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David Ness
Director
David is senior director en client advisor bij bfinance US. Met meer dan 20 jaar ervaring in asset management en financiële dienstverlening brengt hij een schat aan ervaring mee naar de client advisor functie bij bfinance.
Voordat hij bij het team van bfinance kwam, lanceerde hij de institutionele business line voor Crescent Grove Advisors, waar hij ook lid was van de modelportefeuille- en beleggingscommissies. David bekleedde verschillende beleggingsfuncties bij BMO Global Asset Management en M&I Investment Management Corp. Bij BMO/M&I bekleedde hij functies als institutioneel portefeuillebeheerder, financieel analist en interim treasurer van de Marshall Funds. David begon zijn carrière bij Waterhouse Securities, waar hij de functie beleggingsadviseur bekleedde.
David behaalde zijn MBA aan de Marquette University en zijn undergraduate graad aan de University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in economie. David is lid van de CFA Society of Milwaukee.
More insights from the team:
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - February 2025
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Impact Private Debt: DNA of a Manager Search
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‘Enhanced Indexation’ Gains Momentum as Investors Shift Gears
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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
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Diagnosis: Opportunity? Direct Lending in Healthcare
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