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Bio

Jonathan Pain is a Director of JP Consulting NSW Pty Ltd. He has 25 years of international investment experience including Chief Investment Strategist of HFA asset management, Chief Investment Officer of Rothschild Australia Asset Management, Head of Investments at Gulf International Bank in Bahrain and Chair of the International Asset Allocation Committee at Paribas Asset Management in London.

Jonathan holds a joint honours degree in Economics and Politics from Keele University and a Masters degree in the Economics of Finance and Investment from Exeter University.

Jonathan is the author and publisher of a widely read investment newsletter, The Pain Report. He is well known for his contrarian views and is a regular speaker at investment conferences and seminars.

Having been born in South Africa and lived in Lesotho, Swaziland, England and Bahrain, Jonathan now calls Australia home