About Us
Director
Duncan has 29 years of Financial Markets and Trading experience, having worked for UK-regulated companies since 1995. Duncan started his career at the Bank of Scotland where he was quickly promoted to the Foreign Exchange Trading desk where he specialised in interbank trading of GBP, USD and AUD. Duncan then joined the Co-operative Bank where he remained for 14 years building an extensive trading team, heading up the Foreign Exchange Desk, and ultimately running Proprietary Trading for the bank.
Duncan then spent 4 years expanding his understanding of business as the CEO of The London Academy of Trading, ensuring core business and strategic targets were met and expanding the business to work with the British Accreditation Council and esteemed Universities to offer accredited Financial Markets programmes. in 2018, Duncan chose to return to direct finance as he took a position with an Asian-owned London Investment and Asset Management, where he held the role of Head of Investment & Asset Management. In this position, Duncan led teams that participated in the management of Equity, Global Bonds, Fixed Income and Corporate Bond investment.
Having worked alongside and with external Funds, Trading teams and Financial Regulators, Duncan is well-positioned to lead the Corporate Bond investment process, ensuring client satisfaction from a regulatory, stability and transparency perspective.
Our Approach
We analyse a range of asset classes, including equities, bonds, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives. Considering different asset classes and market relationships helps us develop a broader perspective on market conditions and potential opportunities.
We monitor financial markets, economic indicators and macroeconomic developments to assess changing market conditions. This analysis forms part of our research into market trends, themes and potential investment strategies across economic cycles.
Risk analysis is an important part of our research approach. We consider market risks through techniques such as scenario analysis, stress testing and analysis of hedging strategies to understand how different market conditions may affect potential strategies.
We use quantitative techniques, market data and economic information to analyse trends, price movements and relationships across financial markets. These analytical tools support our research and the development of market insights and investment strategy perspectives.
Director
Ye has over 15 years of banking, investment and family office experience in both China and the UK. He has been working in Chinese banks, financial advisors and UK family office’s, covering finance arrangement, equity trading and client relations. Ye is familiar with financial instruments in both developed and developing markets. His strong cross continental networks add arms of fund raising for the company.
