Erste Asset Management GmbH
Christian Gaier has extensive experience in investment management, particularly within the Global Emerging Markets sector, having served as Investment Coordination Lead CEE and CIO at Erste Asset Management GmbH since May 2006. Responsibilities include managing the Global EM Local Currency Short Duration Fund and the Global EM Local Currency Bond Fund, along with trading debt and FX for various funds. Prior to this, Christian worked at Generali Versicherung AG from September 2003 to April 2006, focusing on liquidity management and planning. Christian holds a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance, Information Business, and Risk Management & Insurance from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
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Erste Asset Management GmbH
Erste Asset Management (Erste AM) coordinates and is responsible for all asset management activities within Erste Group. At our locations in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia we manage assets of about EUR 77 bn (as of 31 December 2021). Strong owner, international focus Erste Asset Management combines comprehensive country specific knowledge with the strength of an international financial service provider. Erste AM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Erste Group, which provides us with a stable ownership structure. With more than 16 million clients Erste Group is one of the biggest financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and shows full commitment to this region. Clients: retail and institutional 300 employees of Erste Asset Management advise both retail and institutional investors. Retail investors obtain Erste AM products and services primarily from the branch network of Erste Bank and the Austrian savings banks (Sparkassen), while the Erste AM Institutionals Team and Erste Group Private Banking cater to institutional investors. Funds and portfolio solutions We consider ourselves a full-range provider in asset management, meeting every possible requirement via investment funds and portfolio solutions. In addition to our core business, we offer individualised services such as reporting or data services. Our mutual funds are authorised for distribution in Erste AM’s core markets and internationally.