Switzerland is a key part of the global business model at BNP Paribas Securities Services, whose successful acquisition last June of Credit Suisse Prime Fund Services has helped it to become an industry leader in alternative fund administration. With a depositary bank network spanning 15 European jurisdictions, EUR1.2 trillion of
It is now one year in to the Swiss Collective Investment Scheme Act (CISA) and overall impressions appear to be that it has been a success. One particular aspect of CISA, namely the requirement for alternative fund managers marketing their funds in Switzerland to "unregulated qualified investors" (eg pension funds,
Emerging Market corporates have feasted on cheap US dollar debt over the last few years. According to a PwC report (Global Economy Watch – May 2015, "Will dollar denominated debt become an emerging economy epidemic?") since the US Federal Reserve introduced the first round of quantitative easing in 2008, dollar
The actions of central banks over the past few years have been particularly hard for hedge funds, especially fundamental stock pickers, and whilst global macro and CTAs have been able to make some solid returns (the latter more in 2H14), there's been precious little to celebrate in hedge fund land. According
Two years ago, in recognition of the regulatory burden facing Swiss fund managers, Pfaeffikon-headquartered Etops, an independent operational service provider for hedge funds and investors like family offices and wealth managers, combined forces with Deloitte to develop a unique solution called Assetbox. Assetbox contains a series of modules to support
Jabre Capital Partners is one of the industry's best-known hedge funds. Established by Philippe Jabre (pictured) in 2006, the Geneva-based hedge fund runs a variety of strategies that include: Multi-strategy, Equity Long/Short, Convertible Bonds, Emerging Markets and Event Driven. With respect to its Emerging Markets strategy, Jabre Capital combines a top
Mergers and acquisitions and energy-focused equity long/short are two of the most attractive fund strategies for 2016 at Unigestion, according to the group's Managing Director and Head of Hedge Funds, Nicolas Rousselet (pictured). Identifying the best strategies for investors has been no easy task in recent times, thanks in large
By Michaël Malquarti (pictured), SYZ Asset Management – Although the phenomenal growth in index management since the 1990s had already begun to shake up the fund management industry, the 2008 crisis triggered a more profound reform process. This change is particularly visible in the alternative investments arena. As well as reinforced
Geneva-based SwissRepCo was established in January 2014 by industry veterans Dermot Butler (pictured), former chairman of Custom House Group, a leading fund administrator, and Lancelot Frick, a fifth generation Swiss private banker and CEO and President of Frick Capital SA. ("Frick"). SwissRepCo arose in response to FINMA's decision to beef
There was a degree of trepidation among foreign hedge funds when Switzerland formerly introduced a revised version of the Collective Investment Scheme Act (CISA) on 1 March 2015, bringing hedge funds under the watch of FINMA, Switzerland's financial regulator, for the first time. Previously, only funds that were registered for public
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