The Journal Interview: Bernd Fischer

Description

Bernd Fischer, Ph.D. is a Managing Director of IDS GmbH – Analysis and Reporting Services (a subsidiary of Allianz SE), one of the largest international providers of operational investment controlling and reporting services for institutional investors and asset managers. From 2000 to 2009, he was Global Head of Risk Controlling and Compliance in the central business segment Asset Management of Commerzbank AG and was also responsible for the operational Risk and Performance Controlling division of cominvest GmbH, where his task included – among others – the design and the implementation of a performance attribution tool. Prior to this, he worked in the fields of Portfolio Analysis and Risk Controlling in the Asset Management division of Dresdner Bank. He is a consultant to the CFA Institute in the development of CIPM curriculum and a member of the Advisory Board of The Journal of Performance Measurement. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the Global Investment Council of the CFA Institute. Dr. Fischer completed his degrees in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Cologne and was awarded his doctorate at the Florida Atlantic University (USA) in 1995.

The Journal Interview: Bernd Fischer