2026 Zurich Institutional Investor Roundtable

Edward Cole

Head of Multi-Strategy Equities, Solutions, Man Group

Edward (‘Ed’) Cole is Head of Multi-Strategy Equities within Solutions at Man Group, where he is responsible for equity content in multi-strategy funds and institutional solutions. He is a member of the Solutions’ Investment Committee in this capacity.

He was formerly Managing Director of Discretionary Investments, where he oversaw the multi-manager equity hedge fund platform. He was also a member of the Discretionary Management Committee. Ed previously focused on emerging markets, as an equity strategist at JPMorgan, and latterly as a portfolio manager overseeing long only, long-short and multi-asset strategies.

Ed has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol, and a master’s in Development Economics from the London School of Economics.

Karin Jans

Business Development, Switzerland, Swiss Re

Karin is part of Swiss Re Insurance Linked Solutions' ("Swiss Re ILS") Business Development team. She has more than 20 years of experience in alternative investments working for SwissRe, Blackrock and most recently Quantica Capital, where she built up the business development unit.

Karin holds a BBA in Banking and Finance from the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich and is a CFA charterholder.

Martin Bühler

Head Large Loss Management, COO P&C Reinsurance

Martin is Swiss Re's Head of Large Loss Management, responsible for the quantification of the company's largest loss events. He joined Swiss Re in 2010 through its graduate program and has since held various leadership roles, mainly at the intersection of Claims and Analytics.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in St. Gallen and is recognized as a Chartered Insurer by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in London.