Ipek Ozkardeskaya

An economist and commentator, she is the founder of ipekScope, her independent publication of global market analysis. She produces practical analysis on FX, leading market indices, individual stocks, oil, commodities, bonds and interest rates. She is regularly quoted in Bloomberg, Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune and other publications. She is passionate about the interplay between economic fundamentals and financial markets, an interplay she has observed and analysed while living in Geneva, London and Shanghai. Fluent in English, French and Turkish, she also has a basic knowledge of Mandarin.

Within the Multi Family Office she deals with the analysis of financial markets: her reading of the economic and market context helps the firm to frame decisions about the wealth of families and of HNWI and UHNWI clients. It is the type of clientele she served at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva.

Credentials and appointments

• Collaboration as an independent analyst · Swissquote, since 2020
• Senior Market Analyst in London and Shanghai · London Capital Group, 2015-2019
• FX Strategist · Swissquote Bank, 2012-2015
• Serving high and ultra-high-net-worth clients · HSBC Private Bank, Geneva, 2011-2012
• Structured products desk · Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, 2010-2011
• Bachelor's in Economics and Master's in Financial Engineering and Risk Management · HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne