Graham Spiers began his career in the early 1970s, just as the Nixon administration abandoned the Bretton Woods agreement, ending the dollar's fixed price to gold and launching the modern-day version of floating foreign exchange rates which remains with us today. For the next twenty years his work focused on managing large corporate exposures to precious metals and foreign currencies. He implemented numerous strategies to both protect companies from exposures in their operating divisions and to trade and seek profit from exposures in their finance divisions.
After attaining the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1992 his career focus shifted to managing global capital market portfolios. For several years he managed and actively traded a $6 billion portfolio of currency positions for clients of State Street Global Advisors. Later, as a senior portfolio manager for Putnam Investments, he managed global balanced portfolios with holdings in all asset classes, including stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities with an aggregate value of $15 billion. In this role he managed several large mutual funds and numerous institutional separate accounts for corporations, endowments, foundations and high net worth investors.
For the past eight years he has been the Chief Investment Officer of a High Net Worth investment advisory firm where he has managed global portfolios for a diverse group of clients. Graham served in the U.S. Navy and received a BBA from Nichols College.
"Graham Spiers is the consummate investment professional. The depth
and breadth of his background is virtually irreplaceable. His
career spans corporate interest rate, foreign exchange and
commodity exposure risk management, institutional asset management,
and private wealth management. He has managed global multi-billion
dollar portfolios across all major primary and alternative asset
classes, and his employers have been the "Who's Who" of the
investment business. Along the way, he has been a trader and a
trading desk manager. His grounding in investment theory,
economics, and market psychology along with his years of experience
has established a unique wisdom that is without equal." -- Jeffrey
C. Donahue, Ph.D., Chief Financial Officer, Ostendo Technologies
"Graham's depth of knowledge and breadth of experience across
several markets provides a holistic perspective on the
opportunities and challenges thoughtful investors should consider
at all stages of the investment cycle." -- Christopher Ray, CFA,
Head of US investments and Partner at Mercer Investment Management
"Over the years Graham has shown a unique ability to see through
the daily noise that distracts so many of us and has developed a
skill to identify the longer-term structural issues that will
impact global financial markets. Whether managing commodity and
currency exposures for the finance divisions of large multinational
firms, or building investment portfolios for endowments,
foundations and high net worth individuals, he has displayed the
knowledge, patience and confidence that has guided so many to
long-term success." -- John Serhant retired Head of High Net Worth
Business and Vice-Chairman of State Street Global Advisors
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