Michael Sommers joined Frontier in 2013. His responsibilities include providing derivative, risk management and consulting advice to clients, preparing client investment reports and undertaking manager and investment research with a particular focus on absolute return strategies. Prior to joining Frontier, Michael worked in London for seven years in a number of trading floor based senior risk management roles at CIBC, Lloyds and HBOS. His roles involved advising on the risk and performance characteristics of diverse portfolios and investment strategies. He was also involved in regulatory and risk governance related work at a senior level. Prior to working in London, Michael worked in credit risk modelling at ANZ in Melbourne. Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Actuarial Studies and Finance (including First Class Honours in Finance), a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University