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Patrick Woods

As Head of Commercial Development, Patrick Woods is responsible for managing the implementation of all strategic business development initiatives on behalf of the prospects and clients of Avida. Having commenced his career lecturing in Economics at the Dundalk Institute of Technology Business School, Patrick joined Standard Life’s Irish investment team in Edinburgh in the mid-1990s, initially as Economist and Equities analyst. Over the subsequent decade, he went on to manage multi-asset portfolios joining the organisation’s global asset allocation committee. Following this, Patrick was tasked with establishing the organisation in Europe. He achieved considerable success, with the firm becoming a leading asset manager in the Dutch institutional marketplace. More recently, he was responsible for the management and development of key relationships incorporating clients in North America and Scandinavia.

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Patrick Woods

Can Only Financial Market Professionals Design A Crisis Management Plan For Finance Businesses?

Dec 19, 2019 10:00:00 AM

I have experienced numerous crises in the global environment during my career. ...

Patrick Woods

If We Could Choose Our Business Growth Model Which Route Would We Go Down - To Develop Organically Or By Acquisition?

Dec 18, 2019 10:15:00 AM

Businesses are established in response to a perceived client need. Growth ...

Patrick Woods

How Can My Organisation Make A Useful Contribution To Clients, Disappointed When Invested In Markets That Underperform?

Dec 17, 2019 10:15:00 AM

One of the most positive developments in institutional investing over the past ...

Patrick Woods

Do Our Customers Assume That As Financial Professionals We Know Precisely How To Respond To A Crisis?

Dec 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM

What do our customers expect from us? We can recite a list of attributes that ...

Patrick Woods

Can We Apply Lessons Learned From Other Industries To Financial Markets and Economic Growth Considerations?

Dec 11, 2019 10:30:00 AM

Sometimes its hard to get your head around how far we’ve travelled. Our people ...

Patrick Woods

The Impact Of Significant Change At A Service Supplier On The Customer Experience

Dec 10, 2019 10:15:00 AM

Star manager or Team-based culture? Asset managers often obsess about how they ...

Patrick Woods

The Responsibility For A Business' Crisis Management Procedure Is The Responsibility Of Its Board

Dec 6, 2019 10:15:00 AM

In our industry lots of people travel and many of these fly (considerably more ...

Patrick Woods

What Are The Early Signs Of A Strained Client Relationship?

Dec 5, 2019 10:30:00 AM

Almost thirty years on I remember like it was yesterday the moment I secured my ...

Patrick Woods

Products Incubated In The Home Market Are The Key To Growing In International Markets

Dec 4, 2019 11:03:26 AM

We are in the risk business. As service providers we continually examine ...

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