Leadership

Board of Directors

Dr. Thomas Trauth, CFA

President | Email

Dr. Thomas Trauth, CFA, is CEO and CIO of IMT Asset Management, Vaduz. He brings a wealth of blue chip banking and financial services experience. A former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Kaiser Partner Privatbank AG – Thomas is an Economics Ph.D., a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a qualified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). A respected specialist in the areas of macroeconomics, financial markets, multi-asset class portfolio management, as well as business development, he has held a number of senior positions in the banking and financial services sectors including a posting as Senior Economist at Swiss Re, Head of Fixed income Research of Credit Suisse Private Banking, and a successful tenure as MD of Alternative Investments at Credit Suisse. In that role he led a global team with offices in London, New York, Sydney and Tokyo, responsible for providing professional support for the distribution of sophisticated alternative investment products in the institutional and HNWI segments.

Peter von Moos, CFA

Vice President | Email

​Peter von Moos, CFA, is a Sales Director of 2Xideas, a Swiss Equity Research & Investment Boutique focusing on quality Mid Cap companies globally. In his role he is building long-term relationships with professional investors, who recognize the value of active research in an under-researched market segment. Before joining 2Xideas in 2018, Peter worked 13 years with Credit Suisse as a buy-side equity analyst for Financials (2005-2010) and later as a Senior Equity Advisor for tactical positioning in US equities (2010-2018). Peter holds a M.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of St. Gallen (2010) and earned his CFA designation in 2011. Peter joined the Board of the CFA Society Liechtenstein in 2022.

André Rheinberger, CFA

Outreach & Awarness Officer | Email

André Rheinberger, CFA, is the Business Area Head of Group Investment Advisory at LLB AG, Vaduz. In his current role, he oversees the strategic direction and management of investment advisory services across the group. Prior to this, André served as Division Head for Group Sales Management & Investment Advisory at VP Bank AG, where he played a pivotal role in enhancing sales strategies and investment solutions. André's extensive experience in the financial sector includes leading the Group Investment Advisory at VP Bank AG, where he successfully directed advisory services and investment strategies. Before that, he was the Head of Capital Market Sales for Switzerland and Eu-rope at UBS AG, Zurich, and provided expert Fixed Income Advisory services at UBS AG. His earlier career saw him at Credit Suisse, where he held key roles, including Head of Structured Products Advisory in Zurich, Head of Foreign Exchange Asia-Pacific in Singapore, and Foreign Exchange Sales in Zurich. André holds a Certified ESG Analyst certification and is a CFA Charterholder since 2007 and Board Member since 2024. He also earned the Swiss Federal Diploma in Banking and completed his apprenticeship in 1990, establishing a strong foundation for his career in finance. 

Jamany Noguchi, CFA

Treasurer | Email

Jamany Noguchi, CFA, is CEO at Bel Mondo AG in Eschen, a private debt investment company, where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring and implementing  private debt investments for professional and institutional investors. He is also COO and member of the investment committee at IPM AG, Institut für Pensionsmanagement in Eschen, a wealth management firm focusing on longterm fund and portfolio management for retail, HNW and institutional clients. Prior he was a multi asset investment manager and alternative investment adviser at Mahrberg Group for 8 years. Since 2014 he has held and holds several board seats and operative management positions at different companies in the finance, tech and trading industries. He has a diploma in business administration from the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and is CFA charterholder since 2017.

Lukas Vogt, CFA

Secretary | Email

Lukas Vogt, CFA, is a Manager in the Sustainability & Strategic Regulatory department at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (PwC) in Zurich. In this role, he provides advice on Swiss and European sustainable finance (self-)regulation to both local and international clients. Before joining the Sustainability & Strategic Regulatory department in late 2021, Lukas worked in Assurance in the Asset & Wealth Management practice of PwC for five years. During this time, he focused on financial and prudential audits of financial institutions in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Lukas holds a Master in Banking and Finance of the University of St. Gallen and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. He earned his CFA designation in 2021 and has been with the board since 2022.

Fabian Breu, CFA

Operations & Technology Officer | Email

​Fabian Breu, CFA, is a Senior Risk Manager at Kaiser Partner Private Bank. In his current role, he is responsible for managing and controlling financial and digital asset risks. In his previous role at Bitcoin Suisse (Liechtenstein) AG, he defined and implemented an Enterprise Risk Management Framework in preparation for a Bank License Application, and has received a registration for providing crypto services by the FMA Liechtenstein with his team. Before joining Bitcoin Suisse he has held positions at Bank Frick & Co. AG, the first blockchain bank in Europe, LGT Group and other financial institutions, where he collected over a decade of expertise in risk management, investment controlling and risk controlling. Fabian holds a M.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of St.Gallen and a Certificate in Quantitative Finance. He is a CFA Charterholder since 2018 and joined the board in 2022.

