Thomas Rutz has been Portfolio Manager at MainFirst since 2012 and is responsible for emerging market investments for the MainFirst Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund Balanced and the MainFirst Emerging Markets Credit Opportunities Fund. He also heads up MainFirst Affiliated Fund Managers (Schweiz) AG. His career path had previously taken him to Clariden Leu, where he managed the Emerging Markets department (consisting of equity, fixed-income and currency teams) with over EUR 1 billion in assets under management and was responsible for investment strategies in emerging markets at the end of his tenure. He previously held positions at ABB Capital B.V./ World Treasury Center in Zurich and Singapore as Deputy Chief Trader and the Bank of Bermuda Ltd. in Hamilton as Chief Dealer Capital Markets. In the period from 1985 to 1994, Thomas Rutz held various positions in proprietary trading at UBS in Zurich, London, New York, Chicago and Hong Kong.Thomas holds an MBA in Financial Services & Insurance (MBA-FSI) from the University of St. Gallen and Vlerick Business School.