Independent Wealth

Marcuard Heritage announces Senior Appointments

Marcuard Heritage (Singapore) has announced the appointment of two new Managing Directors, Rachel Ryser and Urs Grueter.

Ryser was a regional Team Lead for Asian Private Clients Offshore at Credit Suisse Singapore, where she was hired in 2001. Ryser held various leadership roles such as business manager Indonesia market and also handled UHNWI/HNWI Indonesian clients with her team, according to a press release by Marcuard Heritage. Ryser studied at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

Grueter started his professional career with UBS as part of the UBS Junior Key People Program in May 1999. Both of them moved to Singapore almost 20 years ago. Grueter performed various client facing and management roles for the bank. He worked at UBS for 17 years before joining Credit Suisse as Market Head for Thailand and Vietnam in 2016. Grueter earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

These hires follow the addition of Vincent Wee, Senior Banker at the beginning of February 2020. Vincent joined Marcuard Heritage from Deutsche Bank.

Armando Beer, CEO, Marcuard Heritage (Singapore), said, “Client-servicing is at the very heart of our platform. We allow dedicated and veteran teams like Rachel and Urs to continue doing what they do best, acting in the best interest for clients with a truly independent approach.” He further says, “these hires are a testament of our strong track record and product platform, and we are thrilled that Rachel and Urs have decided to join us together with Vincent earlier this year.”

Marcuard Heritage (Singapore) is part of Marcuard Heritage Group, an international independent wealth management company founded in Switzerland in 2003. Today, it has offices in Zurich, Moscow, Singapore, Limassol and London. Further, the institutional asset management company Alpinum Investment Management also belongs to the group and the company offers fiduciary services through a partnership with Swisspartners.