Credit Suisse AG
About Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG (Credit Suisse) is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies. Credit Suisse is headquartered in Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. In its Asset Management business, Credit Suisse offers products across a broad spectrum of investment classes, including hedge funds, credit, index, real estate, commodities and private equity products, as well as multi-asset class solutions, which include equities and fixed income products.
Funds managed
- Advance Diversified Multi-Blend Funds (with other managers)
Key personnel
Nelson Louie, Global Head of the Commodities Group
Mr. Louie re-joined Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC in August 2010.
From May 2009 to August 2010 he was an Executive Director in the Commodity Index Products area at UBS Securities, LLC. From June 2007 to May 2009 he was a Managing Director at AIG Financial Products responsible for North American Marketing of commodities-based solutions. From April 1993 to June 2007 he held various positions within Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
He was a senior portfolio manager overseeing a team that was responsible for enhanced commodity and equity index strategies, option based hedging solutions and option arbitrage products. He was a team member of the commodity funds from their inception through May 2007.
Mr. Louie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Union College.
Christopher Burton, CFA, Director
Christopher Burton, is a Portfolio Manager and Trader for the Derivatives Team, and a Portfolio Manager for the Total Commodity Return strategy. In this role Mr. Burton is responsible for analyzing and implementing the team's hedging strategies, indexing strategies, and excess return strategies.
Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2005, Mr. Burton served as an Analyst and Derivatives Strategist with Putnam Investments, where he developed the team's analytical tools and managed their options-based yield enhancement strategies, as well as exposure management strategies.
Mr. Burton earned a BS in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Additionally, Mr. Burton holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has achieved Financial Risk Manager® Certification through the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
Why Advance selected Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse commodities business is a successful and strong boutique within the asset management division that has many years of experience managing commodity futures portfolios. The two main people are Christopher Burton and Nelson Louie who have complementary skill sets and are well regarded in the industry. We expect their conservative approach to yield a consistent excess return over the GSCI benchmark.
