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Michael Knecht

Investment Managing Director

Michael Knecht ist Investment Managing Director bei Cambridge Associates AG.

Als Mitglied des Global Investment Solutions (GIS) Teams spezialisiert Michael sich auf Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Lösungen. In dieser Position übernimmt er für ausgewählte institutionelle und professionelle Kunden die Rolle des CIO/Lead Advisors bei ILS-Mandaten. Er ist Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung von Cambridge Associates AG und sitzt im EMEA Regional Operating Committee.

Im Jahr 2010 war Michael Gründungspartner der SIGLO Capital Advisors AG (SIGLO), einem spezialisierten Investment Advisor für Alternative Anlagen wie ILS, Private Debt, Drawdown Management und Impact Investing, wo er das Fundament für das heutige ILS-Geschäft legte. SIGLO wurde im November 2024 von Cambridge Associates übernommen.

Seine Karriere begann 2001 bei der PPCmetrics AG, wo er als Berater institutionelle Kunden bei der Auswahl von Asset Managern und der Umsetzung von Anlagestrategien unterstützte und das Kompetenzzentrum für Hedge Funds und Absolute Return Strategien leitete. Im Jahr 2010 wechselte er zur Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, wo er als Senior Portfolio Manager segregierte Dach-Hedgefonds-Portfolios für institutionelle Kunden verwaltete.

Michael studierte an der Universität Zürich Volkswirtschaftslehre mit Schwerpunkt Finanz- und Kapitalmarkttheorie und verfasste diverse Artikel zum Thema Hedge Funds im Gesamtportfoliokontext.

Er spricht Deutsch und Englisch.

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