Fisch AM hires PIMCO veteran to run global high yield strategy
Prior to joining Fisch Asset Management, Potthof worked at PIMCO in Munich, for 22 years.
Axel Potthof joined the firm on 1 September and, together with Gerrit Bahlo, has been managing Fisch's CHF 900m (£810.5m) global high yield strategy as senior portfolio manager.
Prior to joining Fisch Asset Management, Potthof worked at PIMCO in Munich, for 22 years, where he was lead portfolio manager for European and global high yield strategies, and was responsible for around €3bn assets under management.
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He also led the European high yield desk, consisting of three portfolio managers and bond traders.
Potthof said: «I am looking forward to working with the excellent team at Fisch Asset Management, including people I already know and greatly respect from my previous position at Pimco.»
Fisch CEO Juerg Sturzenegger added: «We are delighted to welcome Axel Potthof to Fisch Asset Management. He brings valuable experience to the table, which will enable us to expand our product range with a European high yield strategy.
»The fact that we have been able to attract with Axel such a high-calibre professional to Fisch underlines that we are perceived as an attractive employer by established specialists."
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