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Duncan Higgs
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Solutions
Duncan Higgs est Managing Director et supervise la division des solutions de portefeuille de bfinance, notamment la stratégie de portefeuille, l'analyse des risques, l'examen des frais, le suivi des portefeuilles et d'autres services. Avant de rejoindre la société en 2021, Duncan a acquis 15 ans d'expérience dans le conseil en investissement, notamment dans les services de conseil et les services fiduciaires. Dernièrement, il était directeur chez Willis Towers Watson, où, outre ses principales responsabilités, il faisait également partie de l'équipe centrale chargée de conduire le changement technologique dans le secteur des investissements. Auparavant, Duncan a passé cinq ans en tant que gestionnaire de clientèle chez Cardano, où il proposait des solutions d'investissement sur mesure aux clients institutionnels. Il est titulaire d'une maîtrise de première classe (Hons) en physique de l'université de Durham, est titulaire de la certification CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) et détient l'IMC.
Market intelligence:
Currency Overlays: Active Management is Back
Active currency overlays and ‘currency for alpha’ managers struggled for much of the ‘ZIRP’ era. Now, divergence between major currencies has brought heightened FX risk for investors – but also...
Transaction Cost Analysis: Has Transparency Really Improved?
Transaction cost analysis (TCA) awareness is on the rise, with equity and bond investors increasingly recognising trading as a key area of leakage.
Asset Owner Survey: Investors’ Costs and Fees
Investors are grappling with cost management challenges amid persistent inflation, heightened ESG requirements and regulatory burdens. To find out more, bfinance surveyed nearly 200 asset owners in...
Small Cap Equities: Time for Targeted Exposure?
Following a fundamental shift in macroeconomic conditions, we weigh up the attractions of small cap equities in an era of lower economic growth and elevated inflation and revisit the case for...
Equities and Inflation: Old Problems, New Lessons
During 2021-22, the results produced by active equity managers have been heavily influenced by the extent to which their portfolios have been ‘geared in’ to recent inflationary dynamics. Yet those...
FTX Debacle Highlights Key Points for Investor Due Diligence
BlackRock, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Sequoia Capital are among the named investors of FTX — the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange whose collapse has made headlines across the financial...
Defensive Equities and Market Downturns
Through historic market downturns, defensive long-only equity strategies have shown a consistent ability to protect investor capital. Yet recent experiences have prompted questions around...
Portfolio Protection and Overlays: Time for a Rethink?
Following the considerable market losses endured in the first half of 2022, investors are taking the opportunity to weigh their own results and reassess resilience. Portfolio diversification,...
