Getting acquainted with experts at Portal Asset Management - Kalkine Media

Highlights

• Portal Asset Management is an independent boutique adviser in the digital assets space that specialises in investing in listed cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
• It has three underlying funds- The Portal Digital Fund, The Radiance Multi-Strategy Fund and The Horizon Index Fund.
• The experienced team brings an institutional-grade investment approach combining both deep blockchain and crypto-asset experience with prudent fund management skills to provide practical, operationally robust, and risk-managed access to crypto assets.

Portal Asset Management is an independent boutique adviser in the digital assets space. In the current contemporary times when investors are warming up to cryptocurrency assets, Portal aims to help investors manage this nascent asset class that can offer secure, unbiased, and decentralised access to financial opportunity and innovation.

With operations in Singapore, Sydney, and London, Portal has three underlying funds- The Portal Digital Fund, The Radiance Multi-Strategy Fund and The Horizon Index Fund. These funds provide investors with the choice to deploy funds with very different strategies and volatilities to suit one’s risk appetite and return goals.

Read: All that you need to know about Portal Asset Management’s funds

Notably, Portal’s experienced team, which has an average of 25 years of business experience, brings an institutional-grade investment approach, combining both deep blockchain and crypto-asset experience with prudent fund management skills.  

In this backdrop, let us look at the team that helps provide a practical, operationally robust, pragmatic and risk-managed access to crypto assets.

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DERYCK GRAHAM

Deryck has over three decades of experience building and listing companies on the ASX and almost two decades of experience as a public company director.

He cofounded QHL, Australia’s largest composite aerospace defence contractor with AU$800 million in contracts. Deryck also launched, established a JV, and then sold Eagle Aircraft (now part of Malaysia’s billion-dollar aviation industry).

An active investor in the blockchain space, Deryck has been an angel investor for years, and continues to advise nationally and internationally.

MARK WITTEN

Mark serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager First Degree Global Asset Management, Executive Director, and Portfolio Manager at Portal.

He is a specialist in equity analysis and hedge fund management and has served various roles within traditional and alternative asset management. Mark founded Kaizen Asset Management in 2010, building the firm from a seed capital of US$1 million to one with US$250 million in assets under management.

NITIN GAUR

Nitin is a senior leader who designs and develops enterprise infrastructures and applications for Fortune 500 companies. He guides over 450 resources globally and leads cross-functional teams in complex, matrixed organisations.

Nitin has tremendous knowledge and experience within the digital currency, central banks, digital finance, financial technology (FinTech), regulatory technology (RegTech), and decentralised finance (DeFi). He recently crafted and devised digital assets regulatory and compliance frameworks. His expertise extends to AI, ML, Cloud, Blockchain, crypto-economics, and payment technologies.

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STEPHEN FISHER

An investment professional with over 25 years of experience, Stephen has held roles with J.P Morgan Investment Management in New York and Australia, including Australian Head of Capital Markets Research and Asia Pacific Regional Head of Capital Markets Research. He was also Head of Global Fixed Income Product – the Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Asset Management.

MATTHEW SPOKE

Matthew is an accomplished blockchain professional, Founder and MD of AION Network, Founder and Director of the Blockchain Technology Coalition of Canada, Director of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and past fintech advisor to the Ontario Securities Commission.

MIGNON CLOETE

Bringing in over two decades of experience in client management roles, Mignon is an expert in areas of banking and retail finance, risk, insurance and financial planning. 

JULES CHEN

Jules’ focus is on digital assets and DeFi, with the goal of bridging the gap between the crypto and institutional worlds. She has over 6 years of experience in financial crime prevention, where she has been responsible for analytics, strategy and client management. Jules presents technological innovation through the lens of history, psychology and evolution.

RICK BERNIE

Bringing in over three decades of experience to Portal, Rick has extensively worked in large hedge funds, specialising in investment banking, the fund management industry, investor relations, asset management, product development, fundraising, debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, venture capital, impact investing, trade finance, monetisation of instruments into trade, 10 mil Euro min. trade platform and high yield bonds.

Portal’s experienced team brings an institutional-grade investment approach combining both deep blockchain and crypto-asset experience with prudent fund management skills to provide a practical, operationally robust and risk-managed access to crypto assets.

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