Nicholas Smith
Nicholas Smith
Japan Strategist, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets

Mr. Smith is the Japan strategist for top-ranked Asian research house CLSA Securities. He has been a resident of Japan for a quarter century. In the 1990s, he worked for Jardine Fleming Securities, where he was a top-ranked oil and chemical analyst heading their global team.

He spent much of the early 2000s in hedge funds, first at Penta Investments, then at Falcon Pacific, a firm he set up with former Penta colleagues.

Energy Security after Fukushima

By Yoriko Kawaguchi, Nicholas Smith, Nobuo Tanaka and Kunihiko Shimada. ...
By Yoriko Kawaguchi, Nicholas Smith, Nobuo Tanaka and Kunihiko Shimada. ...

Rebuilding Japan

3/11 posed a major challenge for the Japanese economy. This was especially true for the manufacturing sector, where exports still remain the crux of the country’ s economic growth. As the situation improves, what should companies do?
3/11 posed a major challenge for the Japanese economy. This was especially true for the manufacturing sector, where exports still remain the crux of the country’ s economic growth. As the situation improves, what should companies do?