Dr. Marcus Schulmerich

Heading 3 teams with almost 20 team members covering the complete retail product range of Deka, including wealth management & private banking products and the Deka cooperation partners. In charge of all fund and fund of fund launches and product life cycle management across all asset classes. Responsibilities include positioning the funds, developing the sales & marketing story and producing all sales and educational material for the savings banks as well as for the Deka sales and relationship managers.

Munich-based based company to provide training services to industry professionals. It is specialized in conducting on and off-site training workshops on Finance-related topics. The company was founded in 2012 by Dr. Marcus Schulmerich who is the Managing Director of PECUNDUS and Senior Trainer.

Guest lecturer for asset management, risk management, behavioral finance and alternative investments

Global Portfolio Strategist für Active Quant Aktien Strategien (seit Q3-20106) und Smart Beta Strategien (seit 1072015)

As Head of Portfolio Strategy for Active Quant Equities (since Q3-2011) and Product Specialist (since Q3-2006) I cover all relative and absolute quantitative SSgA strategies in the whole EMEA region. Provide training for top SSgA clients worldwide (e.g., sovereign wealth funds and central banks) on products and academic topics in asset and risk management (since Q3-2006).

Product Specialist for all relative and absolute Active Quant Equity strategies of SSgA in EMEA, both Developed and Emerging Market portfolios. As the "Link" between Portfolio Management and Sales/Client Relationship Management the focus was on new asset acquisition through Sales and Marketing support as “face of the product”. Presentation of strategies and quant models to clients, consultants and prospects in portfolio review meetings, sales meetings, sales finals and roadshows.

Product Management and Business Development responsibilities in PIMCO’s Munich office: - Coordinated Europe-wide Credit efforts with focus on product sales and marketing (RfPs, sales pitches, roadshows). - Presented strategies as "face of the product" in front of clients and prospects. - Developed all marketing material for PIMCO’s Credit business in Europe (pitch books, product profiles, investment guidelines, etc.).

- Implemented in a team the firm-wide risk-management systems from MSCI/Barra, incorporating 6 Commerzbank Asset Management units in 3 European countries with 800 funds in total. - Responsible for sales pitches with institutional clients to represent the risk management group; usually one sales pitch per month had to be prepared and presented for asset acquisition. - Conducted daily market risk management for institutional and mutual funds.

Quantitative Finance

Quantitative Finance

Mathematics, Physics, Computer Sciences and Business Administration