Our Firm

Takeshi Kawaji is the President and Chief Executive Officer of INV Inc. (7338.JP), the publicly listed parent company of Invast Global. Prior to his appointment to this role in October 2020, Mr. Kawaji served as Vice President and Managing Director, having joined the company in April 2000. Mr. Kawaji ensures Invast Global embraces its Japanese heritage of innovation, transparency, and integrity in providing world-class multi-asset prime services.

Gavin White is the Chief Executive Officer at Invast Global and a founding Director on the Board the publicly listed parent company INV Inc. (7338.JP). Gavin has over 30 years of experience as a high profile trader and senior executive at top tier Investment Banks such as Citigroup, Bankers Trust and Barclays Capital. Gavin has utilised his trading expertise, industry network and deep market knowledge to provide high quality multi-asset trading services to Funds, Brokers, Money Managers, Family Offices and Professional Traders around the globe.

James is a seasoned financial market professional with over 15 years of experience across both exchange-traded and OTC derivatives. Having worked on the Institutional derivatives desk for a number of U.S. Investment Banks and Brokers, James draws upon this experience when engaging with Hedge Funds, Asset managers, and wholesale broker relationships to deliver bespoke solutions. James also oversees the FX liquidity optimisation function within Invast Global, ensuring client needs are matched with optimal execution channels.

Nabil has over 21 years’ experience in financial markets covering proprietary trading, portfolio and risk management, and assets and liabilities management. He has worked for globally recognised names such as Standard Chartered, Merrill Lynch, and, Bear Stearns. He has also served on the boards of three publicly listed companies representing the interests of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. Nabil leads the execution of strategies developed by the executive team, driving exceptional performance at scale and coordinating the deployment, evaluation, and management of the current and future technologies across the business.

Peter is the Chief Financial Officer at Invast Global in Australia. Peter has over 25 years of senior executive experience with globally recognised financial service organisations and chartered accounting firms including State Street, Commonwealth Bank, AMP and BDO Chartered. Peter combines his extensive corporate accounting, tax advisory and project management expertise with his passion for managing highly engaged finance functions.

The Product team is led by our Chief Product Officer, Mr Piers Balmer, who is globally regarded as an expert in trading platform design. Mr Balmer has been responsible for the design and build of numerous trading platforms, including the first retail trading platform to be launched on the internet (for CMC Markets). He has also been central in the development of award-winning digital payments wallets and Neobank/Open Banking innovations.

Michael Cunningham is a non-executive director on the board of Invast Global in Australia. Michael’s career in Financial Markets, Risk Management and Advisory roles spans three decades. He has previously held the role of Treasurer at Goldmans Sachs Australia and Citigroup. In addition to his investment banking experience, Michael has served as the Chief Risk Officer: Oceania Region for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Most recently, he served as a Partner in KPMG’s Financial Risk Management Practise.

Riana Chaili is the managing director of Invast Global’s Cyprus office. Riana has extensive experience in dealing operations, foreign exchange and financial technology based on an analytical background and advanced understanding of risk management. Prior to joining Invast, Riana worked as the Chief Dealer and Head of RTO at a leading ASIC regulated broker and before that as Head of Brokerage at a leading global fintech platform provider. Riana is a graduate of King’s College London.

Lochlan’s strong creative & technical background has allowed him to produce highly bespoke solutions for our global client base for over 8 years. His experience and dedication to Invast enables him to excel in his leadership role in the developing international Prime Services team.

Charlie has Bachelor of Business (BBus), Finance and Bachelor of Science (BSc), Medical Science from the University of Technology Sydney. He comes with experience from ASX300 and FTSE250 companies, in roles across multiple business functions. In his role within Prime Services, Charlie is driving the delivery of Invast Global’s unique Multi-Asset Liquidity.

With a background in financial analytics and institutional liquidity optimisation, James works as part of the Sydney based Prime Services Team as a primary point of contact for many of Invast’s global Institutional clients. He works closely with clients to assist them to grow their business in innovative ways, utilising Invast’s innate adaptability and expertise in the construction of bespoke solutions to make the most of every opportunity.

Luca joined Invast Global with a wealth of financial markets experience having worked previously in ASX and NASDAQ listed fund’s management and investment research organizations. Having worked predominantly in relationship roles, Luca always puts client outcomes front of mind and understands the importance of trust and honesty in building long-term, sustainable partnerships. At Invast, Luca leverages his extensive technical understanding of markets to provide bespoke liquidity solutions to our global clients. Luca has a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from the University of Sydney.

Koichiro joined Invast Global in 2019. Prior to Invast, Koichiro was a business development manager at Traders Securities. In that role, Koichiro conducted the company’s strategic transformation which included product development, trading platform design and the launch of their institutional FX and CFD business. Koichiro has also worked in various financial positions including dealing, risk management and client relationship management. From this experience, Koichiro utilises his deep retail and institutional market and business operation knowledge to deliver superior Prime Services to our brokers and wholesale clients.

