Speakers for Basic seminars

FX Basic Academy

Christoph Niggli

Christoph Niggli

Christoph worked at UBS as a Spot and Chief Dealer as well as the Head of the Domestic Clients Desk for FX Sales in Zurich. He took charge of education for IRFX 14 years ago. Christoph holds a degree in adult education and a master in education management from the Institute for Applied Psychology (IAP) in Zurich. At the ACI Financial Markets Association he is Chairman of the Board of Education (Global) and member of the Board of ACI Suisse.

Benjamin Anderegg

Benjamin Anderegg

Benjamin has been with UBS Investment Bank for over 10 years. He started his career as an FX Structurer in Switzerland,  in 2005 he moved to Singapore to head the APAC FX Structuring team. After 5 years in Asia he returned to Zurich where he is currently trading Exotic FX Derivatives. Benjamin will be working with the FMA in the areas of foreign exchange and derivatives.

IRFI Basic Academy

Chris Spray

Chris Spray

Chris joined SBC London in 1987 where he traded Eurobonds before moving to the Treasury desk in 1991. In 1994 he moved to Zurich to run the consolidated non Swiss franc balance sheet for the European based offices (of SBC). Overseeing the introduction of the Euro, Chris managed the Short Term Interest Rate desk for several years as SBC, and latterly UBS, moved all STIR related products into a single portfolio. In recent years, Chris has worked on the Fiduciary Desk, but remains responsible for both internal and external education for the STIR product range.

Manuel Bredol

Manuel Bredol

Manuel heads the Capital Market Sales Team Covering Banks & Direct Access Clients. Prior to joining UBS Manuel worked as a portfolio manager in Switzerland and Luxembourg. He is a CFA charter holder.

Pascal Fischer

Pascal Fischer

Pascal heads the Fixed Income Sales Team covering Direct Access Clients. His customer base ranges from Asset Managers to Pension Funds. Prior to joining UBS, Pascal was a portfolio manager for different Swiss private banks with a clear focus on Fixed Income products.