Mark Dickson

Experience

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  HSBC Asset Management

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Global Head of Product Development

  Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (and a member of the seven person Global Executive Committee), responsible for all product development activity globally for retail, institutional and private clients. Managing a team of four direct reports in Europe with functional reports in major overseas centres (Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Canada, US, Brazil and Argentina). Key responsibilities• Formulation and communication of product development strategy.• Approval, monitoring and reporting of all product development activity.• Direct product development and product management responsibility for traditional, hedge and guaranteed products domiciled in Dublin, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands which were sold globally.• Directorship of over 30 companies including the Luxembourg SICAV, Dublin Institutional Cash and Structured Products ranges as well as the HSBC Group’s two UK Unit Trust Management subsidiary companies and two PEP/ISA Management subsidiary companies.• Assistance and dissemination of best practice to the regional centres. Show less

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  Invesco Perpetual

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Head of Product Development

  Reporting to the Managing Director, Distribution, responsible for product development strategy for UK Retail and Institutional clients. Managing a team of up to five Product Development Managers.• Designing, introducing and embedding market leading product development and product shelf review processes.• Progressing and implementing new product development initiatives, including• Conducting a review of the UK’s entire product range (some 100 pooled funds) and implementing a major programme of change (over 70 events).• Reviewing and raising fees on four flagship funds generating £8m pa in additional profits.• Launch of the INVESCO PERPETUAL Distribution Fund, one of the most successful and highest profile UK fund launches in 2004.• Introducing an innovative tax efficient employee benefit arrangement for UK corporations.• Launching INVESCO’s first Venture Capital Trust (VCT).• Represented the UK in a major strategic review of the offshore product range and sat on the Global Product Line management committees. Show less

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  Solutions Analysis ltd

  Apr 2005 - Mar 2008

  Managing Director

  Consultancy for Financial Services industry. Covering Product Development and Management for a variety of clients.

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  Blue Sky Asset Management

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2010

  Product Development and Operations Director

  Started, with two other principals (who covered sales and investments), an FSA authorised structured products investment firm aiming, through close collaboration and cooperation with UK IFAs, to design and provide innovative structured products with and for leading UK IFAs.• Generated significant revenue in 2008• Managed the company through an extremely difficult period in the UK Structured Investments Market in 2009• Successfully sold the business assets of the company in 2010• Received 14 industry awards in the three years of operation Show less

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  Incapital Europe Limited

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  Managing Director, Operations

  Joined Incapital as part of the acquisition of Blue Sky to run, with the two other principals Incapital’s UK business.• Managed a significant increase in Incapital’s UK footprint• Recruited and implemented a 7 person sales team

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  Travel and Photography

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2013

  Mark Dickson

  Set up and ran a photography business whilst training for a successful attempt at climbing Mount Everest.

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  Top of the World Consulting Ltd

  Feb 2013 - now

  Contract Consultant

  Leading and consulting on various projects for clients including:• Advising on the establishment of a Structured Investment business for a UK based firm currently specialising in property and tax planing structures• Analysing and recommending the appropriate structure for UCITS and AIF funds across 4 jurisdictions for a large global asset manager• Providing MiFID II technical advice & implementation planning for a global asset manager• Coordinating Morgan Stanley Investment Management's (MSIM) feedback to ESMA's MiFiD II consultations• Development & implementation of AIFMD solutions for MSIM's EU & Non-EU AIFs• Development & implementation of a cross border management company for MSIM's UCITS range• Implementing FCA focused product & corporate governance reporting for MSIM & MSIM's NEDs• Designing a fund rationalisation project, including 24 fund restructures, for a UK based asset management boutique• Advising a major UK IFA on establishing a structured investments subsidiary Show less