Expert Details
Investment Performance Analysis, Products, Research, Expert Witness Reports
ID: 727574
United Kingdom
Expert has 36 years in investment-related financial services and advice and is IMC qualified (UKCFA Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management). He currently holds the Pension Management Institute Level 3 certificate in Pension Trusteeship. He is the Writer of Investment related Expert Witness reports for more than 15 years and is a Member of CFA UK, the Chartered Insurance Institute, the Academy of Experts (Council Member) and the Expert Witness Institute. Expert is trained to CPR35 standard and attained the Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness certificate. He has attended court on six occasions and eleven mediation sessions, and was co editor/contributor to the Ansbacher Guide to Wealth Management 2007. Furthermore, he is the author of a number of published investment performance and risk related articles and was a Key note speaker at an offshore investment seminar looking at investment risk rewards for trusts and trustees. Expert has been an adviser to FIMBRA, PIA, and FSA on investment performance monitoring issues and is a Member of the Pensions Trustee Education Committee, Communications Working Group.
Norwich Union Life. Review of marketing processes in 7 different marketing teams including compliance. April – May 2008.
Skandia Global Funds. International Web Site Development Director. October 2001 to April 2004.
Geographical areas covered - UK USA Ireland and Scandinavia
• Designed, specified and managed the content and development of a new web site for the international Fund's division of the Skandia Group known as Skandia Global Funds.
This was a global project covering major markets around the world
Content focused on investment returns, risk, quantitative analysis
The site was focused on information requirements for institutional and retail customers
The site was customized to the marketing needs of each location including compliance, language and currency
Project now complete.
Standard and Poors. Specialised report writing for corporate clients of S&P, January 2001 to present.
Geographical areas covered - Global.
• Preparing and maintaining reports required by clients of S&P with specific needs and objectives.
• Clients range from university academics to large corporate investment companies and banks globally.
• Advising and assisting clients on the report objectives they had, including marketing, research and academia.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2006 | Degree: Certificate in Investment Management | Subject: Investment Management | Institution: CFA |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: Level 3 Award in Pension Trusteeship | Subject: Pensions | Institution: PMI |
| Year: 2018 | Degree: CFA UK Level 4 in Investment Management | Subject: Investment Management | Institution: CFA UK |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2001 to 2018 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Senior Partner | Department: Research |
Responsibilities:He is the proprietor of The Investment Research Partnership. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 2001 | Employer: Standard & Poors Fund Services (formally Micropal) | Title: Associate Director | Department: Technical Sales and Support |
Responsibilities:Was technical sales and support to senior institutional customers throughout the UK, Channel Islands and Northern Europe. Predominantly dealing with Investment Directors, Marketing Managers and Investment managers of Mutual funds. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2018 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Managing Direction | Department: Expert Witness reporting |
Responsibilities:Senior writer of Expert Witness reports in all aspects relating to investment advice and investment management. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2001 to 2001 | Country / Region: Sweden | Summary: Reviewed investment data sources and potential customers for S&P. New business development project. Also included Finland, Denmark and Norway. |
| Years: 2002 to 2004 | Country / Region: USA - Global | Summary: Analysed, on behalf of Skandia Global funds, investment marketing requirements for NON US domiciled mutual funds and from this developed an international web site for marketing to US based but non domiciled brokers and customers. The project was multi lingual, multi currency requiring input from 5 international but different sources. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of CFA UK; the Chartered Insurance Institute; the Academy of Experts (Council Member); the Expert Witness Institute |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management; Pension Management Institute Level 3 certificate in Pension Trusteeship; Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness certificate |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Co editor/contributor to the Ansbacher Guide to Wealth Management; Key note speaker at an off shore investment seminar looking at investment risk rewards for trusts and trustees; Author of a number of published investment performance and risk related articles |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has 36 years in investment related financial services and advice. He has written Investment related Expert Witness reports for more than 15 years and has worked on more than 215 investment related claims. Cases covered include inappropriate and/or unsuitable investments and/or advice for trusts, mismanaged private portfolios, pension portfolios, endowment and pension mis-selling cases. Case values range from £50,000 to £23,000,000. He has acted for claimants and defense of high profile clients including many international banks. He is a member of the Academy of Experts and the Expert Witness Institute. He is trained to CPR35 standard and attained the Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness certificate. Expert has attended court on six occasions and eleven mediation sessions. He has been an adviser to FIMBRA, PIA, and FSA on investment performance monitoring issues. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert is IMC qualified (CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management). Expert holds the Pension Management Institute Level 3 certificate in Pension Trusteeship. Co editor/contributor to the Ansbacher Guide to Wealth Management. Author of a number of published investment performance and risk related articles. Key note speaker at an off shore investment seminar looking at investment risk rewards for trusts and trustees. |
Fields of Expertise
investment banking, financial planning, international investment, investment, investment dispute, investment management, investment research, mutual fund, pension fund, portfolio, portfolio management, stocks, fixed income securities, municipal securities, government securities, mortgage backed security, investment value, derivative (finance), commodities, bond, annuities, private equity fund, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, initial public offering