Nicholas Chalk

Zinc Capital is a representative entity that focuses on bridging funds, projects, and capital within the Digital Assets ecosystem. Zinc is involved in connecting projects related to payment infrastructure, technology, data, venture capital, and funds within the digital assets landscape.

• Contracted as exclusive Asian distributor for GDA Asset Management’s digital asset hedge funds.

CYC Advisory is a global trade advisory firm providing our clients advisory across a range of projects including mining resource acquisition and project development, EPC, and transactions between parties of both physical hard and soft commodities.

• Projects include: 2 year offshore drilling contract between a North African Government and a Asian Offshore and Subsea Partner. Renewable Energy and Substation/Transmission contract between World Bank/Central African Government and an Asian EPC partner
• Brokerage of a sugar contract between an Asian/Middle East partner and Brazilian Supplier

CLST is an institutional technology platform that facilitates credit relationships between parties. CLST's client base includes funds, exchanges, market makers, prime brokers, brokers and institutional asset managers.

• Developed and executed go-to-market strategies to expand the institutional user base within the traditional finance and crypto sectors.
• Achieved significant growth in transactional and quoted volume through targeted marketing and business development initiatives.
• Strengthened partner relationships across the digital asset ecosystem, resulting in increased market penetration and business opportunities.
• Acted as the primary contact for clients, providing market insights, rates, tenors, and facilitating connections among relevant parties.
• Collaborated closely with the product team to identify client needs and drive product development efforts to meet market demands.
• Successfully raised $3.9 million in funding from reputable investors, including Avon Ventures, WeMade, Pulsar Trading, and Babel Finance.
• Oversaw the hiring and coaching of a high-performing APAC team, including a Client Director and Operations Manager, fostering a global corporate culture and facilitating effective communication among remote teams in Europe, the US, and Asia.

Head of the Markit Digital business supporting middle, back and front office data and technology requirements from IHS's Banking clients | Left due to relocation and S&P merger.

Multi tenant architecture solutions, market data infrastructure and front end digital design for banks and brokerages.

Logos Technologies ("Logos") is a leader among the new breed of fully-automated quantitative hedge funds in Asia. Joined to support the launch, operational setup and investor arm of the fund which had been in development since 2012 | Left after successful launch and 6 month handover.

• As Deputy CEO, I was tasked with leading all items outside of the development of the investment strategy and algorithm. Operations, capital raising, hiring, management, partner relationships (data, custodians, prime brokers).
• Raised $27m for the fund in 6 months post launch of the fund in August 2020. Sourced and onboarded our first institutional investment of $15m.

Responsible for sales and account management of strategic accounts in Hong Kong. Lead for client solutions across research, data, investment management products, and software and technology projects | Left to pursue an opportunity with Logos, a client of Morningstar.

• Book - Tier 1 Banking and Asset Management clients, including UBS, BNP, Morgan Stanley, Blackrock, DBS, BOS, CS, Fidelity, HSBC, UOB, Vanguard, Soc Gen, UBP, Citibank, JPM, Pictet, HKMA, JB.
• Average deal range $100k USD - $3m USD. Awarded Deal Team of Year 2019.
• Heading the company's drive on ESG in Asia, specifically within Banks and Fund Managers. This drive followed a majority acquisition by Morningstar of Sustainalytics.
• Head of Hong Kong social and wellness committee.

Head of Professional Services and Thematic Investment Research, SE Asia and APAC head of Thematic Research | Left to relocate to Hong Kong and pursue an opportunity with Morningstar.

• Managed Thematic Research sales across TMT space for clients to monitor portfolio holdings in addition to generating investment ideas. Sourced, presented and closed contract to provide consumer data used in IPO research of San Miguel Group.
• Development and management of our client base of Private Banks, Asset Managers, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Investment Banks, Private Equity / VC firms and Management Consultants

• Client acquisition for SSAM of high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients. Product creation of capital protected solutions to service client book.
• Silversea Asset Management, Client acquisition for SSAM of high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients

• Management of HNW clients
• Evaluation of market news, macro and geopolitical movements, price entry points
• Client development, financial reporting and recommendations using financial planning methodology, and compliance with KYC and reporting standards.