Nicholas Bagnall
Chief Investment Officer, Director, founder, and major shareholder
Nicholas has worked in investment management for over 34 years, and has over 12 years’ experience of managing global equity portfolios.
Prior to establishing Te Ahumairangi Investment Management, Nicholas was Chief Investment Officer at ACC. He spent 26 years with ACC’s investment team, and played a key role in setting up the intellectual framework and driving the long term success of ACC’s Investments. During his time at ACC, Nicholas managed portfolios in a variety of investment markets over different periods of time, including Global Equities, NZ Equities, NZ bonds, listed property, listed emerging market trusts, and Australian equities. All of these portfolios outperformed their benchmarks on a like-for-like-tax basis during the time that Nicholas directly managed them at ACC. Nicholas was also responsible for asset allocation, and managed futures positions that ACC used to adjust its allocation between investment markets. Nicholas managed a global portfolio at ACC starting from March 2011, and through Te Ahumairangi continues to play a key role in the management of this portfolio for ACC.
Nicholas had worked in AMP’s investment team for over 4 years prior to joining ACC. He has Bachelor of Business Studies in Economics and Finance.
