Applied Wisdom

Alexander M. Ineichen is founder of Ineichen Research and Management AG (IR&M), a research boutique established in 2009 focusing on nowcasting and risk management.

Alexander started his financial career in derivatives brokerage and origination of risk management products at Swiss Bank Corporation in 1988. From 1991 to 2009 he had various research functions within UBS in Zurich and London relating to derivatives, indices, capital flows and alternative investments.

He is the author of two white papers, ¿In Search of Alphä and ¿The Search for Alpha Continues," that were the most often printed research publications in the documented history of UBS. He is author of two books that provide his manifesto for active risk management, Absolute Returns and Asymmetric Returns.

Alexander, a Logistician (ISTJ), is a married, proud father of four, and lives near Crypto Valley, in Zug, Switzerland. His extracurricular activities include skiing, photography and attempts at abstract painting.