Quantarea wants to offer “Quant as a Service” to the Swiss financial industry from the canton of Bern. There is a well-rehearsed team behind the new company.
In Bernapark in Stettlen BE – in the halls of the former Deisswil paper and cardboard factory – investments are now being made according to algorithms. How finews.ch The asset manager there has found out Quantiarea started their work. This after the company was founded last summer.
Known from OLZ times
There are well-known personalities in the Swiss financial scene behind the startup: former founding members of the Bernese asset manager OLZ, in particular Claudio Loderer and Carmine Orlacchio. The two of them work as president and head of investment at the young company. Also involved are: Marcel Masshardt als CEO, Lorenz Beyeler as head of technology and Cyril Bachelard as head of quantum engineers.
According to the founders, Quantarea is not a classic asset manager. Instead, the company wants to develop investment solutions for banks, asset managers and professional investors as part of a US-inspired “Quant as a Service” business model. The founders also plan to apply for a license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma).
Bank cadres are well known
Quantarea President Loderer in particular will be familiar to many bankers trained in Switzerland. The economist and professor emeritus of finance is co-founder of the Rochester-Bern Executive Programs at the University of Bern, where he continues to serve as academic director, and served for years as managing director of the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) SFI. Together with the SFI, Loderer launched the “Diploma of Advanced Studies in Banking” (DAS) course, which hundreds of Swiss bank cadres have since completed.
The Rochester-Bern Executive Program also offers an exclusive course for experienced customer advisors from the major bank UBS. After successfully completing the two-year program, graduates hold the title of “Master of Science in Wealth Management” from the Simon Business School and a “Master of Advanced Studies in Finance” from the University of Bern.
2023-12-27 07:39:48
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