Martha Brindle, CFA
Senior Director, Equity
Martha joined bfinance in January 2021 as a Director in the Public Markets team, specialising in equity manager research. She has over ten years’ experience in the fund management industry, most recently as an investment analyst responsible for equity manager monitoring at Stamford Associates, a UK-based investment consultancy. Martha is a CFA Charterholder, holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, and holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Nottingham.
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‘Enhanced Indexation’ Gains Momentum as Investors Shift Gears
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Global Asset Owner Survey: Risk and Resilience
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Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Seeking Diversity from Investment Managers
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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,...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - May 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in May 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major asset...
Passive ESG Investing Needs Careful Attention Amid 'Backlash'
From the pages of the Financial Times and Reuters to the hallways of investment conferences, noise of an ‘ESG Backlash’ has echoed around the asset management industry through recent months.