Harcourt Investment Consulting strengthens sales team in order to exploit the market potential in Asia

Harcourt Investment Consulting, a member of the Vontobel Group, has hired Claire Liou to further strengthen its activities in Asia. Claire takes up the position of Product Specialist Alternative Investments based in Hong Kong.

Claire Liou brings nine years of professional experience in the alternative investment industry to Harcourt and will be in charge of building client relationships in the Asia Pacific region for Harcourt's product range and services. Before joining Harcourt, Claire Liou assumed various business development roles in hedge fund solutions for Vision Investment Management and Haitong International Asset Management in Hong Kong. Prior to that, she worked in the commodities sector, first as a commodities trader for Barclays and later as a portfolio manager for Proxima Alfa Investments, both in New York. Claire holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS from Cornell University.

Ulrich Behm, CEO of Vontobel Asia Pacific commented: "With Claire Liou, we have increased our expertise in the alternative investment space. It is a move which reflects our commitment to our Asian clients and the ambition to further strengthen and expand our sales activities in alternative investments."

Harcourt, an independent investment boutique of Vontobel Asset Management, sees big potential for the Hedge Fund Advisory, the Fund of Funds as well as the commodities business of Harcourt in Asia.

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Harcourt Investment Consulting AG

Harcourt Investment Consulting AG (Harcourt) is part of the Vontobel Asset Management division and an internationally established provider of alternative investment solutions. Harcourt is specialised in transparent and innovative products and services in the field of fund of hedge funds and commodities. Their aim is to generate added value for their institutional and private clients. Harcourt manages assets in excess of USD 3.8bn as of 30 June 2012.