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Citywire: Thanks, I quit

Thanks, I quit features Swiss finance professionals who had an interesting career change. Hosted by Citywire Switzerland reporter Fergus Horsfall, the first series includes star names who left Switzerland’s financial heavyweights and those who took unconventional routes to the top. From bitcoin bosses to Iraq fund impresarios and sustainability pioneers, make sure you tune in every second Wednesday to learn from the most fascinating figures in the industry.
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12 Episodes

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 independent asset managers division. Now CEO of Coges Corratiere Gestion, a wealth manager in Geneva, Lagane shares insight into this market…
3 Aug 2022 22 min

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 manager’s fund range, how it nurtures its holdings, and how it compares to sales roles he held at BlackRock and UBS.
20 Jul 2022 27 min

‘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 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…
6 Jul 2022 34 min

‘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 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.
8 Jun 2022 44 min

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 online trading rather than wealth management and how Swiss banking is behind digitally. Featuring Charles-Henri Sabet CEO FlowBank
25 May 2022 27 min

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 Citywire’s Thanks, I quit podcast. These include how many investors exaggerate the risks of emerging markets and making sure social development is not…
11 May 2022 28 min

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 COO, driving the adoption of ETFs and taking a 40% pay cut to exit the legal profession.
27 Apr 2022 46 min

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 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…
13 Apr 2022 33 min