Unigestion expands equity derivatives team

Didier joined Unigestion earlier this year, bringing with him more than a decade of experience in managing specialist derivatives strategies. He was previously Head of Equity Derivatives Trading at Pictet & Cie, having joined the company as Proprietary Trader focusing on Equity Derivatives in 2011. Prior to Pictet, Didier was an Equity Derivatives Trader at Deutsche Bank from December 2007. He started his career earlier that year in the Equity Derivatives Sales Department at Goldman Sachs. Didier holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, and is a Chartered Market Technician.

Nicolas has been promoted to Assistant Investment Manager, having joined Unigestion in February 2015 as a Quantitative Analyst focusing on risk modelling and optimisation. Previously, he completed an internship in 2014 within the Quantitative team of RMA Asset Management. He holds a Double Master’s degree from SUPELEC Rennes in France and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne where he graduated in Financial Engineering.

Jean-François Clément, Head of Equity Derivatives, said:

“Unigestion currently manages more than USD 3bn in liquid alternatives across asset classes, with a significant portion in volatility-related strategies. We continue to increase our presence in the space to meet growing demand from investors seeking new sources of return and portfolio diversification.

“These appointments significantly enhance our volatility trading expertise and allow us to further develop innovative and specialist solutions for our clients. Unigestion’s long heritage in risk-managed equity investing provides the ideal foundation to exploit the considerable opportunities that volatility has to offer in a risk-controlled way.”