Aaron has over 15 years of experience in financial markets, including more than 12 years in stockbroking and corporate finance. Prior to Canaccord, Aaron worked as a small cap industrials analyst at a number of firms including D&D Tolhurst and Patersons Securities. Most recently, he was with boutique institutional stockbroker, Balnave Securitie, which he founded in 2005, a firm that specialized in small cap research. He has a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) degree from Queensland University of Technology and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA.