Yves Kuhn joined Pictet Asset Management, the institutional asset manager of Banque Pictet, in London in 1994. Yves was instrumental in launching a range of investment vehicles for Pictet, focused on Emerging Europe.At the age of 33, he was asked by a partner of Pictet to co-found an FCA-regulated alternative asset manager. Yves was again instrumental in driving the assets under management to USD 1 bn. He left in 2007 after 9 years.Yves then worked for Swisscanto, the asset manager of the Swiss cantonal banks, setting up their Emerging Markets desk.