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Samuel Manser

Senior Portfolio Manager

Samuel Manser has been a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in Asset Management at Zürcher Kantonalbank since 2012. In his role as credit analyst, he focuses on sustainability issues and also covers the consumer goods and retail sectors. He is responsible for various global mandates and the following bond funds:

Swisscanto (LU) Bond Fund Sustainable Global Credit
Swisscanto (CH) Bond Fund Sustainable Global Corporate

Prior to that, he worked for Credit Suisse as a portfolio manager for more than four years, where he was responsible for the management of various multi-asset mandates and funds.

Samuel Manser studied at the University of St. Gallen and the University of Chicago, and graduated with a master's degree in quantitative economics and finance in 2008. In 2012, he received his diploma as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and in 2023 the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing. He is a lecturer for the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and a guest speaker for the University of Zurich in the field of fixed income.

Blog posts

Revenue drivers for CHF corporate bonds

Which factors signal future returns on corporate bonds? Samuel Manser examined four factors in terms of their effect and practicability.

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CO2 reduction – are companies on track?

For three years now, Zürcher Kantonalbank's Asset Management has also been striving to achieve the Paris climate targets in the actively managed corporate bond funds. We take stock in this article and reach both a positive and a negative finding.

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Why invest in sustainable bonds right now?

Is it worth buying sustainable bonds and corresponding funds in an environment of rising interest rates? How can greenwashing be avoided? Samuel Manser provides answers.

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