Jonas Knüsel

Senior Portfolio Manager

Jonas Knüsel has been a Senior Portfolio Manager at Swisscanto since 2020 and is responsible for water and climate investment strategies. He is the lead portfolio manager of the thematic fund Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Water and deputy portfolio manager of the Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Climate fund. As an industrials analyst, he also participates in the valuation and selection of industrial and clean-tech stocks.

Before joining Zürcher Kantonalbank, he was portfolio manager for global and US sustainable equities in asset management at the Bank J. Safra Sarasin. His professional career also included positions as a strategy consultant at Arkwright Consulting and project manager/market developer at UBS.

He holds a master's degree from the University of Lausanne (HEC) and a bachelor's degree in business and economics from the University of Basel.

Blog posts

"A water gap as big as 30 times Lake Constance is looming"

Without significant investment in the water sector, demand for water will significantly exceed supply. In a comprehensive analysis, Daniel Fauser and Jonas Knüsel identify the biggest challenges and investment opportunities.

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Two sustainable funds celebrate their anniversary

Two Swisscanto equity funds are celebrating their 15th anniversary.

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Water: ways to use it more efficiently

In many parts of the world, water shortages are imminent or already occurring. In agriculture, there are numerous approaches to more efficient use of water.

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