James joined Frontier in June 2020 as a Senior Consultant within the Alternatives and Derivatives Research Team. His responsibilities include undertaking investment and manager research of liquid and illiquid alternative strategies as well as derivative strategies, including providing specialist advice for these areas to clients. He has more than 15 years Investment Banking experience, with a strong background in macro markets and portfolio risk management. Prior to joining Frontier, James worked in Singapore for six years at Barclays Investment Bank trading macro markets focusing on derivative solutions for clients. Prior to that, James worked at Goldman Sachs for nine years across a number of trading and risk management roles, including as a Macro Trader in the Propriety Trading Division and a Portfolio Manager in the Treasury Liquidity Group. James is currently completing a Masters in Applied Finance with Kaplan. He also holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from Finisa, a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Information Systems from Swinburne University of Technology.