Company Overview
Icosa Investments AG is a Swiss-based company with a focus on alternative fixed income strategies. Our mission is to provide access to superior risk-adjusted returns to our investors. We, along with our partners, focus solely on investment strategies that either exhibit uncorrelated returns or which provide significant return enhancements over traditional fixed income instruments.
Established in Switzerland in 2023, our company was founded by a team of experienced professionals who are leaders in their respective industries. With a market-leading track record, we specialise on alternative fixed income strategies for institutional investors across the globe. The firm is led by Florian Steiger, an experienced alternative fixed income and cat bond specialist, who started his career at Goldman Sachs in the structured credit business. He has previously managed the world’s largest cat bond UCITS fund, noted for its industry-leading performance on multiple occasions.
With strategic backing from prominent industry partners and key investors, Icosa Investments is ideally positioned to capitalise on the growing interest in alternative investment strategies. The firm, chiefly owned by its employees, has also garnered a significant financial investment from an experienced investor, underscoring its robust financial foundation and promising future.
Philosophy & Values
Putting the Interest of Our Investors First. Always.
WHAT
Icosa Investments AG has a focus on alternative fixed income strategies. Our mission is to provide superior risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We focus solely on investment strategies that either exhibit uncorrelated returns or which provide significant return enhancements over traditional fixed income instruments.
WHO
Established in Switzerland in 2023, our company was founded by a team of experienced professionals who previously worked at firms like Goldman Sachs and Twelve Capital. With a market-leading track record, we specialise in managing alternative fixed income strategies for institutional investors across the globe.
HOW
At Icosa Investments, we provide products that follow a clear and structured investment process, which enables all stakeholders to make robust and well-informed decisions. That approach combines human experience, academic research, and data- driven insights to inform our investment strategies. We believe that eliminating any intellectual biases or potential conflicts of interest is crucial to achieving consistent investment success. As such, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity and transparency.
VALUES
Icosa Investments places a great emphasis on transparency, fairness, and robustness in all our operations. We believe that our investors should have access to the same information as we do, and we uphold this principle in our communication process. We treat our investors, employees, and partners with respect and fairness. Our culture and investment processes are designed to be resilient and robust to withstand the challenges of our investment universe.
Management
Key Executives & Partners
At Icosa Investments, our team is a diverse ensemble of professionals, each with a rich background in financial services. United by a core belief, we stand firm in our conviction that our clients deserve more than just a well-crafted investment process. To us, transparency, clear communication, and exceptional client service are not mere add-ons; they are the pillars on which we build our client relationships.
CEO & Founder
Florian Steiger
Before founding Icosa Investments, Florian was Head of Cat Bonds at Twelve Capital AG, where he managed cat bond portfolios surpassing $3bn of AuM, including the largest cat bond UCITS fund globally. Before his time at Twelve Capital, Florian worked in structured credit or alternative fixed income at Goldman Sachs, ZAIS Group, and Cape Capital. Florian is an alumnus of the University of St. Gallen, where he finished his Executive MBA as the best of his class. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from the European Business School in Germany and spent a semester abroad at Harvard University. Florian is the lead portfolio manager for the Icosa cat bond strategies, employed at MRB Fund Partners AG where all regulated portfolio management activity is conducted.
Co-Founder
Jordan Nickerson
Jordan is a co-founder of Icosa Investments, where he is responsible for Relationship Management. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey with Icosa Investments, Jordan worked for more than seven years as relationship manager and Fund Advisor at Cape Capital, a Swiss multi-family office that manages several billion in client assets. Prior to joining Cape Capital, Jordan was the Head of Global Growth at DealMarket, a financial technology firm focused on improving the deal flow management for private equity and venture capital transactions. A proud alumnus of Michigan State University, Jordan holds a BS degree in Social Science. Further enhancing his credentials, he has procured several certifications in fixed income from the reputed Blackrock education centre.