Bürgenstock 2003 > Speakers

Hans-Jörg Baumann

Swiss Capital Alternative Investments is an independent and privately held partnership founded in 1998 by 20 Partners. The company comprises today 26 financial professionals and offers "Alternative Investment Services and Products" for Pension Funds, Banks and Private Investors. The company has established several regulated as well as master tailored open end Funds of Hedge Funds. Swiss Capital Alternative investments is regulated by EBK (Swiss Federal Banking Commission) as a Securities Dealer. Since 5 years Hans-Jörg Baumann co-runs actively the Non Traditional Asset Management activities together with Olivier Croonenberghs.

Hans-Jörg Baumann is a Swiss national. He graduated from the University of Zurich in 1985 with a Master in Business Administration. Mr. Baumann joined Union Bank of Switzerland Zurich in 1985 as a capital market and derivatives specialist. In 1991 he moved to UBS Geneva as Head of the Stock Exchange Department. In 1993 he returned to UBS Zurich to assume the role of Head of Trading and Sales Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange. In 1996 his role was expanded to Head of Trading and Sales Switzerland including equity, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. In 1998 he left UBS Zurich to co-found Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG. He was a Member of the Board of the Swiss Stock Exchange.

See also: 04.30 pm 'Are derivatives potential tools of mass destruction?' – the discussion