Welcome to Citywire Geneva Forum 2025
Welcome to the Citywire Geneva Forum taking place on 15th October at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues.
As the markets shift with the season, staying ahead with innovative investment ideas is more important than ever.
This October, we invite you to connect with a dynamic mix of leading fund managers sharing their latest strategies.
To round off the day, join us for networking drinks, the perfect setting to build connections and enjoy a well-deserved refreshment.
Places are limited, so secure yours now for an engaging afternoon of insights and conversations.
Best wishes,
The registrations for this event are now closed, if you are interested please get in touch with hgomez@citywire.co.uk and we will get back to you if a place becomes available.
Sponsors
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Workshops
Workshops
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Fund Group Workshop
Speakers
Harry Eastwood
Product Specialist
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Harry joined Artemis in 2021 and is a product specialist focusing on Artemis’ US equity and SmartGARP strategies. He was previously a member of Artemis’ distribution team, where he looked after strategic partners. Harry began his career working for a boutique wealth manager that focused on US individuals living in the UK. He graduated from the University of Bristol where he read history. He is a CFA charterholder.
Representatives
Thomas Eckert
Head of Sales – Switzerland

Thomas is Artemis’ Head of Sales in Switzerland. With over 20 years of experience in financial services, he has spent most of his career in banking, mainly with UBS and Julius Baer in different sales roles. Moving into asset management in June 2018, he was covering German-speaking wholesale clients at Legg Mason before joining Artemis in June 2021. Thomas has a MAS in Banking and Finance from the FHNW in Switzerland.
Adam Gent
Head of Intermediated Business
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Adam joined Artemis in August 2020 as Head of Intermediated Business with responsibility for wholesale sales channels across the UK and European markets. He began his career in asset management in 2000 at Thesis Asset Management as a discretionary wealth manager. In 2005 he moved to Henderson Global Investors as Southern Sales Manager before joining Legg Mason Global Asset Management in 2007, heading the UK Sales business from 2010. Next Adam joined Allianz Global Investors, where from 2017 he was Managing Director and Head of Northern European Retail/Wholesale Distribution. He was made a partner at Artemis in January 2023.
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Fund Group Workshop

Taking Advantage of Market Volatility: The Proven FERI Approach to Option Premium Collection
With over a decade of track record and EUR 3 billion in assets under management, our funds OptoFlex LU0834815101 and US EquityFlex LU1138397838 are designed to enhance both equity and bond portfolios. These UCITS-compliant strategies systematically capture risk premiums, delivering consistent and reliable returns for our investors. Two of our portfolio managers invite you to a short introduction.
Workshop Objectives:
We would like to warmly invite you to a focused session on our investment strategy. Discover how our decade-long, systematic approach delivers consistent returns and learn about:
- Systematic Approach: Benefits of our proven, rule-based method.
- Avoiding Forecasts: How avoiding unreliable predictions enhances risk management.
- Simplifying Complexity: The role of liquidity and simplicity in achieving stable returns.
- Preparing for Declines: Tools for managing market downturns.
- Continuous Hedging: Ensuring long-term success and liquidity.
Join us to see how these insights can enhance your investment strategy.
Speakers
Stephan Bongartz
Portfolio Manager

Stephan Bongartz is a Portfolio Manager within the Volatility Strategies department at FERI, where he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the EuroEquityFlex fund, as well as trading, cash, and collateral management in the Hedge Funds and Volatility Strategies divisions. Stephan joined FERI in 2015 and previously worked as an Analyst in the Hedge Fund department, focusing on Credit Long/Short and Event-Driven strategies.
He holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Banking and Finance (MBF) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Bayreuth. Stephan is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA Society Germany. Additionally, he is a PhD candidate at the University of Neuchâtel
Representatives
Horst Gerstner
Lead Portfolio Manager

As the Lead Portfolio Manager of the Volatility Strategies department at FERI, Horst Gerstner is responsible for trading decisions and the development and refinement of quantitative investment strategies across FERI’s volatility funds: OptoFlex, US EquityFlex, and EuroEquityFlex. He has been trading derivatives for various client mandates since 2001.
Prior to joining FERI, Horst was the Lead Portfolio Manager for six years and Co-Portfolio Manager for four years of the Athena Volatility Strategies, a family of hedge funds that pursue option strategies on the S&P 500 and EuroStoxx 50 equity indices. He was also responsible for the Athena Volatilitätsstrategie UCITS funds during this time.
Fedor Plambeck
Head of Sales

Fedor Plambeck joined FERI (Schweiz) AG in May 2024 as Head of Sales for Switzerland and Liechtenstein covering Wholesales and Institutional investors. His aim is to help each investor to find the best possible solution for their needs. In his previous role, he was country head for Janus Henderson Investors (Switzerland) Ltd. for five years after having worked more than 20 years as equity sales for diƯerent bulge-bracket investment banks (UBS Investment Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank). Fedor Plambeck is a CFA Charterholder, speaks German, English and French and studied business administration at the University of Zurich.

