Our People

Tobin Utley is a senior capital markets executive with over 25 years of experience across prime brokerage, institutional trading and market structure. He has held senior roles at leading UK and international financial institutions and brings deep experience in execution, market infrastructure and operating models that support scalable, multi-jurisdictional capital markets businesses.

Kevin Copping is a senior financial market professional with over two decades of experience across cross-border investment, structured finance and global currency markets. He has operated extensively across the UK, Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, with a focus on capital efficiency, treasury structures and liquidity frameworks. Kevin's background spans private banking, asset management and alternative finance across institutional, family office and growth-stage environments. He brings a disciplined, analytical approach shaped by deep experience across multi-asset and cross-jurisdictional capital markets.

Rosie Shaw has senior experience in corporate communications and institutional engagement across complex, multi-jurisdictional environments. She has held senior roles at IRIS Software and Deel, and has worked closely alongside global FX firms, family offices, hedge funds, and institutional counterparties.

Within Philador FX, Rosie leads client-facing engagement, strategic positioning, and network development, ensuring alignment with the Group's compliance-led, infrastructure-focused operating model and long-term governance standards.

Peter is a senior investment professional with over 30 years of experience across portfolio management, private banking, and asset management. He previously served as a Fund Manager at MRB Fund Partners AG and spent 14 years at Swiss Partners, where he held Chief Investment Officer roles across multiple entities, overseeing discretionary portfolios and investment frameworks for private and institutional clients.

Earlier in his career, Peter held senior investment positions at Lloyds Bank and HSBC, including leadership roles within private banking and investment management. His experience spans multiple market cycles and asset classes, bringing a disciplined, governance-led approach shaped by deep involvement in institutional and private capital markets.

Kevin Scott Schwartz is a senior commodity markets professional with over 30 years of experience across global energy trading and institutional portfolio management. He has held senior leadership roles within major energy and investment banking institutions and brings deep experience across energy derivatives, market structure and proprietary trading through multiple commodity cycles.

Peter Ahluwalia is a senior investment professional with over 30 years of experience across portfolio management, private banking and asset management. He previously served as a Fund Manager at MRB Fund Partners AG and spent 14 years at Swiss Partners, where he held Chief Investment Officer roles across multiple entities. His career includes senior investment positions at Lloyds Bank (Jersey) and HSBC, bringing deep experience across institutional and private capital markets.

Faisal Rashid is a senior investment banking professional with over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, cross-border M&A and commodities. Over his career, he has led more than US$7 billion in merger and acquisition transactions and over US$2 billion in financing across sectors including aerospace, renewables, healthcare and petrochemicals, having begun his career at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers before moving into senior leadership roles at firms including Azra Management and Metorex, where he led the US$1.4 billion sale of the business.

Faisal Rashid is a senior investment banking professional with over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, cross-border M&A and commodities. Over his career, he has led more than US$7 billion in merger and acquisition transactions and over US$2 billion in financing across sectors including aerospace, renewables, healthcare and petrochemicals, having begun his career at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers before moving into senior leadership roles at firms including Azra Management and Metorex, where he led the US$1.4 billion sale of the business.