Duncan Higgs, CFA
Managing Director, Leiter der Abteilung Portfolio Solutions
Duncan Higgs ist Managing Director und leitet den Geschäftsbereich Portfolio Solutions von bfinance, der Portfoliostrategie, Risikoanalyse, Gebührenprüfungen, Portfolioüberwachung und andere Dienstleistungen umfasst. Bevor er 2021 in das Unternehmen eintrat, sammelte Duncan Higgs 15 Jahre Erfahrung in der Anlageberatung, einschließlich Beratungs- und Portfolio Management. Zuletzt war er Director bei Willis Towers Watson, wo er neben seinen Hauptaufgaben auch Teil des Kernteams war, das den technologischen Wandel im Research vorantrieb. Zuvor war Duncan fünf Jahre lang als Kundenbetreuer bei Cardano tätig, wo er maßgeschneiderte Anlagelösungen für institutionelle Kunden erarbeitete. Er hat einen Master-Abschluss (Hons) in Physik von der Universität Durham, ist CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) und Inhaber des IMC.
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