News & Media
China’s long debt-landing
China's long debt-landing - The USD DXY rallied 5% since the middle of July. Given the health of the US economy versus its major counterparts, we expect further USD upside but with more bumps. The combination of lax fiscal and tight monetary policy is likely to be an undercurrent for the USD for some time. Problems in China are supporting the USD as well.
High-Speed Rollercoaster
QCAM Monthly August 2023: FX markets started the second half of the year with the same rollercoaster pattern as they finished the first half, only faster. The USD DXY fell 3% in the first half of July and then recovered most losses by the end of the month.
Half time
QCAM Monthly July 2023: After the strong trends in 2021 and 2022, FX markets were less directional and more dispersed in the first half of 2023. This pattern may well continue in the second half of this year although the underlying drivers are likely to shift. In our view, the dominant theme will...
Shifting tides
QCAM Monthly June 2023: Uncertainty surrounding the US debt ceiling has been removed. The focus is back to growth, inflation and monetary policy. The USD bear trend is fading with the global recovery theme. However, the situation is more mixed than it was a year ago and the USD is less likely to outperform across the board. The JPY has the best precondition to shine, while the EUR is more likely to struggle and the USD sits somewhere in-between...
QCAM MONTHLY May 2023 >> Debt-ceiling and beyond
Currency markets have been relatively stable despite the emergence of several uncertainties and market jitters. Most likely, stress is not yet sufficiently high to move markets, which remain focused on central bank actions. This could change with the unfolding of the US debt-ceiling process. Beyond that, recession is becoming a...
«Currency Manager of the Year 2023» QCAM shortlisted by European Pension
QCAM has been shortlisted as Currency Manager of [...]
«FX BIAS» Review 2022
2022 was a turbulent year for FX BIAS after a promising start in 2021. The Ukraine war, the rapid changes in monetary policy and the rise and fall of risk aversion created fast moving dynamics that were impossible to capture accurately with business surveys.
Donations to Smiling Gecko & Mi Sangre
Thank you! We cordially express our Thanks to [...]
«FX BIAS» developments – Review and update
After almost two years since the launch of FX BIAS and a good evolution since then, we would like to provide you with a short review and an update about the latest developments of the FX BIAS Strategy.
QCAM has been shortlisted as Currency Manager of the Year 2022
QCAM has been shortlisted from the European Pension as Currency Manager of the Year to win a 2022 European Pensions Award.
QCAM also makes hearts beat
QCAM sponsors a heart for the open air exhibition HeartBeats. The open-air exhibition combines art and solidarity and helps children, young people as well as people without shelter in Switzerland, who are particularly affected by the corona pandemic.
QCAM FX BIAS – Excellent Cash-Substitute
The successful trading strategy is based on business climate surveys, with the systematic use of which QCAM has built a rule-based bridge between economic developments and exchange rates.
«Currency Manager of the Year 2023» QCAM shortlisted by European Pension
QCAM has been shortlisted as Currency Manager of [...]
The Challenging Currency Markets
On the back of the recent volatility increases in the currency markets, the interest in the topic of currency management has grown rapidly.
Excellent performance of FX BIAS
FX BIAS hits the nerve of investor - QCAM can look back on a successful year in which the performance of the FX BIAS innovation stood out: A good year ago we launched the certificate issued by UBS, which is based on FX BIAS (Business Intelligence Alpha Strategy), an innovation with a unique selling proposition – and we are extremely satisfied with its rapid market acceptance and performance.
KMU Wirtschaft – Professional currency management pays off
Articel by Thomas Suter, CEO of QCAM Currency Asset Management in KMU- Wirtschaft Magazin issue 3/2020 on the importance of many years of investment and currency expertise. Why professional currency management is more important than ever, especially in times of crises.
Asset manager QCAM is bringing more expertise to its board and management
With new appointments by Gary Klopfenstein, Hélie d'Hautefort and Ekaterina Schiess to the Board of Directors and Martin Pendert to the Management Committee, QCAM Currency Asset Management AG is further expanding its strategic competence and position as an independent, globally active Swiss Asset Management and Currency specialist.
IPE – Strategy: Pension funds confront FX risk
Investors are paying more attention to currency hedging strategies in the face of increased global risk
27-29 September, 2022 – TradeTech FX in Amsterdam
We are delegates at TradeTechFX in Amsterdam from 27th - 29th September 2022. Take the opportunity to talk with our CEO Thomas Suter and our two Dutch Senior Advisors Rob Beemster and Mario Buteneers.
2-3 November 2022 Gaining The Edge, New York (USA)
As at the beginning of the year, QCAM is again taking part in the high-quality Alternative Investments event "Gaining the Edge". We are looking forward to the exciting exchange with absolutely serious people from endowments, foundations, pensions, institutional consulting firms, insurance companies, OCIOs, fund of funds and family offices.
22/23 Juni 2022 – TAIC Boutique Manager Event in Zurich (CH)
TAIC Boutique Manager Event (BTE) will be hosted as a hybrid event, day one will be one-to-one virtual meetings, and on day two they will host in person one-to-one meetings...
20./21. June 2022 – World Family Office Forum Europe 2022 in Montreux (CH)
We are pleased about the exclusive invitation to participate at the World Family Office Forum Europe. As a currency specialist, Thomas Suter, CEO of QCAM, look forward to advising and showing solutions on all currency-related topics.
19. – 22.01.2022 Gainging The Edge Florida (USA)
QCAM is attending what is expected to be one of the largest gatherings of alternative investment professionals, including managers and high quality investors (endowments, foundations, pensions, institutional consulting firms, insurance companies, OCIOs, fund of funds, family offices, and private banks among others).
24-26.01.2022 – Context Summits Miami (USA)
QCAM is a participant in this event and will meet family offices and institutional allocators in One on one meetings. Furthermore, Thomas Suter, CEO QCAM, will be one of the speakers at this conferences.
