Antonius
Knep
Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) of the European Federation of Financial Analyst Associations (EFFAS)
Antonius Knep joined LGT Bank Switzerland in Zurich and Basel in 2019 and heads the "Focus Sustainability" asset management mandate.
From 2016 to 2019, he worked at the sustainability rating agency Inrate in Zurich, where he served as Senior Analyst Financials as well as Head of the Analyst Team and GL member. Prior to that, he spent one and a half years as Director Financial Services at a Basel-based foundation in the field of sustainability. Between 2006 and 2015, Antonius Knep managed a fund of Japanese equities at Bank Julius Baer in Zurich and worked at Bank Vontobel as a product specialist for equity and multi-asset class products with a sustainability focus. Prior to that, he worked in business development for two years and in journalism for five years.
After graduating from university with a degree in Japanese Studies, Malayan Studies and Political Science, he completed higher professional training to become a Swiss Certified Investment Manager/Financial Analyst (CIIA). In addition, Antonius Knep is a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) of the European Federation of Financial Analyst Associations (EFFAS).