Joachim specialises in risk and asset management in private equity with over 20 years of experience under his belt. His extensive know-how and experience working in accordance with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has been invaluable to the company. Over the years, he has continuously kept himself abreast with FINMA professional development certifications such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Internal Control System (ICS) and Financial Services Act (FinSA).
Joachim has a background in law and graduated from University of Lausanne with a Bachelor of Law degree. Upon his return to Zurich, he specialised in wealth management and has worked as a Director and Vice President in the Client Advisory, Baltics region with the largest banks in Switzerland such as UBS and Rothschild Bank.
After gaining a foothold in the financial markets and institution, he founded his own company, Wegmann-Advisory Alternative Investments GmbH, offering business development and management consulting of private equity investments for High-Net-Worth Individual (HNWI). He then delved into Financial Market Advisory (FMA) and Financial Conduct Advisory (FCA) before specialising in FINMA-related matters extensively.
He has since held different directorial positions in various financial institutions, specialising in risk management and compliance, review of investment processes, application for asset manager licence with FINMA and preparation of the supervisory audit AO AOOS to name a few.