UBP appoints Ma as senior portfolio manager

UBP has announced the appointment of Stella Ma (pictured) as senior portfolio manager for its Global & Absolute Return Fixed Income team.

Ma will co-manage UBP’s existing fixed income strategies alongside Christel Rendu de Lint and Philippe Gräub, and will support the expansion of the Global & Absolute Return Fixed Income team’s range of benchmark-agnostic solutions.

Christel Rendu de Lint comments on her appointment: “Stella’s extensive experience as a credit hedge fund manager and investment-grade and high-yield analyst is a valuable addition to UBP’s fixed income team and is completely aligned with our long-standing top-down investment philosophy.”

She joins UBP from the Swiss Federal Social Security Funds where she managed the organisation’s investment-grade corporate bond fund. She brings more than 10 years’ experience to her new role, having held senior positions at BlueCrest Capital Management, Morgan Stanley and ING.