Invictus Group is a specialist financial advisory and risk-management firm to the financial sector. Invictus uses a proprietary model to stress test bank balance sheets for regulatory and strategic business growth purposes. Invictus advises bank clients on strategic and capital planning, particularly M&A opportunities and provides CECL (Current Expected Credit Loss) analysis.

ION acquired Anvil Software in September 2006 in order to add post-trade processing and risk management to its thin, fast and very effective market connectivity software. I headed the repo and securities finance business-side development and sales efforts. I found the restrictive and rebarbative nature of this organisation unappealing compared to the excitement of running a niche global financial software company, so I parted company in Feb 2009 -- the second-best career decision I ever… Show more ION acquired Anvil Software in September 2006 in order to add post-trade processing and risk management to its thin, fast and very effective market connectivity software. I headed the repo and securities finance business-side development and sales efforts. I found the restrictive and rebarbative nature of this organisation unappealing compared to the excitement of running a niche global financial software company, so I parted company in Feb 2009 -- the second-best career decision I ever made. Show less

Innovative global software company specialising in repo and securities finance trading systems. I invested and joined at director/board level to add real market experience (particularly in repo) and financial market understanding to a very clever and capable technical group. Anvil became a global company by adding international offices, introduced new products, quadrupled revenue, and ultimately became the probably most respected company for repo trading technology in the world. Even better,… Show more Innovative global software company specialising in repo and securities finance trading systems. I invested and joined at director/board level to add real market experience (particularly in repo) and financial market understanding to a very clever and capable technical group. Anvil became a global company by adding international offices, introduced new products, quadrupled revenue, and ultimately became the probably most respected company for repo trading technology in the world. Even better, it was a lot of fun. We sold to ION Trading in 2006. Show less

Fixed Income Research strategist/analyst in Tokyo, Sydney and London 1995-99, Head of Front Office Technlology in Tokyo 1994-95, Repo Trader and head of international repo technology development in London 1992-93.

Repo Trader, London 1991-92; Liability Management trader, London 1991-92; technologist responsible for international repo systems, London and New York 1983-1990