“Risks in complex financing structures are often not immediately apparent, in particular hidden credit risks are commonly underrated.”
For well over 20 years Kurt Hess has been active in the field of fixed income credit research covering a wide range of sectors and instruments. Besides his applied financial consulting work, Kurt has been lecturing and researching as a senior fellow in Finance at the University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand) between 1999 and 2010, specializing in financial modelling and banking topics. Prior to this academic career Kurt was a director in Fixed Income and Credit Research at Credit Suisse First Boston focusing on issuers in the CHF bond market.
Kurt Hess holds a Masters in Industrial Engineering from ETH (Zurich, Switzerland), a PhD in Economics from the University of Waikato as well as an MBA from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada).
Kurt focuses on credit risk modelling and the in-depth analysis of structured products. He is the sector analyst for utilities and electricity generators. Kurt also supports clients with customised training modules on credit analysis for finance professionals.