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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:
Money for Nothing? Hedge Funds Haven’t Budged on Hurdle Rates (Yet)
Although two years have now passed since the Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, the likelihood that your hedge fund manager will have a ‘hurdle rate’ for their performance fees...
Open-end Infrastructure Withstands Investor Cooldown
The year 2023 brought a slowdown in fundraising across private infrastructure funds – and private markets more broadly.
Investor Spotlight: Blue Sky Pioneers Integrated Portfolio Management
The Dutch pension industry is undergoing seismic shifts. Long-anticipated reforms enacted in July 2023 ushered in a Defined Contribution system that is set to be unique among global counterparts.
Endowment & Foundation Investment Survey
In October 2023, 61 senior endowment, foundation and charity/nonprofit investors across 16 countries contributed data and insights for this global study. This community has long been recognised for...
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...
