Andrea Quapp - Investment Director, Head of GAM Investment Solutions
Andrea Quapp, Investment Director, is the head of GAM Investment Solutions.
She is the Lead Manager of segregated accounts and funds primarily for European and Swiss institutional clients. She joined GAM in 2001, as Head of European Equities. In 2004 she became responsible for the management of International balanced and later on Swiss portfolios. Prior to joining GAM, she worked at UBS Global Asset Management for almost 16 years were she held various positions (senior portfolio manager for European and Swiss equities, head teams since 1994 and member of the continental European Equity allocation committee etc.) Andrea Quapp holds a Swiss commercial diploma. She is based in Zurich.
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Investment Opinions
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Take some wins, hold your nerve and sail close to the wind
19 March 2024
Andrea Quapp, Investment Director for Multi Asset Class Solutions (MACS) Continental Europe, recommends that investors have more confidence in the strength and dynamism of the leading economies and utilise this for equity investments. However, geopolitical conflicts, delayed interest rate cuts and a shortage of skilled labour will always put the brakes on stock markets.
Investment Opinions
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The Swiss franc and what it means for asset allocation
14 December 2023
Investors who calculate in Swiss francs need to think about certain things differently, says Andrea Quapp, Lead Investment Director, Multi-Asset Class Solutions (MACS), Continental Europe.
Investment Opinions
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Better than the headlines – but caution is still advised
01 November 2023
Andrea Quapp, Investment Director for Multi Asset Class Solutions (MACS) Continental Europe, advises investors to look through the impact of a flood of negative news flow, including the tragic events in the Middle East and Ukraine. While people are understandably unsettled, she believes they are also overestimating the impact on the macroeconomy.