In her new role Ma will co-manage UBP’s existing fixed income strategies alongside Rendu de Lint and Philippe Gräub, and support the expansion of the team’s range of benchmark-agnostic products.
Ma joins from the Swiss Federal Social Security Funds where she managed its investment-grade corporate bond fund. She has over 10 years’ industry experience and held positions at BlueCrest Capital Management, Morgan Stanley and ING.
The team now has nine investment professionals running assets of over $12.5bn.
“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,” Rendu de Lint said.
“Her appointment reflects our ambitions to further expand our fixed income capabilities and continue to deliver comprehensive investment solutions that address the needs of our clients,” she added.
