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Duncan Higgs
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Solutions
Duncan Higgs is a Managing Director overseeing bfinance’s Portfolio Solutions division including portfolio strategy, risk analytics, fee reviews, portfolio monitoring and other services. He has 15 years of experience in investment consulting, including advisory and fiduciary services. Before joining bfinance he was a Director at Willis Towers Watson, where alongside his main responsibilities he was also part of the core team driving technology change in the investment business. Duncan also spent five years as a client manager at Cardano delivering tailored investment solutions to institutional clients. He graduated with a first class Master’s degree (with honours) in Physics from the University of Durham, is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder and holds the IMC.
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