Jamie Downing
Managing Director, responsable mondial Client Consulting
Jamie Downing, basé à Londres, au Royaume-Uni, dirige la division Client Consulting de bfinance. Il supervise une équipe internationale de consultants répartis dans dix pays, garantissant un modèle opérationnel solide et menant des initiatives stratégiques visant à étendre la couverture des clients. Jamie était auparavant responsable mondial de la distribution institutionnelle chez American Century Investments et a occupé des postes chez Russell Investments, Ardevora Asset Management et Hargreaves Lansdown. Il a obtenu un Certificat en gestion des investissements (IMC, délivré au Royaume-Uni) en 2001 et une qualification en Finance Durable de l'Institut pour le Leadership Durable de l'Université de Cambridge, en 2023.
Market intelligence:
Investors Should Re-evaluate Fees in the ‘Turbulent Twenties’
In a new macroeconomic environment, cost management requires fresh attention from investors. Inflation and higher-for-longer rates have created upward pressure on expenses in a variety of areas,...
Investor Spotlight: AIMCo CIO Goes for ‘Game-changing’ Business Transformation
A major shift is underway at Alberta Investment Management Corporation. The provincially-owned investment manager has commenced a comprehensive overhaul of systems that will support ‘total portfolio...
Global Sukuk - Sector in Brief
The Global Sukuk market has evolved significantly in recent years, as investors search for new and innovative routes to positive returns while navigating a landscape riddled with economic and...
Fixed Income: Time to Re-evaluate Credit Exposures, Consider CLOs?
The 2022-2024 period has provided new tests for investors’ fixed income and alternative credit portfolios, thanks to the repercussions of heightened interest rates and ever-extending expectations...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Hedge Funds and Tail Protection: Sector in Brief
A growing roster of hedge funds now offer tail protection—positive performance in down markets—but with an all-weather profile to avoid losses during benign periods. This type of Long Volatility...
Real Estate Dislocation Presents Opportunities, Risks
The property market correction of 2023-24 marks the fourth significant dislocation in this asset class since 1970. Each prior instance—the early 1970s, the oversupply of the 1980s/early 1990s and...
Equity Market Neutral: Sector in Brief
Equity Market Neutral (EMN), valued at around US$50 billion, is a niche and distinct fragment of the broader Equity Long/Short family, currently estimated to be worth US$1.1 trillion. This pure...