Dominic Picarda, CFA, CMT
Associate Editor, Investors Chronicle

Dominic writes the Trader column in the Investors Chronicle and also contributes his trading ideas to the weekend FT. A regular speaker at trading events, he also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification.

Jonathan Eley
Editor, Investors Chronicle

Jonathan joined Investors Chronicle in 2000 as a specialist in resources stocks. He launched our website in his previous role as Online Editor before becoming Editor in 2009.

Michael Johnson
Product Specialist – Fixed Income Team, London Stock Exchange PLC

Michael is a Product Specialist working in the Fixed Income Team at the London Stock Exchange. His role is working to promote and develop the new electronic Order book for Retail Bonds. Michael previously worked as an Analyst in the Real Time Data department of the London Stock Exchange.

Obi Nnochiri
Head of Department, Tax & Technical Support
St. James’s Place Wealth Management

Obi is a Head of Department in the Tax and Technical Support Department based in the St. James’s Place Wealth Management head office and is primarily responsible for advising high net worth clients on tax and estate planning matters. Obi is a Chartered Tax Adviser and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Having trained and worked previously at professional services firms – Andersons and subsequently Ernst & Young – he joined St. James’s Place Wealth Management in 2002. Obi has previously spoken at the FT roadshows and his presentation ‘How Well is your Wealth Protected?’ is designed to stimulate ideas and focus on simple ways in which taxpayers can protect their wealth from external threats, minimise what goes to the Treasury, and maximise what passes to your intended beneficiaries.

David Patterson
Head of UK Wholesale Distribution for db X-trackers and db-X ETC

David Patterson is responsible for business development of db X-trackers Exchange Traded Funds and db-X ETC (Exchange Traded Commodities) through IFAs & private wealth managers, APCIMS members, multi-managers, platforms, research companies, life companies, and large IFA nationals and networks. He previously worked for Mellon as Head of Strategic Relationships & Third Parties.

Sabrina Belkadi
Founder and Director of ENO Investments Ltd

Sabrina is the Founder and Director of ENO Investments Ltd, a Fine Wine Investment structure specializing in the active management of bespoke portfolios of Fine Wine for private wealth individuals. Sabrina has had a 16-year career in Finance having held senior management positions at JPMorgan in New York and more recently at Goldman Sachs in London within their Equities Division. She holds a Post-graduate and a Masters in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris II, France and the sought-after WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits

Keith Ashworth-Lord
Investment Director & Fund Manager
Sanford DeLand Asset Management Ltd

Keith has been working in investment analysis, corporate finance and fund management for 30 years, since he gained his Master’s degree in Management Studies at Imperial College, London. He holds the Investment Management Certificate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. During his career, he has worked for a number of investment houses including Henry Cooke Lumsden, Capel-Cure Myers and Daiwa Securities. For ten years, he was a leading light at the investment publication Analyst. In recent years, he has been the recipient of four Thomson-Reuters StarMine stock-picking awards for company research excellence in the UK market. He has been a long-time convert to the merits of Business Perspective Investing; the philosophy adopted by great investors such as Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Benjamin Graham, John Maynard Keynes and Philip Fisher. He currently manages the Premier Sanford DeLand UKBuffettology Fund, which practices this investment methodology.