THE INVESTMENT BRIDGE LIMITED - Key Persons
Chris Taylor - Founder, Managing Director
Between 2006 and 2007, Chris was Managing Director of the Structured Investment Division of Dawnay Day Quantum, a subsidiary business within the Dawnay Day Group, a privately owned Private Equity, Property and Financial Services group.
From 1996 to 2006, Chris evolved his career in the investment industry whilst with HSBC Asset Management, the global investment business of HSBC Group. In addition to involvement across HSBC Asset Management's product range, with responsibilities covering long only funds, passive funds (Chris was responsible for setting up the cheapest FTSE 100 tracker fund in the UK over a decade ago, for Hargreaves Lansdown), multi-manager and alternatives funds, Chris was Director of UK Structured Products Distribution, with multi-channel (internal bank and external 3rd party intermediary and wealth manager) distribution responsibility.
Chris's financial services career dates back to 1987, initially as a private client adviser. He has been actively involved with the structured products industry since its earliest days in the UK, in the mid 1990's, playing a significant role in its creation and in many of its turning points over the years.
He was awarded ‘Highly Commended, Outstanding Industry Contribution' in both 2009 and 2010, and was also responsible for creating and delivering the most comprehensive, and award-winning, educational ‘masterclass' programme ever undertaken by the UK structured product industry, accredited by the Institute of Financial Planning.
Chris is a well-known and highly regarded ‘go to' expert in the structured investment industry, with a prominent profile in both the trade and national press, including writing for the Financial Times, The Telegraph, contributing to the BBC, etc. Recent publications have included chapters written for the ‘FT Guide to Investing for Income' (Financial Times/Pearson, 2012) and ‘Structured Products: Evolution and Analysis' (Risk Magazine, 2013).