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Chris Bendtsen
Biography
Chris Bendtsen is a Senior Analyst for Celent’s wealth management (“WM”) practice and is based out of the firm’s New York office. His focus areas include IT spending priorities and forecasts, portfolio construction solutions, advisory platforms, WealthTech startups, and emerging asset classes such as private markets, alternative investments, and digital assets.
Chris’s research and advisory experience spans financial services technology, blockchain and crypto, emerging startups, venture capital trends, digital marketing, and forecasting.
Prior to joining Celent, Chris was a Lead Analyst covering fintech and venture capital at CB Insights and before that a Principal Researcher at Gartner covering financial services and digital marketing. Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.
Latest insights
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2024/06/28IT spending by wealth management firms is accelerating across the US and Canada. Executives in both countries report elevated IT budget growth y…
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2024/05/30Fast-forward two years from now. Many (if not most) wealth management firms will be live in production with generative AI applications. Some wil…
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2024/05/22Celent has completed its second annual global survey of over 200 senior wealth management executives, where we ask about drivers of IT spending,…
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2024/05/21Wealth management IT spending is accelerating in 2024. Firms across the globe report mounting competitive threats, an increasing focus on speed…
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