Asteria, the Swiss private bank's newly-founded impact arm, is poaching a Credit Suisse asset manager to run its sales team. The boutique plans soon to launch its own funds.
Asteria is hiringArnaud d'Anterroches as its head of business development, effective immediately, it said in an emailed statement. D'Anterroches spent the last nearly three years as Credit Suisse's directors of sales distribution in the Geneva area.
The hire is the latest sign of expansion from Reyl, which in October launched Asteria with Katia Coudray, a respected fund veteran who formerly ran Syz's asset management, at the helm. Specialized in social and environmental impact investing, Asteria aims to manage several billion by 2024.
Funds Launch Imminent
In addition to d'Anterroches, Asteria is hiring Jamil Ismail, the former deputy CEO of U.K.-based Thayer Brook, as a senior sales manager as well as Silvia Padula, from Aston Martin Lagonda, as marketing manager.
Asteria said it will «soon» launch its own funds as well as customized investment mandates and solutions. The boutique, which currently employs 11 people, has developed an impact and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) research tool. This complements fundamental research with big data technology.
