Investment Regulations

Investment principles and organisation

At a glance

Investment regulations define the principles, organisation and processes for the investment of an institutional investor’s assets. Our many years of practical experience as well as the ongoing dialogue with an extensive client base and the supervisory authorities enable us to provide you with the best possible support in drawing up or reviewing your investment regulations.

Investment organisation

Decisions according to levels of competence and clear separation of decision, execution and control.

Good Governance

Professional handling of potential conflicts of interest.

Monitoring

Ensuring meaningful and level-appropriate reporting so that the responsible bodies can fulfil their management responsibilities.

Requirements for financial service providers

Definition of the requirements for external service providers and their tasks.

Investment strategy

Complete documentation of the investment strategy, tactical bandwidths, benchmark indices and the rebalancing concept.

Investment guidelines

Appropriate and precise investment rules as a basis for asset management contracts.

ESG

Possibility of incorporating ESG principles and objectives.

Legal compliance

Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Institutional best practice

advisory activities.

Certification

The Investment Consulting & Controlling division is certified to ISO 9001:2015 by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems SQS (reg. no. CH-47418). Thanks to the integration of SQS in IQNET (The International Certification Network), the certification is recognised worldwide.


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Investment Regulations

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