2013-02-22 10:03:40 -

Bellevue Group AG /
Bank am Bellevue recruits top senior analyst
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Bank  am Bellevue has  recruited Michael Heider,  a highly qualified analyst for
Swiss equities, as its new Head of Research.

Bank am Bellevue has been continuously investing in its research services during
the  past  several  years  and  expanded  the  Research Team despite the adverse
environment  as  part  of  an  anti-cyclical  policy. The recruitment of Michael
Heider as new Head of Research marks an important milestone for the bank in this
regard.

Michael Heider joined Bank am Bellevue on February 1, 2013, and he will   lead the
team  of  roughly  one  dozen  analysts  as  Head  of  Research. He has profound
knowledge  of the  Swiss capital  market. In  recent years  he received numerous
awards  and  was  repeatedly  named  best  analyst for Swiss equities in leading
analyst  rankings  (ISFA,  AQ  Research,  Starmine).  Michael  Heider  was  with
Berenberg  Bank  from  2004 to  2010, during  which  time  he  set up the bank's
institutional  business  in  Switzerland.  Afterwards  he  worked for Helvea SA,
ultimately  as Co-Head of Equity Research and member of the Executive Committee.
Michael  Heider studied at the universities  of Cologne, Montpellier and Marburg
and  earned a degree  in business administration.  He subsequently completed the
Advanced  Studies Program in International Economic  Policy Research at the Kiel
Institute for the World Economy.

"In  today's stock-market  environment, having  a distinct  profile is clearly a
competitive  advantage. Bank am Bellevue has an excellent equity research with a
clear  focus on Swiss stocks  and a strong track  record of its recommendations.
I'm  looking forward to further developing the research activities together with
a  motivated team in  an entrepreneurial environment,"  comments Michael Heider.
The Research Team's top 5 recommendations produced an aggregate return of 28.2%
in  2012, which  represents  an  outperformance  of  13.8% over the SMI. Bank am
Bellevue's  investment recommendations have beaten the market performance from a
longer-term   perspective,   too.   The  composite  performance,  based  on  all
recommendations,  was  better  than  the  total  market performance in 28 of 36
quarters, achieving an average return of 14.4% p.a. versus 3.5% for the SMI.


For further information:
Bank am Bellevue, Seestrasse 16, 8700 Küsnacht
Thomas Egger, tel. +41 44 267 67 09, teg@bellevue.ch
www.bellevue.ch


Company profile
Bank am Bellevue is part of Bellevue Group, an independent Swiss financial group
based in Küsnacht. The parent company, Bellevue Group AG, is listed on the SIX
Swiss Exchange. The business focus of Bank am Bellevue is on research and
brokerage for Swiss and selected international equities, and on corporate
finance. 

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