Speaking to Legends

#11 Fiona Frick - Becoming a Female CEO of a $20 Billion Asset Manager

July 17, 2020 Nikita Fadeev Episode 11
Speaking to Legends
#11 Fiona Frick - Becoming a Female CEO of a $20 Billion Asset Manager
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Fiona Frick is the CEO of Unigestion, a Swiss based boutique asset manager with $20bn in AUM, and she has been recognised as one of the most influential women in finance on numerous occasions. In this interview, we discussed how Unigestion created a collaborative ecosystem for conducting cutting edge research, the importance and adoption of ESG, the general trend for passive vs active management and how to be an early adopter of emerging trends.

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Background in Finance
Starting career at Unigestion
Milestones to becoming a CEO
Industry's interaction with academia and its importance
Has active management lived up to their promise in Covid-19?
Being an early adopter at Unigestion
How to identify trends worth pursuing?
Outlook on the asset management industry
Robo-advisors: tool or solution?
Importance and Adoption of ESG
Common myths around ESG investing
How companies are adapting to ESG
Advice to younger self