Elevation Capital.

Elevation Capital Funds Management Limited is a Registered Financial Service Provider in New Zealand in accordance with the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Disputes Resolution) Act 2008 -- FSP # 1007386.

Elevation Capital is also licenced under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) as a Manager of Registered Schemes.

The Elevation Capital Global Shares Fund is our award-winning retail funds management offering with an investment track record of 15+ years.

Elevation Capital’s founding philosophy has not changed since its inception. Should you wish to engage with a firm that is known globally for its research and commitment to tangibly align itself with investors / co-investors, please contact us.

FOUNDING PHILOSOPHY

Independent

Thinking

Is essential to long-term investment success. We are often contrarian and do not pay attention to index compositions when making investment decisions. We believe that when you’re several thousand miles away from Wall Street in a different nation, it’s easier to be independent and buy the things that other people are selling, and sell the things that other people are buying.

Disciplined

Investing

The market presents opportunities every day, but disciplined investing is as much about the opportunities you do not take.
We also believe that cash is sometimes the most attractive investment.

OFFERINGS

DIRECTORS

Christopher Swasbrook

Christopher Swasbrook is the Founder and Managing Director of Elevation Capital.

  • Co-Founder and Director of NZX-listed New Zealand Rural Land Company. He is also Chair of the Auckland Future Fund and Executive Chair of McCashin’s Brewery Limited

  • Previously, he was Chair of NZX-listed Allied Farmers, Director of NZX-listed Mowbray Collectables, Director of NZX-listed Satara Co-Operative Group, and Director of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.

  • Early in Mr Swasbrook’s financial markets career he became a Foundation Broker of the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) after having been a Full Member of the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE).  He became Partner and Co-Head of Institutional Equities at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) in 2003.

  • Mr Swasbrook is currently a Board Member of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) having previously served as a Member of the NZX Listing Subcommittee (2008-2023) and a Member of the New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal (2013-2023).

  • Since graduating from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) in 1996, he has undertaken Executive Education courses at Columbia University (New York), New York University (NYU), London School of Economics (LSE) and the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston, Massachusetts. 

  • Born in Auckland, New Zealand, he has been a long-time supporter of business and arts communities and is an Inaugural Member and current Chair of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Advisory Board.

Tom Reeves

Tom Reeves is an Independent Director of Elevation Capital. 

  • Currently Director and Principal Consultant at Impac Services Limited and Director of Bethunes Investments Limited.

EXECUTIVES

Sam Thackery

Sam Thackery is the Fund Administrator and an Analyst for Elevation Capital.

  • Qualified Financial Advisor (Financial Advice - DipBusStuds, Massey University).

  • Formerly with ASB Bank for 6+ years as a Lending Consultant and Banking Consultant.

  • Founder and Director of Computable Limited.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

Elevation Capital has offered a formal internship programme since 2011. This has seen internships offered to a range of students from universities around the world. An internship with Elevation Capital is based solely on individual merit and we encourage students to apply via the following link with an introductory letter, current CV and any research they may have undertaken on the broader capital markets or on historical events (this can be for academic purposes or personal use).  We also strongly encourage students to apply that are not undertaking a finance/economics specialisation as we believe history and social sciences are extremely applicable to our business as well. However, we will flag that we require a high standard of written and oral communication so please bear this in mind when writing the introductory letter (and any other communications) to us. We accept internship applications throughout the year and typically have one internship position in the December/January period each year.

View our current and historical interns below: