Anthony Shields is the Managing Director of Asymmetric Investment Management, a Perth based investment manager specialising in private debt. Previous to Asymmetric, Anthony established and managed an investment portfolio for a large Family Office in Perth, Western Australia. He was responsible for asset allocation and portfolio management, risk management, investment and macro-economic analysis. In addition to NWQ, Anthony currently sits on the Board of four other companies advising on business strategy, treasury management and governance. Preceding his current roles, Anthony worked for Deutsche Bank in equity and derivatives sales and trading as well as for Macquarie Bank as an equity analyst and institutional equity sales and trading.