Our People

Matthew Hunt: Prospect was formed by Matthew Hunt following a long and successful career in investment management in London with Close Brothers Group, Coutts & Co and Chemical Bank. Matthew has over 15 years experience as chief investment officer at these leading investment organisations and more than 25 years investment experience in total. He is an MBA graduate of the London Business School and a Chartered Financial Analyst. While at Chemical Bank Matthew developed a proprietary valuation model (ValueHUNT) that has proven highly successful in identifying under/over valued securities. This model forms a core part of the investment management expertise offered at Prospect.

Roger Ballard: Roger is the head of relationship management. He has 20 years experience providing financial services to private clients. Over this time he has been an investment manager for several IFA companies and was a senior manager at Close Wealth Management. Roger has an MBA from the Bradford University Management Centre, is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and is a Member of the Securities Institute.

Julia Young: Julia is an Investment Manager. She previously worked for Samena Capital, an investment company catering to high net worth individuals. Julia has a degree in History of Art from Bristol University and holds the Investment Management Certificate and the Private Client Investment Advice and Management Certificate. She is a Member of the Securities Institute.

Claudia Starr: Claudia is an equity analyst and portfolio strategist. She has 16 years experience in investment management and was previously head of research for Shell Pension Fund. Claudia has an MSc from the London School of Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Helen Rambaut: Helen is an equity analyst and portfolio strategist. She has 27 years investment management experience for leading financial institutions and their clients. Latterly she led the team managing European equities for TD Bank’s mutual fund clients. Helen has a BSc in Economics and Accountancy from The City University.

Nicholas Jackson: Nicholas is Head of Sales. Nicholas has over 15 years experience of working within the financial services industry. Over this time he has worked with several leading UK investment companies including AXA, Abbey and SEI. Nicholas has extensive experience of selling discretionary investment management services and business consultancy to the professional intermediary market place. Nicholas holds the Financial Planning Certificate and is a qualified investment adviser.

Nick Rilley: Nick is an Investment Assistant. He previously worked for Barclays Private Bank. Nick has a first class degree in Business Studies With Psychology from Canterbury Christ Church University and holds the Investment Management Certificate. Nick is currently studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification.

David Lister: David is an Investment Assistant. He is studying for the Investment Management Certificate and has a degree in Maths with Russian from Manchester University.

Abdullah Shohag: Abdullah is an IT engineer with five years of experience in the technology sector. He has worked on several IT infrastructure projects including data migration, server platform upgrades and disaster recovery and business continuity projects. Abdullah specialises in storage and virtualization but works closely with the business to ensure smooth operation of all IT services and the network infrastructure. Abdullah has a first class degree in BSc Computer Systems Technology from the University of Westminster.