Episode 15: Bella Caridade-Ferreira

Bella Caridade-Ferreira CEO & Founder of Fundscape

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In this episode:

Abraham and Bella dive into the nitty gritty of:

• Bella’s career and the journey that led to the creation of Fundscape

• Future aims for Fundscape’s joint venture with Altus, known as Finscape

• The flood of PE money going into platforms, and what’s driving this change

• Bella’s views on Vanguard flexing their muscles

• Whether vertical integration is still a dirty word

• The most positive developments over the past 20 years, both in terms of people development, fund managers and tech

• Bella’s approach to saving for retirement and what her portfolio looks like

Guest profile

Bella set up Fundscape in 2010. She has 20 years’ experience in the research and analysis of the UK, European and Asian asset management industries. Before starting Fundscape, she worked for Lipper FMI as Global Head of Research and Publications and was the author of numerous publications and reports including the popular European and Asian Data Digests, the Fund Market Profile series of reports and the UK Platform guide.

Early in her career she worked in investment banking and a London-based consulting firm where she specialised in market entry strategies for retail and institutional asset managers. She has a master’s degree in International Business and is fluent in four languages.