Meet our
Fat Prophets was established in 2000 by Founder & CIO Angus Geddes. Since then, we have been undertaking market research and manging wealth for thousands of clients. The success of our business is attributed to our Senior Management and our Teams, including Research, Wealth Management, Client Services and Operations.
The Fat Prophets team all share the mission of making your investments as FAT as possible. Our Mantra is professionalism and transparency, leading to quality and efficient investment decisions, which in turn benefits our Members in every kind of market.
Senior Management
Angus's investment track record began in 1982 at the young age of 13. In 1986 he received a ``highly commended`` award from the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce for increasing an initial investment of $200 to $35,000 on the world stock markets.
During his career, Angus has worked as a money market dealer in New Zealand, a financial consultant in the United Kingdom and the United States. Moving to Australia in 1996, Angus worked for five years as a stockbroker at Bankers Trust and JB Were before co-founding Fat Prophets in June 2000.
Majoring in Economics, Angus completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Otago University, New Zealand in 1990. He is also a member of the Securities Institute of Australia having qualified for a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment in 1999. When not following the markets, Angus enjoys golf, skiing, sailing and Bikram Yoga which he practises on a regular basis.
He also plays a senior role within the Wealth Management Division of the company, focusing on client acquisition and retention, as well as helping with the set-up and support to the companies listed funds.
He holds a degree in Finance and Marketing, and Kaplan RG 146 accreditations in General, Securities, Managed Investments, and Superannuation General Advice.
Research Team
In the interim period Andrew was part of investment teams that invested in a range of unlisted and listed investment opportunities. These included private equity deals that had international co-investors from the US, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Fat Prophets his most recent role was at an absolute return fund with a focus on international listed equities.
Andrew has completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Graduate Diploma in Finance from the University of Otago, New Zealand and a Master of Commerce from the University of Sydney, Australia.
André holds a degree in Entrepreneurship with a Minor in Economics. He is also currently working on his Masters degree.
Wealth Management
Client Services
He is very enthusiastic about the stock markets and working with members on the FTSE and the European markets.
Chris has a keen interest in helping members with their queries and has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to different Global Indices
He is an avid sports enthusiast, representing Sydney Swans as a junior and the Parramatta Eels.