Elevation Capital is an Investment Firm.

Elevation Capital Management Limited was founded in 2007 and is a Registered Financial Service Provider in New Zealand in accordance with the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Disputes Resolution) Act 2008 -- FSP # 9601.

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. Further details about the Fund can be found here.

Elevation Capital also offers Separate Accounts to wholesale/institutional investors.

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.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

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DIRECTORS

Christopher Swasbrook

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

  • Incorporated Elevation Capital in October 2006 and began the firm with $8.0 million of initial investor funds.

  • Previously a partner of Goldman Sachs JBWere PTY Limited, Co-Head of Institutional Equities at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) Limited [1997-2006], Foundation Broker of the New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) and Individual Full Member of the NZ Stock Exchange (NZSE).  

  • Currently, a board member of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Director of NZX-listed New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZL:NZX), Bethunes Investments Limited, McCashin’s Brewery Limited, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, and Chair Advisory Board of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.

Craig Stobo

Craig Stobo is Chairman of Elevation Capital. 

  • Previously CEO and Executive Vice President of BT Funds Management NZ.

  • Currently Chairman of Saturn Advice Limited & Saturn Invest Limited, Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA), Biomarine Limited, Currently Chairman of Legend Terrace and Waitaki Boys High School Foundation.

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: