Frank Schorling

Credit Suisse is an active, growth-oriented and research-driven manager which aims to create value for shareholders by taking advantage of their global integrated network. The firm seeks to follow a balanced approach to wealth management, which aims to capitalize on both the large pool of wealth within mature markets as well as the significant growth in wealth in Asia Pacific and other emerging markets, while also serving key developed markets with an emphasis on Switzerland. Credit Suisse invests in a range of asset classes including equities, fixed-income, multiple-asset class products, real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and volatility management that combines a top-down approach for asset allocation with a bottom-up approach for stock selection.

CSAM-D aims to create value for shareholders by taking advantage of their global integrated network, actively managing funds across asset classes, geographic regions, sectors and strategies. Their investment philosophy is growth-oriented and research-driven, and combines a top-down approach for asset allocation and a bottom-up approach for stock selection. The firm's fixed-income portfolios cover major markets and emerging markets. The firm bases investments in this asset class on the analysis of macroeconomic trends, currency fluctuation, credit risk, and company valuation. CSAM-D also runs liquidity funds, rated by Standard and Poor's, which offer active daily liquidity management, with same-day settlement. Their balanced products operate at the domestic, international and global level. The firm manages their portfolios against specific benchmarks.