Jue Yao joined the Prime Services team at Invast Global in 2021. Previously she has been working in Financial Technology in Rakuten Securities over the last 2 years, responsible for cover dealing, position management, risk management, market analysis and data analysis. She was also involved in the Cryptocurrency Exchange within the Market Operations Department.

Charl has 19 years experience in trading Financial Markets, for top tier global banks including Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Macquarie Bank and BNY Mellon. He has a deep understanding of markets through all liquidity conditions, and has been successful in ensuring the best client outcomes, focusing on electronic solutions. Experienced in establishing and leading trading teams throughout the globe, Charl assists clients in successfully navigating Financial Market volatility, delivering the most efficient trading solutions through diligent risk management.

Liam Smith is the Head of our EMEA Client Coverage team and a key person in project delivery. With 7 years’ experience in Financial Services, Liam combines his adept knowledge of trading systems with a common sense approach to produce world class, bespoke and practical trading solutions.

Jamie is a University Medallist from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He attained his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 2017 and worked across a number of sectors in the industry before pursuing a career in financial services with Invast Global. His propensity for problem solving and critical thinking have made him a valuable asset to the team. Jamie’s current focus is on liquidity provision, execution and risk management within the Foreign Exchange, Index and Commodity markets.

Kris has over 6 years of derivatives trading and institutional client service experience in the financial services industry. He started his career as a systematic futures trader focusing on Australian and U.S. bond futures markets and then moved to Invast as a senior member in the Electronic Trading and Execution team. With a comprehensive background in finance, mathematics and engineering, Kris is a key member of the team to implement sophisticated concepts, launch new products and deliver optimal API solutions for institutional clients. Kris has a Master’s Degree in Quantitative Finance (Distinction) from University of Sydney and Bachelor of Electronics Information Engineering from Communication University of China.

Lexi has over 7 years of experience in the Financial Services industry working with clients all around the globe. She started her career in the Equities industry and moved to Invast Global to further expand her knowledge of the Foreign Exchange, Index & Commodity industries. While working on the dealing desk with a client-centric approach, she focuses on creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our clients. Lexi has a Masters in Finance with a double major in Banking and Finance from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Commerce from Macquarie. She has since earned her CFA charter in 2018.

Working within the Electronic Trading & Execution team, Bailey’s focus is on utilising technology to deliver high-quality and innovative products to Broker and Institutional clients. In particular, Bailey plays an important role in shaping Invast Global’s FX and Index & Commodity pricing models and liquidity. Having graduated with majors in Computer Science and Financial Mathematics & Statistics, Bailey has the commitment and technical ability to understand a client need and translate it to a valuable product. He was a part of the team that pioneered Invast’s spot Oil product that has since had tremendous interest from retail brokers and withstood one of the largest events in the Oil market in the last few decades. Furthermore, Bailey has contributed to the development of the ‘fixed spread by session’ pricing in Index & Commodity CFDs, which has unlocked enormous marketing opportunities for Invast Global’s clients and led to increased retail engagement with the product class.

Adam works in the Technology team at Invast Global whilst studying a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) and Computer Science at the University of Sydney. With 3 years experience in designing, understanding and developing financial technologies from inception to deployment, Adam operates effectively in the intersection between financial concepts and technical applications. He works closely with the eTX and Prime Services teams to deliver valuable internal and external products, with a particular focus on data visualisation and analysis.

Hunter has a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in Economics and Finance, and is currently enrolled in a Master of Finance at the University of New South Wales with a specialization in corporate finance and Investment banking. Hunter has had previous financial markets experience at the likes of ICAP and BGC. With a strong Analytical interest in the financial markets, Hunter works within the Electronic Trading and Execution team providing exceptional client services.

Mohammed is studying Finance and Econometrics at the University of Sydney while working at Invast Global in Special Projects. A strong analytical background and attention to detail push him to generate better solutions for business wide use cases and constantly look to learn more about financial markets. A constant hunger for growth drives him to be constantly looking for greater knowledge and experience in financial markets.

Alex has been working in the Financial Industry for the last 3 years, shortly after finishing his mandatory Military service in Cyprus. After working for 2 retail Brokers prior, Alexandros has decided to expand his knowledge and education, by joining Invast Global’s ETX Team. He is especially excited and thrived to be part of the company’s expansion with the new Cyprus office.

George is an Associate of the Electronic Trading & Execution team based out in Cyprus. Coming from the Partners team of one of the worlds largest retail brokers, George provides the superior service that Invast’s clients are accustomed to. Passionate about fitness and health, George draws from his experience in worldwide sport competitions to uphold Invast’s high employee expectations of being a strong character and to be able to tackle any obstacle with efficiency and precision no matter the difficulty and complexity.