Mathias Eggenberger, CFA

Standards & Advocacy Officer | Email

Mathias Eggenberger is a partner in Grant Thornton's Audit Financial Services service line in Liech-tenstein. In his current role, he is responsible for the audit of several financial intermediaries in Liechtenstein. He joined Grant Thornton in 2011 and has many years of professional experience in auditing and advising financial intermediaries in Liechtenstein. He is an audit expert recognized by the Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) and an auditor licensed by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA). In addition, he holds licenses for the auditing of banks, e-money institutions, payment institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, asset management companies and investment funds (AIF, OGAW, IU) in Liechtenstein. He is a CFA Charterholder since 2013 and a member of the board since 2024.

Marina Vasileva, CFA

Member Value Officer | Email

Marina Vasileva, CFA, has extensive experience in the Liechtenstein Fund industry. She started her career at CAIAC Fund Management AG in Bendern, initially as a Fund Officer (2015-2016), and later as a Risk Manager (2016-2018). In 2018 Marina joined Swiss Life (Liechtenstein) AG as a Senior Investment Controller, responsible for overseeing the external asset management partners, while also being in charge of the internal investment funds, and serving as internal advisor for investment topics. Marina holds a MSc Degree in Banking and Financial Management from the University of Liechtenstein, and earned the CFA designation in 2019 and is a member of the board since 2024.

Wolfdieter Schnee, CAIA

Events Officer | Email

Wolfdieter Schnee is a Member of the Executive Management of VP Fund Solutions (Liechtenstein) AG as well as a member of VP Fund Solutions' Management Team. In his role he heads VP Fund Solutions’ client business as well as its investment services for Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. Before joining VP Fund Solutions, he held responsible positions at other fund service providers as well as at the office of a Member of the European Parliament. Wolfdieter studied in Brussels, Vaduz, Vienna and Boston. He holds Master’s degrees in Banking and Financial Management as well as European Business Law. Wolfdieter is an Alumni of Harvard Business School, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business as well as the University of Liechtenstein. Additionally, Wolfdieter is a CAIA Charterholder and a board member since 2024.

Past Presidents

Michael K. Frommelt, CFA 

Past President

Michael K. Frommelt, CFA, is a Professional Trustee licensed in Liechtenstein and in this function CEO & Chairman of Sophos Trust reg. in Vaduz. Prior to starting his own business in July 2004, he was CIO and deputy CEO of swissfirst Bank (Liechtenstein) AG, Vaduz, which was originally known as of Bank Wegelin (Liechtenstein) AG in Vaduz. Michael worked most of his career in Zug (Zulauf Asset Management AG in 1998), Zürich (Vontobel Asset Management in 1994 to 1998 and UBS in 1986 to 1994) as a Portfolio Manager, Fund and Relationship Manager. From 1986 to 1988 he served a special assignment at UBS (Securities) London and UBS Branch London. Initially, he took a banking apprenticeship at LGT Bank AG in Vaduz back in 1981. Michael graduated at the School of Economics and Business Administration (HWV) in St. Gallen in 1985 and earned his CFA designation in 1994. He was a founding member of the Swiss Society of Investment Professionals SSIP, the predecessor of the CFA Society Switzerland. He is also a founding member and founding President of the Liechtenstein Society of Investment Professionals LSIP, the predecessor of the CFA Society Liechtenstein. Michael has been with the Board as President since January 2006, as Past President since July 2016 and as Past President ex office since July 2022.

Tobias Schwabe-Fährmann, MSc., CFA

Past President

Tobias Schwabe-Fährmann, CFA, is Head of Group Credit & Risk Methods at Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (LLB) in Vaduz. He is responsible for development, implementation, and documentation of processes, methods, and models in credit risk management at LLB Group. Tobias joined LLB in 2011 as Collateral Valuation Specialist to further develop LLBs lending value methodology for lombard loans and was responsible for the credit monitoring of LLBs loan book as Head Credit Monitoring between 2012 and 2015. Prior to working in the banking sector he started his career as Investment Consultant for Swiss Pension funds at PPCmetrics AG, Zurich. In this role he was part of the asset manager selection team for real estate investments. In addition, Tobias implemented the internal performance measurement and analysis tools for the investment controlling unit of PPCmetrics AG. Tobias earned his Masters Degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of Konstanz, Germany in 2008 and his CFA designation in 2011. He has been with the Board since July 2014.