Stephen Dickinson

Stephen Dickinson (Senior Investment Analyst / Partner)

Stephen has been working in investments markets for over fifteen years, with a focus on investment research. After completing a Bachelor of Commerce degree and then obtaining a postgraduate Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, Stephen moved to London, where he took up an opportunity to join HSBC Alternative Investments as an investment research analyst, concentrating on alternative investments. After five years with that HSBC division, Stephen relocated to Asia to set up the firm’s dedicated Asian-based alternatives investment research program. As a member of the five-person global alternative investment policy committee, Stephen evaluated and invested in assets across multi-strategy and single-strategy fund of funds. In making strategic global investments, Stephen’s work included developing alpha-driven solutions to meet the needs of clients in the alternatives industry. Following more than a decade with HSBC, in 2015 Stephen joined BT Financial Group as Senior Research Analyst, responsible for conducting due diligence and monitoring investment managers on a wide array of investments and asset classes. Stephen joined Escala in 2021 to head up the firm’s alternatives research capabilities, specialising in alternatives investments across all sub-asset classes.