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Fisch Asset Management, the Zurich-based asset manager specialising in convertible bond, corporate bond and absolute return strategies, is delighted to announce the continued development of its absolute return, convertible bond and research expertise with the appointment of several new members of the team.
Torsten von Bartenwerffer joined the company as Co-Head of Absolute Return Investments on 1 October to support the successful trajectory of the business’ absolute return product range. He will jointly lead the team together with long-standing team head Reto Baumgartner. Torsten joins from FERI Group, where he was Head of Multi-Asset and New Investment Solutions since 2017 and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.
In addition, Philippe Gehrig also joined the absolute return team as a Portfolio Management Associate on 1 September. He previously worked at VZ VermögensZentrum for four years, spending the latter two as a Rule-Based Investment Analyst in Asset Management.
Commenting, CEO Juerg Sturzenegger, said: "We are very pleased to welcome industry experts Dr Torsten von Bartenwerffer and Philippe Gehrig to the absolute return team. With this area of the business currently accounting for approximately 15% of our total assets under management – CHF 2.1 billion (EUR 1.9bn) – we look forward to both supporting further with its development going forward.”
Broader expertise development
Elsewhere, Jürgen Dahlhoff will join the team as Senior Credit Analyst to expand its research capabilities on 1 December and will focus on providing in-depth analysis of companies in the high yield universe. Jürgen joins from PIMCO, where he was a senior credit analyst responsible for the analysis of European companies for 21 years. Prior to that he studied business mathematics at the Technical University of Dortmund.
Sturzenegger added: "Due to the ongoing low interest rate environment at present, the demand for alternatives in the bond universe remains high. In this research-intensive investment segment, Jürgen’s expertise in fundamental company analysis will be invaluable to the business and our clients."
Earlier this summer, Alexandre Fade also joined Fisch’s convertible bond team as Senior Portfolio Manager, further strengthening one of the largest convertible teams in the world with a total of seven investment professionals to date. Alexandre joined from AXA Investment Managers, where he worked as a convertible bond investment analyst for a number of years, before moving on to manage their global convertible bond strategy in 2015. Alexandre has a Master’s in Management from the EDHEC Business School in France, is a CFA charterholder and has completed the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.
Finally, Senior RfP Specialist Tristan Hauri was recruited for a key Product Management position as of 1 October. He was previously Senior Product Specialist at Quantica Capital and prior to that spent nine years at LGT Bank (Switzerland), most recently as Senior Investment Advisor.