Felix Zulauf; born 1950, is the owner and president of Zulauf Asset Management, a Zug, Switzerland-based hedge fund

Hedge fund

A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...

, which he founded in 1990. Zulauf Asset Management has $1.7 billion assets under management

Assets under management

Assets under management is a financial term used denote the market value of funds being managed by a financial instutition on behalf of its clients, investors, depositors, etc. This metric is a sign of size and success against competition...

, according to MacroAxis. Zulauf has been a regular member of the Barron's Roundtable for more than 20 years.

Zulauf joined Union Bank of Switzerland

Union Bank of Switzerland

Union Bank of Switzerland was a large integrated financial services company located in Switzerland. The bank, which at the time was the second largest bank in Switzerland, merged with Swiss Bank Corporation in 1998, to become UBS to form what was then the largest bank in Europe and the second...

 in 1977, ultimately becoming the head of the institutional portfolio management

Investment management

Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...

 unit and global strategist for the UBS Group.

External links

• "Stocks overdue for a rally? Even some mega-bears say so", LA Times, March 8, 2009
• "Stocks May Suffer ‘Severe Correction’ This Year, Zulauf Says," BusinessWeek, January 14, 2010
• "The Big Picture Interview: Felix Zulauf," "The Big Picture Interview: Felix Zulauf," Ritholtz.com, August 2, 2010

See also

Barron's (newspaper)