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:
Properties of Performance: What Has Set Real Estate Fund 'Winners' Apart?
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...
Time to Press for Better Fees in Private Markets?
A new survey of more than 300 investors (Global Asset Owner Survey, November 2024) indicates that more than 40% believe ‘like-for-like’ fees for Private Equity managers have decreased in the past...
Global Asset Owner Survey: Risk and Resilience
A secular macroeconomic transition has created an unenviable series of choices—and potential traps— for pension funds, insurers, endowments, foundations, family offices and other ‘asset owners’...
Diagnosis: Opportunity? Direct Lending in Healthcare
Private debt investors are eyeing apparently superior returns in healthcare lending, with funds’ net IRR targets suggesting a premium of more than 300bps versus conventional direct lending...
Investors Should Re-evaluate Fees in the ‘Turbulent Twenties’
In a new macroeconomic environment, cost management requires fresh attention from investors. Inflation and higher-for-longer rates have created upward pressure on expenses in a variety of areas,...
Investor Spotlight: AIMCo CIO Goes for ‘Game-changing’ Business Transformation
A major shift is underway at Alberta Investment Management Corporation. The provincially-owned investment manager has commenced a comprehensive overhaul of systems that will support ‘total portfolio...
Global Sukuk: Sector in Brief
The Global Sukuk market has evolved significantly in recent years, as investors search for new and innovative routes to positive returns while navigating a landscape riddled with economic and...
Hedge Funds and Tail Protection: Sector in Brief
A growing roster of hedge funds now offer tail protection—positive performance in down markets—but with an all-weather profile to avoid losses during benign periods. This type of Long Volatility...