Adrian Zuercher

CIO Global Asset Allocation & CIO Global Investment Management APAC, Managing Director

Hong Kong SAR

About

Adrian Zuercher is Co-Head Global Asset Allocation and Co-Head Global Investment Management APAC at UBS Chief Investment office. In his Global Asset Allocation role, he is responsible for multi-asset portfolio solutions. He co-chairs the tactical investment forum, the global portfolio construction meeting, and is a member of the global investment committee which defines the UBS CIO house-view. In his Global IM APAC capacity, he is responsible for investment fund selection, portfolio management, and product development. Adrian oversees regionally discretionary and advisory mandates, investment and alternatives funds, sustainable investing, and the wealth planning offering. Before joining UBS, Adrian was Head of Multi-Asset Emerging Market Strategy and Global Asset Allocation at Credit Suisse Asset Management in Hong Kong and Zurich, where he was responsible for multi-asset class portfolios as well as advising sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors on asset allocation. Prior to that, he was an equity fund manager in charge of Asia at VP Bank Asset Management, and a multi-asset class portfolio manager at F. van Lanschot Bankiers. Adrian holds an MSc in finance and economics from the University of Bern and is a CFA charterholder. /*********/ This is an official LinkedIn profile of UBS Group AG and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates (UBS) that is maintained by the owner of this profile or the associated business management of the owner’s business unit. The content on this profile is for information purposes only and intended exclusively for persons domiciled in the country where the owner’s business unit is located and only as may be permitted by applicable law. Please find further information on UBS’s social media presence on our website (https://www.ubs.com/social-legal). UBS will never ask other users to disclose sensitive data (e.g., ID, account number, passwords, PIN codes or other security codes). For more information about how UBS processes your data and your respective rights please read our Privacy Statement (https://www.ubs.com/global/en/legal/privacy.html).

Experience

  • UBS (Hong Kong)
    • CIO Global Investment Management, APAC, Co-Head
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    • CIO Global Asset Allocation, Co-Head, Managing Director
      Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

      • Responsible for multi-asset portfolio mandates and various UBS Strategy funds on our UBS AM platform (280bn in AuM). • Member of the global investment committee which sets the UBS CIO House View. •Developing and managing new investment solutions such as our UBS Sustainable and Impact Investing mandates, China onshore multi-asset strategy, the newly launched UBS Multi Asset Dynamic Income Fund, or Asia Global Strategy Balanced fund. •Co-leading a team of investment professionals who focus on cross-asset, systematic quant, alternatives, and various single asset class portfolio strategies. •Regular contributor to financial press and television (Bloomberg, CNBC).

    • CIO APAC, Head Asset Allocation, Managing Director
      Jun 2014 - May 2020 · 6 yrs

      •Tactical and strategic asset allocation for discretionary and advisory mandates as well as the UBS Asian Global Strategy Balanced fund. •Developing and managing new investment solutions such as our China onshore multi-asset strategy or the newly launched UBS Multi Asset Dynamic Income Fund. •Chairing the APAC and China onshore investment committee. •Regular contributor to financial press and television (Bloomberg, CNBC)

  • Head EM & Global Asset Allocation at Credit Suisse Asset Management (Schweiz) AG
    Oct 2005 - May 2014 · 8 yrs 8 mos

    - Voting member of the global asset allocation committee which manages USD130 bn in AUM of multi-asset products. - Heading Emerging Market multi-asset investment strategies for discretionary solutions and public funds. - Provided bespoke asset allocation solution for our ICBC-Credit Suisse AM JV and institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds in Asia.

  • Fund Manager at VP Bank Asset Management
    Apr 2003 - Sep 2005 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Managed two equity funds: Responsible for Asia and co-managed a global fund. • Managed proprietary money for the bank. • Voting-member of the investment committee. Defined the global tactical asset allocation.

  • Portfolio Manager at Van Lanschot Bankiers
    Sep 2001 - Mar 2003 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Managed multi-asset class discretionary mandates.

  • Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston
    Jun 2000 - Oct 2000 · 5 mos

    internship at ECM