Stefan Fröhlich

Senior Portfolio Manager Systematic Strategies

Stefan Fröhlich has been working in the Asset Management division of Zürcher Kantonalbank in the Overlay Solutions & Systematic Strategies team since March 2020. As Senior Portfolio Manager, he manages active, model-based equity funds and is deputy for the currency overlay mandates. As portfolio manager, he is responsible for the following funds:

Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Systematic AI Responsible Small Caps

Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Systematic Responsible Emerging Markets

Stefan Fröhlich plays a key role in the further development of machine learning models in the currency and equity sectors. Prior to this, he worked for 18 years at Julius Bär Asset Management and GAM as a portfolio manager.

He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich with a degree in engineering and also holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Management, Technology and Economics from ETH Zurich. He is also a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA/AZEK) and a Series 7 - General Securities Registered Representative (GS).

Blog posts

Artificial intelligence: hype or super cycle?

The massive share price increases of Nvidia & Co. reflect the high expectations of artificial intelligence. It promises unimagined productivity gains. But is this just temporary hype or the start of a super cycle?

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AI: In search of alpha sources

Selected systematic and fundamental equity strategies in Zürcher Kantonalbank's Asset Management division have recently been supported by an AI model.

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AI in banking – soon essential to succeed?

The financial sector is one of the most data-intensive sectors of the global economy. But what are the prerequisites for realising the full potential of this mountain of data? Sonja Huclova and Stefan Fröhlich provide the answers.

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AI: What LLMs are – and what can they do

AI models such as Large Language Models (LLMs) will revolutionise working and learning methods. In this interview, Stefan Fröhlich explains how these models work and where their opportunities lie.

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Milestones on the road to artificial intelligence

Just as electricity revolutionised life in the 19th century, artificial intelligence has the potential to fundamentally change our society and economy.

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