UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan was unable to be openly gay in his earlier career. He discusses striking changes in attitudes and the role of his employer and its CEO Ralph Hamers. Donovan also explains why LGBTQ+ people may need specialised investment advice and how their cause fits into the wider ESG movement.
Aug 17, 2022
47 min
Jean-Pierre Lagane worked on his family's farm until he developed a new type of software. His long and varied career took him to Crédit Agricole, where he built the independent asset managers division. Now CEO of Coges Corratiere Gestion, a wealth manager in Geneva, Lagane shares insight into this market along with his life story.
Aug 3, 2022
22 min
The Swiss start-up investment scene is coming of age, according to head of clients at Serpentine Ventures Christoph Kruecken. He discusses the venture capital asset manager’s fund range, how it nurtures its holdings, and how it compares to sales roles he held at BlackRock and UBS.
Jul 20, 2022
27 min
Trusting partners on the ground to know how best to deploy charitable endowments is essential, according to LGT Venture Philanthropy’s CEO Oliver Karius.
He discusses the venture philanthropy movement, lessons learned from sustainable investment history, and personal motivation to make the world fairer following his youth in apartheid era South Africa.
Jul 6, 2022
34 min
Ukrainian refugee Oksana Kononenko describes the journey from her war-torn homeland to Switzerland and how she found a job at Zurich bank Bergos after a brief appearance on television. She also discusses private banking in her homeland before the war.
Jun 22, 2022
16 min
Globalance Bank is a Zurich based private bank focused on sustainability. Founder Reto Ringger discusses its business model, the banking industry’s lack of understanding of climate change, the difficulty of acquiring clients in the early days of sustainable investing and the forced sale of his former company RobecoSAM.
Jun 8, 2022
44 min
Charles-Henri Sabet cut his teeth assessing risk as the world champion of backgammon. He discusses his latest venture: Geneva-based FlowBank; why he is focusing on online trading rather than wealth management and how Swiss banking is behind digitally.
Featuring
Charles-Henri Sabet
CEO
FlowBank
May 25, 2022
27 min
Maria Teresa Zappia, chief impact officer at Blue Orchard, shares her lessons from a career working in development banks around the world in the latest episode of Citywire’s Thanks, I quit podcast.
These include how many investors exaggerate the risks of emerging markets and making sure social development is not forgotten amidst fears of global warming.
May 11, 2022
28 min
Dirk Klee joined Bitcoin Suisse as CEO in April. He discusses the future of cryptocurrency and his career. Topics include leading UBS WM's digital transformation as COO, driving the adoption of ETFs and taking a 40% pay cut to exit the legal profession.
Apr 27, 2022
46 min
Ex-GAM investment solutions head Larry Hatheway discusses his asset management career and his attempts to bridge the political divide in his native USA with Jackson Hole Economics, a non-profit ‘action tank’ he launched with former GAM CEO Alexander Friedman.
Other topics include what Switzerland’s tradition of direct democracy can teach the USA, his stint as chief economist at UBS Investment Bank, and how he pays the bills.
Apr 13, 2022
33 min
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