Foundations’ Assets Management: Performance & Benchmarking
The assets of foundations in Switzerland represent CHF 140 billion. Nowadays, an active commitment to responsible investment becomes a principle of good governance. This session is an opportunity to discuss with stakeholders from the philanthropic, academic and financial world the way to strike the right balance between financial performance and mission alignment.
Speakers:
Cyril Berner
Managing Consultant - PPC MetricsCyril Berner is the Managing Consultant at PPC Metrics since 2009. Mr. Berner previously worked in the global custody and quantitative asset management services of Lombard Odier. He holds certificates in International Business, Quantitative Asset Management, and International Investment and Analysis.
Rajna Gibson Brandon
Founder and Professor - Geneva Finance Research InstituteVincent Kaufmann
Chief Executive Officer - Fondation EthosTony Berrada moderator,
Professor - Geneva Finance Research InstituteTony Berrada is a Professor of Finance at the University of Geneva (Geneva Finance Research Institute and Swiss Finance Institute). He holds a PhD in finance from the University of Lausanne and was an assistant professor of finance at HEC Montréal and HEC Lausanne prior to joining the University of Geneva. Dr. Berrada also was a senior visiting fellow at the School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business at UNSW. His research interests are in asset pricing, and in particular the role of learning in models with incomplete information.
Guillaume Taylor
CEO - Hanaku AGGuillaume Taylor CEO at Hanaku AG. Guillaume has a long experience in investing, 6 years in corporate finance with Intel Corporation Ltd, 15 years in wealth management, of which 7 years as a private portfolio manager with Darier Hentsch & Co (now Lombard Odier) and 8 years as a partner with de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Co, and 13 years in private equity and venture capital impact investing with Quadia SA. He also has extensive experience in working with Foundation Capital.