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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:
Navigating Potential Pitfalls in ‘Semi-liquid’ Private Equity
Liquidity-friendly vehicles for illiquid asset classes are on the rise. In order to avoid potential pitfalls, however, it is crucial to interrogate asset managers’ approaches. As part of our...
Impact Private Debt: DNA of a Manager Search
The ‘Impact Private Debt’ sector has undergone a significant phase of expansion during the past two years. This report presents an overview of currently available strategies, while an illustrative...
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...
