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Ernst Glanzmann

Ernst Glanzmann - Investment Director


Ernst Glanzmann, Investment Director, is lead manager of Japan Equity and the GAM Star Japan Leaders fund.

Prior to joining GAM Investments in November 2000, he worked as a Japanese equity analyst at Julius Baer and Clariden Leu (since integrated into Credit Suisse) for ten years and also worked at Zürcher Kantonalbank. Ernst completed a three-year banking apprenticeship at Bernerland Bank AG and holds a Federal Certificate of Capacity in Banking from the Business School in Huttwil, Switzerland. He is based in Zurich. 

Ernst Glanzmann

My Insights

Outlook 2025
Identifying companies with resilience in volatile conditions
December 2024

JAPAN EQUITIES: “Those companies with distinct products or global expansion strategies may offer compelling value.”

Active Thinking
Active Thinking: Disco - Dancing to the tune of AI
07 November 2024

GAM Investments’ Japan Equities team discusses the opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the Japanese technology sector, citing Disco as a prime example.

Investment Opinions
Japan's Growth Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic Era
25 September 2024

The stars are aligning for Japanese companies from a global and domestic macroeconomic perspective. Ernst Glanzmann and Lukas Knüppel, Investment Directors, and Katsuya Takeuchi, Investment Analyst, Japan Equities, note that at the same time the market and many investors have not fully recognised the shift in earnings momentum towards quality growth companies that is occurring.

Active Thinking
Active Thinking: Japan – Are we finally at a turning point?
18 April 2024

In recent months, Japanese equities have surged to all-time highs, fuelled by factors including corporate reforms and foreign inflows. Now, what lies ahead? Ernst Glanzmann, Investment Director, Japan Equities, examines the current landscape, where growth expectations continue to ride high.

My Awards

People
Five GAM managers win Sauren Golden Awards
September 2018

At this year's Sauren Golden Awards in Germany, Investment Directors Paul McNamara, Adrian Owens, Gianmarco Mondani, Niall Gallagher and Ernst Glanzmann were recognised for their performance in their respective asset classes.