.

 

TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 77899 07501

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RYAN CORTON

CHIEF COMPLIANCE & OPERATING OFFICER

Ryan has twenty-five years’ experience within the financial services sector supporting Chief Executives, Managing Partners and Family office heads with the development and delivery of investment strategies and operational infrastructure.   

Prior to joining Zodiac Ryan was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Chrystal Capital Partners LLP a Corporate advisor, Capital raising and structure specialist and before that Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Harwood Capital Management Limited and Harwood Capital LLP a market leading private equity fund manager and Operations Director at J O Hambro Capital Management Limited an award-winning Investment and wealth manager. Ryan has launched funds in Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland and London.

TELEPHONE

+44 (0) 203 838 9184

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ZEGHAM CHOUDHRY

FUND MANAGER

Zeg has  36 years of Investment Banking experience from bulge bracket banks such as JP Morgan to boutique brokerages. He brings a wealth of experience and is heading up the wealth management offering.

 

TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7230

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STUART WILLIAMS

SENIOR TRADER

Stuart started at James Capel  in 1992 before moving to Pamnure Gordon in 1998 and then to JP Morgan in 2006 where he became Head of Small & Mid Cap Trading.

He brings decades of experience to the team as well as a calming influence that rubs off on those around him.

TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7238

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SAM COSTON 

Junior Trader

Sam joined Zodiac Partners as an Investment Operations Technician and has finished his apprenticeship gaining a distinction. He has now moved onto the desk full time and is trading for clients and helping to train new apprentices.

TELEPHONE

+44 (0) 208 154 7235

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SAM BASSTOE

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN

Sam has joined Zodiac Partners as an Investment Operations Technician and is studying towards his CISI qualification. He will be working alongside Chris and the team on day to day operations and helping to grow the business.

TELEPHONE

+44 (0) 208 154 7236

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WILLIAM (JAMES) RUSSELL

FUND MANAGER CHARTERED MCSI

James  has had over 35 years’ experience in the financial markets having begun his career with Henderson Crosthwaite as a dealer on the London Stock Exchange floor in 1986. He has extensive experience in financial and commodity futures/physicals markets. He now specialises in discretionary investment management looking after private client portfolios, invested in a variety of asset classes but with a global equity focus.

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 RISK WARNING:

Trading in Derivatives such as CFDs and Financial Spread Betting is extremely high risk due to the leverage involved and is not appropriate for everyone, losses can mount rapidly and substantially. It should not be assumed that the value of investments will always rise, the value of shares may go down as well as up and you may not get back the money you invested and in some cases you could lose more than you have deposited.Investors should carefully consider their own personal financial circumstances before trading in Derivatives and should seek independent professional advice prior to investing.Investors should always ensure that they have the financial capacity to bear losses and only invest money they can afford to lose.Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with the underlying providers that Zodiac engages with. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets, CFDs, OTC options or any of our other products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. * Zodiac Partners does not provide access to Spread Betting or CFD trading to retail investors.

 

Zodiac Partners Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 806702.

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