
Manuel Ernesto De Luque Muntaner
Founder & CEO
At BAM
Leads the firm and co-leads manager research and due diligence. He sits on the investment committees that approve allocations and the deployment of systematic strategies.
Specialist expertise
Institutional allocation to digital assets, multi-manager portfolio construction and manager selection.
Over 30 years in investment management and private banking, with extensive experience in manager selection and due diligence in the traditional fund of hedge funds space. Previously held executive roles in private banking at Citibank, Lloyds TSB and Credit Suisse.
Biographical details, including years of experience, as at August 2026.
Board memberships
Block Asset Management · BAM Investments SICAV p.l.c.
Qualifications
BA (Hons) International Business · Master's in Banking and Finance · MBA · Master's in Artificial Intelligence
Research by this author
Institutional Digital Assets
Manager Selection & Due Diligence
- What ends a manager review, and what only looks like it should21 Aug 2026
- What an operational due diligence questionnaire has to establish21 Aug 2026
- Due diligence in a digital asset fund of funds3 Jun 2026
- How a diversified digital asset fund of funds is built8 Jul 2026
- Market neutral fund of funds: what the structure is designed to do14 Jul 2026
Systematic Investing
Portfolio Construction
- What the carry pays, and against what25 Aug 2026
- What market neutral does in a drawdown21 Aug 2026
- Digital assets in a multi-asset portfolio: the questions before the allocation21 Aug 2026
- What you actually own: ETPs, funds and the access decision17 Aug 2026
- Market neutral strategies, explained2 Jul 2026