Rethinking Emerging Markets: What the Benchmark Misses and a Weaker Dollar Reveals
Over recent decades, emerging market equities have delivered uneven benchmark performance. et this has masked meaningful variation in outcomes—both over time and across countries—driven more by global liquidity conditions and U.S. monetary policy than by company fundamentals. As signs of a weaker dollar begin to emerge, the macro environment is starting to resemble prior periods when emerging markets materially outperformed. This session presents a country-first investment framework grounded in those dynamics and examines how persistent underexposure—often a byproduct of backward-looking risk assumptions—can cause investors to overlook select opportunities.
Workshop Objectives:
For investors reassessing global equity allocations, this discussion offers a differentiated lens on EM—one that focuses on the structural drivers of return and the importance of selective, country-level positioning when global conditions shift.
Company Profile:
Founded in 1993, J O Hambro Capital Management is an independently managed, active investment boutique managing assets for clients worldwide across a range of global and regional equity strategies from our offices in London, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Singapore, Prague, Dublin, Paris and Frankurt.
Our success has been founded on recruiting experienced fund managers with proven long-term investment pedigrees and robust investment processes. With no house view, no investment committee and no chief investment officer, our fund manager-led teams – all dedicated to a single strategy – enjoy independence of thought and full autonomy, with the unfettered freedom to exercise their well-recognised stock picking skills free from the bureaucratic distractions of larger investment houses.
And they deploy those skills with one primary objective in mind: to exceed our clients’ expectations.
- Assets under management: £17.0bn
- Investment strategies: 17
- Investment professionals: 32
Speakers
Paul Wimborne
Senior Fund Manager at J O Hambro Capital Management

Prior to joining JOHCM, Paul spent over four years at Baring Asset Management as an Investment Manager in the Global Emerging Markets team. He previously worked at Insight Investment as a Fund Manager in the Emerging Markets & Asia team and for five years in the Emerging Markets team at Rothschild Asset Management. Paul holds a BSc (Hons) in Management and Chemical Sciences from UMIST and is an affiliate member of the CFA.
Representatives
Frederic Lejeune
Head of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Geneva and Monaco at J O Hambro Capital Management
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Prior to joining JOHCM, Frédéric Lejeune was President and Managing Director of Robeco France. Previously, Frédéric Lejeune was Deputy Managing Director of Aberdeen France and Head of Business Development for France and Monaco, based in Paris. Frederic joined Aberdeen in 2009 from Credit Suisse Asset Management where he was responsible for business development in the same region. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2001, Frederic spent seven years at SocGen where he held various management positions. Frederic holds a Master's degree in Finance from the University of Paris Dauphine.

Fund Group Workshop
Company Profile:
Since Jupiter was established in 1985, we have sought to make a positive difference for our clients by helping them achieve their long-term investment objectives through high conviction, active management.
From the start we understood the need to create a distinct, entrepreneurial culture that harnessed all areas of the business in the pursuit of this goal. As a new entrant in a competitive market, we wanted our clients to experience, share and benefit from the energy and focus of a young firm, full of talented individuals, eager to distinguish itself as a trusted steward of other people’s money.
Now, 40 years on, we have established ourselves as a leading specialist asset manager precisely because we have retained that agility and drive as we have grown. Our value remains in our people, our ability to adapt quickly to changing markets, and in our willingness to continuously challenge ourselves to deliver the best investment outcome for clients.
Agenda
12:30 - 13:30
Registration and lunch buffet
13:30 - 13:40
Welcome Session
13:40 - 14:10
Fund Group Workshop 1
14:20 - 14:50
Fund Group Workshop 2
15:00 - 15:30
Fund Group Workshop 3
15:40 - 16:10
Fund Group Workshop 4
16:20 - 16:50
Fund Group Workshop 5
17:00
Networking Drinks