Profile
Jackie Bowie
Group Chief Executive Officer
My job is to lead the JCRA team across our offices in the UK, the US and Canada. My work is extremely varied day to day and I remain involved in many advisory engagements for clients across our specialist sector teams. I enjoy spending time with both existing and potential clients and discussing the value that JCRA’s expertise can bring to their risk management decisions.
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- FX Hedging
- Cash Management
- Commodity Hedging
- Deal Contingent Hedging
- Dispute Resolution
- Inflation Hedging
- Interest Rate Hedging
Qualifications
- First class degree in Economics from Strathclyde University
- MSc in Investment Analysis from Strathclyde University
- CFA institute member.
About Jackie
I joined JCRA in 2004 in the Edinburgh office where I advised clients on hedging against FX and interest rate risk. I relocated to London In 2010, after being appointed as a Director and joining the Group Board.
In 2012 I was part of the management team that completed the MBO, moving on to execute the second phase of that in 2017, taking in our first tranche of external capital and allowing the founding directors of JCRA to retire.
As CEO I am part of the Group Board, which means relentlessly driving our growth agenda and, of course, our regulatory and compliance obligations.
I love to be active and enjoy running and swimming. I am also a voracious reader and am never without a book in my bag. My two daughters Eva and Isla keep me busy the rest of the time and weekends are spent supporting their pursuits, with downtime usually being a family meal and a movie.
Published work
FX hedging for private debt funds
This paper introduces the key sources of FX exposure, some common methods for mitigating FX risks, and some of the challenges and choices that typically arise around that process...
Read moreWeighing up currency risk
Following the recent news that Croydon Council is considering hedging the currency risk in its pension fund, Jackie Bowie, chief executive officer at independent hedging advisory JCRA offers her view on optimal strategies to achieve the best outcome.
Read moreJCRA 2018 Annual Review
Read our annual review where we take a look at what's ahead for 2019 and recap on last year's most insightful transactions.
Read moreAda Lovelace Day – A personal view on her legacy as a pioneer in Computing and Mathematics
Walking into JCRA’s offices at 12 St James’s Square, the blue English Heritage plaque on the entrance stands out boldly against the white façade. Our building was once the home of the late Ada Lovelace, Pioneer of Computing and Mathematics.
Read more10 years on from Lehman
In the aftermath of 2008 global finance, much like global politics today, the previously unthinkable became commonplace.
Read moreHedging Scandinavian foreign exchange risk
The Scandinavian real estate market remains a very attractive geography and asset class not only for domestically based funds, but increasingly for European and global ones as well, as they strive to diversify their portfolios as well as seeking new opportunities. However, with this comes the accompanying foreign exchange risk.
Read moreIs the US post-crisis recovery now complete?
A week of important meetings – and yet our eyes were not on Singapore, but firmly on the Fed. The economic growth picture in the US just seems to get better and better, making economists and market participants even more nervous of when the turn (recession) will come, and how painful it will be.
Read moreJCRA’s Annual Economic Breakfast Overview 2018
On 13th January 2018, the JCRA team and 100 of our clients gathered at the wonderful Royal Institution of Great Britain to hear presentations from Ian Shepherdson from Pantheon Economics and Bob Janjuah, Strategist at Nomura.
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