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Duncan Higgs
Gedelegeerd Bestuurder, Hoofd Portfolio Solutions
Duncan Higgs is Managing Director en houdt toezicht op de divisie Portfolio Solutions van bfinance, waaronder portefeuillestrategie, risicoanalyses, kostenherzieningen, portefeuillemonitoring en andere diensten. Voordat hij in 2021 bij het bedrijf kwam, heeft Duncan 15 jaar ervaring opgedaan in beleggingsadvies, waaronder advies- en fiduciairediensten. Meest recentelijk was hij directeur bij Willis Towers Watson, waar hij naast zijn hoofdverantwoordelijkheden ook deel uitmaakte van het kernteam dat technologische veranderingen in de beleggingssector aanstuurde. Duncan was daarvoor vijf jaar client manager bij Cardano, waar hij op maat gemaakte beleggingsoplossingen leverde aan institutionele klanten. Hij is afgestudeerd met een eerste klas Master's degree (Hons) in natuurkunde aan de Universiteit van Durham, is CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter houder en heeft het IMC.
More insights from the team:
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,...
Are Your Asset Managers Equipped to Face Today’s Cyber Threats?
The profoundly altered work environment ushered in by COVID-19 has created new avenues for cyber-attacks—including collaboration tools, videoconferencing solutions, devices and cloud-based...
