With an initial London pedigree over several decades, DYNAMIQUE BRAND ADVISORY develops CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE systems for top performing businesses. The Anglo-Kiwi enterprise - Ross-on-Wye - UK and Levin - NZ has had a presence in New Zealand since 2002.

GUY DOBSON, FOUNDER/DIRECTOR. DYNAMIQUE & BLUE ANCHOR PRODUCTIONS NEW ZEALAND

RESUME - “A market leader in capital market content creation with applications for workshops, webinars and consulting for financial services industry".

After attending school at Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon followed by an "experience the world" break, a scion of the socialite Dobson family of Torquay, Devon, with extensive interests in coal, travel, vehicle and oil distribution, and boat building, Guy began his London career in Corporate Event Operations and on the Execution-Only Desk, with Trustee & Executor Department, Coutts & Co, private bankers in London.

Back to UK after a three-month sabbatical in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Guy joined a Section 123 Property Lender, in London.

His next relevant move within the wealth management industry was to the execution-only desk in fund management with N.M. Rothschild & Sons (Channel Islands).

A further sabbatical followed crewing on a yacht in the Aegean. Back in the UK, Guy took an interim management assignment with a direct response mail order in Surrey, followed by West Country assignments in PC accounting software, and vehicle leasing businesses.

Moving to the Cotswolds, Guy joined R.A. Lister Agriculture, Cirencester, a subsidiary of the Hawker Siddeley Group as interim chief accountant and HR manager.

Returning to the City of London, with interim management spells at US Brokers Pru-Bache, Montague Asset Management, and Morgan Grenfell (City Leasing), Guy joined Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, Global Custody, as financial controller, then senior business development manager servicing UK brokers, Canadian pension, mutual, and endowment funds.

After a couple of years, a "break-refresh-reset" in the Cotswolds, Guy was back in the City, joining Citibank Global Transaction Services, as a manager in broker/dealer unit servicing pension, mutual and hedge funds, asset managers, and US broker/dealers. As a value add for Citibank, Guy ran a number of in-house short-form Derivative courses called NUTSHELLS. * (see below for details)

WHERE IT STARTED - ENTREPRENEUR - In 1997, identifying a personnel development gap at asset management and investment support firms for curated technical CPD, his firm DYNAMIQUE was appointed lead technical CPD content provider for flagship client M&G Investment Management, investment arm of Prudential Insurance Group, a successful 10-year relationship. The firm co-developed with a tech firm one of the first e-learning courses for the global custody industry.

During this period, DYNAMIQUE was appointed for consulting projects applying Transition Management and Fund Launch expertise for Insight Investment Management, and operational compliance Mifid preparation testing and resilience for Lloyds Private Bank.

In 2021, Guy set up BLUE ANCHOR PRODUCTIONS NEW ZEALAND, to research, screenplay author and project manage the development of a period feature docudrama with family connections for the silver screen.

Our first initial project is on the market to win co-production and funding partners. A team of five with relevant technical skills as oceanographers, SPX and social media has been formed and is waiting in the wings.

Our second project is about a struggling family trying to win permanent residency in New Zealand with a son who has a disability. A story of grief, anxiety, unscrupulous advisers, heartache and financial desperation. Private bank trader father tries to game the markets to avoid perdition. Will they succeed and what will happen if they don't?  

OVER THE YEARS - Following articles have been published: -

Marketing Risk & Risk Mitigating Tools (Journal of Financial Advice, Australasia)

So, what’s all the fuss about short selling? (Journal of Financial Advice, Australasia)

Role of Custodian in Derivatives (Derivates, Use Trading and Regulation Journal)

International Securities Lending and Cash Management (The Journal UK)

Accounting for Derivatives (Global Investor magazine)

OVER THE YEARS - Following workshops presented in NZ, UK, and US: -

Fund Management Contemporary Unit Pricing, Wellington.

Fund Management Non-Investment Risk, Wellington.

Central Bank Operational Risk for Central Banks (FSG), Wellington.

Global ETFs/ NZX SmartShares 3 master class sessions, Wellington.

Global Custody Performance Workshops, Wellington.

Global Custody the Rules of Engagement, Wellington.

Financial Advisers Global Regulation & Risk(x12)-various locations around NZ.

Global Custody Delivering Market Leading Investor Services, Wellington.

Global Custody Investor Services Risk Challenge, Wellington.

Bank Treasury Operational Risk, Wellington.

Global Custody Operational Risk, Wellington.

Domestic Custody Operational Risk, Auckland.

Fund Management Using Derivatives for Hedging & Risk Mgmt. London.

Export Finance for Senior Managers, Auckland.

Tech. firm - Euro Impact on investment portfolios, Connecticut and London.

Global Transaction Services Introduction to Derivatives, London.

OVER THE YEARS - Lawyers, Chartered Accountants & Financial Advisor Training Webinars: -

Global Business Risk - Special Interest Group.

Sustainable Income and the True Cost of Investing in Funds.

World of Exchange Traded Funds.

Challenges Facing Boutique Fund Managers and New Zealand’s Primary Industries.

NZ’s State-Owned Enterprises “One Down, Two to go and one Drop Out”,

Global Risk Challenges & Financial Market Regulation “A Curate’s Egg”,

Interests: Gentle Harrier jogging, blogging, movies and sailing. Updated September 2026