Maria Stäheli

UBS-IM is an active, risk-controlled and indexed manager which offers investment capabilities across all major asset classes including equity, fixed-income, currency, passive/ETFs, hedge funds and real estate/private equity and multi-asset. The firm's central investment approach for core equities, fixed-income and global investment solutions is value-oriented and based on rigorous fundamental asset class, market, currency and security analysis, with a global perspective. In addition, some UBS-IM investment teams follow a growth-oriented approach. They employ a proprietary risk management system, which is central to their investment management process.

Fisch is an active, team-based knowledge-intensive manager which specializes in convertible bonds and fundamental and quantitative credit research. They follow a momentum approach in equity research, allowing them to exploit opportunities on short notice and aim for asymmetric price behavior in their products. The firm utilizes proprietary software for macro and securities research models, trend-spotting, scenario analysis and risk management. They construct portfolios based on top-down macroeconomic factors (equity exposure, duration, credit spreads, regions/sectors) and bottom-up managed securities selection.

SNB-IP actively and passively manages assets according to monetary policy and in accordance with security, liquidity and return. Assets are selected and managed according to generally accepted asset management principles and the specific requirements of the SNB. The firm’s internal Investment Committee determines the tactical allocation on an operational level, adjusting the currency allocation, duration and the amount allocated to different investment categories within the strategically prescribed range. They manage most of their investments internally and use external asset managers to obtain access to specific investment categories and for conducting performance comparisons with internal portfolio management. SNB-IP manages equities of medium- and large-sized corporations on a purely passive basis, seeking to replicate broad market indexes.

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