NICK STEWART

Authorised Financial Adviser, BBS, MInstD, Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF)

Nick joined the financial services industry in 1999, working with various New Zealand based Fund Managers following the completion of his Bachelor of Business Studies at Massey University.

He spent a number of years at Strategic Investment Group, where he managed various equity trading portfolios, in addition to his primary roles of loan development, property and loan securitisation.

Nick is an Executive Director and CEO at Stewart Group and holds a number of directorships in privately owned companies and independent trusteeships.

He is an Authorised Financial Adviser, Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Associate Financial Planner of the Financial Advice New Zealand, a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and a founding member of Global Alliance of Investment Advisers.

Nick is a passionate hobby beekeeper and gifts Stewart Family Honey to clients and friends. He also enjoys scuba diving, skiing, hunting, wine appreciation, restoring his Series 1 Land Rover and spending time with his wife Jenny and their children.  Nick is a keen follower of history, especially the Scots, the Crusades, and his childhood hero, the flying ace, Manfred von Richtofen - 'The Red Baron'.

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