Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
As the Head of Governance & Risk Management for the CIO Office at Julius Baer, I lead the establishment and implementation of end-to-end risk management strategies and solutions for ultra-high net worth individuals. With over 29 years of experience in the financial industry, I have a strong background in international trade, structured commodity finance, and alternative investment instruments. I also represented Julius Baer in the boards of directors of two strategic joint ventures, Kairos Investment Management Limited and Julius Baer Nomura Wealth Management, where I provide wealth and risk management expertise and support the business development and positioning. I am passionate about delivering innovative and transparent risk management services that enable our clients to achieve their financial goals and protect their assets.
Establishment of e2e risk management with focus on active business risk ownership and transparent risk management. Pro-active risk management covering e2e pattern analysis on active service models such as advisory, discretionary, fund and trust business for UNHWI clients. Application of sanction provisions to the wealth management and investment services. Stress testing and assessment of potential vulnerabilities along the asset and wealth management value chain.
Representing the Bank in the BoD as wealth and risk management specialist. Supporting the re-calibration of the strategic positioning.
The role of Head Product Management & Development covers all aspects of the live cycle management of all product lines (funds, mandates, segregated accounts and structured finance). Due to my background as lawyer with special focus on regulatory approval procedures as well as operational specialist I’m involved in the company’s strategic alignment with regards to MIFID, AIFMD, UCITS, CISA as well as accounting and consolidation (IFRS) aspects. Beside my oversight function I have focussed my daily business activities on physical precious and industrial metals and similar instruments such as diamonds and oil; i.e. ZKB Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium ETFs (2006 - 2007), JB Physical Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Aluminum, Copper, Nickel and Zinc (2008 - 2013) JB Physical Diamonds (2015). Regulatory status of Stephan Mueller: Approved key person by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. The approval covers the management of high risk assets on behalf of the management company.
- Development of JB Precious Metal Funds - Development of Fund Health Check (FHC) & Product Development Process - Development of alternative distribution platforms (ETF, ETN, ETT) - Publications in national and international media - Sales representative for key clients
- Development of collective investment schemes such as ZKB Precious Metals ETFs and mandates - Development of fund pricing and distribution models - Providing regulatory expertise for asset management initiatives - Publications in national and international media - Sales representative for key clients - Consulting and implementation re Siebel CRM / Product Offering (ZKBconnect_R1)