Frans Verhaar

Frans Verhaar, CFA, CAIA, FRM, FDP

Directeur principal

Frans est un membre senior de l'équipe de conseil à la clientèle de bfinance, basée à Amsterdam. Il a rejoint bfinance en 2007, d'abord en tant que membre de l'équipe de recherche basée à Londres où il travaillait sur la sélection des gestionnaires, puis il a évolué vers la gestion des relations en 2009 en se concentrant sur les clients institutionnels néerlandais et belges. Frans a rejoint bfinance après avoir travaillé chez ING à La Haye depuis 2001, notamment au sein du département Fixed Income and Corporate Treasury, où il gérait les risques de liquidité, de change et de taux d'intérêt pour ING Insurance Holding. Auparavant, Frans a travaillé comme gestionnaire de portefeuille pour des clients institutionnels chez ING Investment Management. Frans est titulaire des certifications CFA, CAIA, FRM et FDP et d'un MScBA de l'Université Erasmus de Rotterdam.


Market intelligence:

With an eye on recent difficulties in real estate portfolios, we ask: what has separated high-performing real estate managers from their weaker counterparts? And should investors consider adjusting...

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