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Paul Donovan’s sexuality was seen as a ‘death sentence’. At UBS, he feels welcome
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...
The farmer turned tech entrepreneur who runs a Geneva WM
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 in...
Zurich fund firm bets big on Swiss startups
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 ma...
‘We are way off meeting the SDGs’: LGT sees solutions in venture philanthropy
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 discuss...
‘I had only one desire, to survive’: Ukrainian refugee turned Zurich private banker
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 appearan...
‘Naivety is important’: RobecoSAM founder’s plans to disrupt private banking
Globalance Bank is a Zurich based private bank focused on sustainability. Founder Reto Ringger discusses its business model, the banking industry’s lack of understandi...
The backgammon champion turned banking entrepreneur
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 onl...
Blue Orchard impact chief’s lessons from development banks
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 City...
Why 'excited' Dirk Klee quit wealth management for Bitcoin Suisse
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 CO...
After GAM, Larry Hatheway tries to fix America with his ‘action tank’
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 Ho...
From ZKB to Iraq fund impresario: Thomas Hugger’s frontier markets journey
Thomas Hugger is CEO of Asia Frontier Capital and formerly worked at LGT and ZKB. He describes the dangers, both physical and financial, of investing in Iraq and Pakis...
'I never wanted to be a big boss': Klaus Wellershoff on life beyond UBS
Klaus Wellershoff, former chief economist of UBS and founder of Wellershoff & Partners, talks leaving UBS, why he would not want to lead his company into an IPO and wh...