Mirabaud Asset Management (MAM) has tapped Jan Widmer to join its Swiss equities team as a portfolio manager, the European asset manager said in a press release Thursday.
It’s a move that will add expertise in a rare specialty: Swiss equities.
For the past 10 years, Widmer has been at St.Galler Kantonalbank, and has been managing its Swiss Equity Fund since 2017, the statement said.
The move to MAM will reunite Widmer with colleague Thomas Jaeger, who he had succeeded in managing the Swiss Equity Fund, the statement said.
Expanding all-cap offering
«The hiring of Widmer expands the team, enhancing existing expertise and building the team’s capacity for taking a very active role in stewardship and engagement for products and mandates. He will focus on supporting the expansion of the all cap offering, including tailored ESG strategies,» Mirabaud said in the statement.
Widmer will report to Daniele Scilingo, head of Swiss equities, the filing said.
Altogether, the asset manager’s Swiss equity team will have three specialists in Zurich and one in Geneva, Mirabaud said.
Swiss equity AUM at CHF2 billion
The Swiss equity arm, which has around CHF2 billion ($2.17 billion) in assets under management, includes a range of high conviction, sustainable strategies and mandates, Mirabaud said.
Mirabaud Asset Management had CHF9.5 billion in assets under management at the end of September 2021, with CHF7.4 billion in traditional assets and CHF2.1 billion in alternative investments, according to its website. It has around 100 staff in the asset management arm.
