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Leader of Pensions Investment

Duncan Watson

Pensions Investment, Fund Formation & Investment Management

"Duncan Watson has great flexibility and responsiveness to our requests. His professional, commercial, and pragmatic approach always enables solutions to be found."
Legal 500

Visión general

Duncan Watson advises pension funds, institutional investors, family offices and asset managers on investment management work, including all structures of investment funds, liability-driven investment mandates, custody, and stock lending. He works with Mayer Brown’s Derivatives, Tax, Financial Services Regulatory and Corporate teams in London and globally to deliver a full investment service to his clients. He also advises on transfer and sale of investments, and on TCFD and other ESG-related matters, including the preparation and submission of the TCFD Report for the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS).

Reconocimeinto

  • "Duncan Watson is a fantastic resource for our pension scheme - he has great technical knowledge." "Duncan Watson has great flexibility and responsiveness to our requests. His professional, commercial, and pragmatic approach always enables solutions to be found." Legal 500.
  • Listed as a Next Generation Partner, "Duncan Watson heads up the team that provides legal advice to our pension scheme. Duncan is engaged, very knowledgeable and always on hand to assist with any queries/work we may have. He is a valued extension to our team.Legal 500.
  • Consistently listed as a key lawyer for Pensions by Legal 500.
  • "The team works well together to cover a variety of investment pensions issues. They are flexible in their approach and provide clear practical advice." "Duncan Watson is very professional, diligent and will use his knowledge to offer practical solutions to requests that best suit the needs of our pension scheme rather than offer a ‘standard’ approach. He is always approachable and is happy to chat through topics/issues rather than rely on email instruction." Legal 500.

Educación

  • University of Aberdeen, LLB (Hons)

Admisiones

  • Scotland

Participación Profesional y Comunitaria

  • Association of Pension Lawyers Investment and Defined Contribution Committee
  • Member of the Firm’s LGBT+ Steering Committee since joining in 2017, and was elected as its Co-Chair for 2018
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