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Founder of Panthera Solutions.
Markus has over 12 years experience in trading, structuring and managing standard and alternative investment products. Previously to Panthera, Markus was Managing Director at Twelve Asset Management Inc., a Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund for which he developed the trading algorithm. He was one of the first in Europe to fit hedge fund strategies into UCITS III – compliant structures.
Markus started his career as Equity and Options Trader at the Austrian Volkskreditbank, followed by an engagement at the Hypo Landesbank as Macro Analyst for the Private Banking department in 2002.
Markus graduated from his Master in Economics at Joh. Kepler University (research stay at University of Pittsburgh). In 2005 he successfully graduated from his MBA (specialized in Corporate Finance and Wealth Management) at the International University of Monaco (Top 50 worldwide).
After receiving his MSc in Financial Engineering degree in 2006 from IUM, he joined the Alternative Investment Boutique ‘Monaco Capital Partners’ where he signed responsible for structuring offshore Real Estate and Private Equity funds with investment focus on Asia.
Since 2009 Markus is teaching the course “Portfolio & Hedge Fund Strategies” at the International University of Monaco and since 2011 the workshop “Alternative Portfolio Management” at the Vienna Stock Exchange Academy. Markus is a regular speaker at international investment conferences. His financial market commentaries are regularly published in German quality newspapers such as Die Presse, Wiener Zeitung, Salzburger Nachrichten and Institutional Investment.
