Karim Adel Cherif

CSPB is an active manager which performs in-house research. The firm's Investment Committee defines the investment strategy. In addition, based on the economic and financial analyses carried out by Credit Suisse Investment Research, the Investment Committee decides on the weighting of investment assets in the individual investment vehicles including money markets, bonds, equities, alternative investments, commodities and cash. The firm's Investment Committee also decides on short and medium-term trading options in a three to six-month horizon. The investment policy is monitored continuously at the Investment Committee's weekly meetings.