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Zwei Wealth Adds an Experienced Wealth Manager

By Sarah Chen
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Zwei Wealth Adds an Experienced Wealth Manager
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Zwei Wealth seeks to become the family office in your pocket. An experienced wealth manager joins the Zurich-based wealth advisor.

Daniel Hug becomes a partner of the wealth advisor Zwei Wealth co-founded by former UBS chief economist Klaus Wellershoff, the firm announced Tuesday.

As wealth officer, he manages client mandates at his new employer, using his expertise in serving ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) and family offices, helping to expand the firm’s footprint.

Like many Zwei Wealth partners, Hug looks back on a long career at UBS where he worked in wealth management as managing director for multi-family offices and in corporate banking as head of Western Europe for banks and regulated brokers. Starting in 2015, he was responsible for the high-net-worth private client segment at Liechtenstein’s LGT private bank.

Zwei Wealth further announced that the firm has already hired 20 new advisors this year.

Questions & Answers

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What is Daniel Hug's role at Zwei Wealth?

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Daniel Hug joins Zwei Wealth as a partner. In this role, he will manage client mandates and use his expertise in serving ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices to help expand the firm's footprint.

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Which previous employers did Daniel Hug work for?

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Daniel Hug previously worked at UBS, where he was a managing director for multi-family offices and head of Western Europe for banks and regulated brokers. He also worked for LGT private bank, managing high-net-worth private clients.

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What is Zwei Wealth's overall growth this year?

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Zwei Wealth has been actively expanding its team. The firm announced that it has already hired 20 new advisors this year, in addition to Daniel Hug joining as a partner.

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Who co-founded Zwei Wealth?

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Zwei Wealth was co-founded by Klaus Wellershoff. He is identified in the article as a former chief economist for UBS.

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