Banque SYZ SA / SYZ GROUP: SYZ Asset Management strengthens its analysis
and manager selection unit . Processed and transmitted by NASDAQ OMX
Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of
this announcement.
SYZ Asset Management strengthens its analysis and manager selection unit
Geneva, 10 December 2015 - SYZ Asset Management, the SYZ Group's
institutional management division, is strengthening its analysis and
manager selection unit by combining alternative and long-only strategies
into one entity. Headed by Michaël Malquarti, the Manager Research
& Alternative Investments team of specialists selects and controls
external managers for the OYSTER Funds range, manages multi-manager
products and mandates and selects third-party funds for institutional
clients and for the private client' needs of SYZ Wealth Management.
Recent regulatory changes with regard to investment funds have
profoundly altered the landscape for institutional and private clients.
As a result of the advent of alternative UCITS vehicles in particular,
the traditional investment fund and hedge fund universes are now
combining, making it possible to group together fund analysts and
multi-manager managers. At the same time, institutional clients are
increasingly seeking personalised solutions ranging from dedicated
discretionary alternative mandates to various forms of advisory.
SYZ Asset Management intends to meet all of these needs by providing
highly individualised services to best meet the specific needs of each
client in portfolio construction and selection of external funds. Thus,
the Manager Research & Alternative Investments team provides its
expertise through its discretionary management and advisory offering as
well as for the benefit of its own OYSTER Funds distribution platform.
As he takes on the role of Head of the Manager Research & Alternative
Investments team, Michaël Malquarti will retain his role as the
manager of funds of funds and multi-manager-mandates.
Michaël joined the SYZ Group in 2005, initially developing
quantitative and qualitative tools to support the alternative investment
process and subsequently, as Head of Risk, institutionalizing its risk
management process. In 2010, he joined the Alternative Investments Team
as Senior Portfolio Manager. He subsequently co-headed this team from
2012 to 2015. Prior to working in the financial sector, Michaël
carried out research in the field of theoretical cosmology and is the
author of several publications in professional journals. Michaël
holds a Diploma in Mathematical Physics from the University of Geneva
and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Sussex (UK).
"With an integrated team fully dedicated to research and talent
selection, SYZ Asset Management will be able to meet all of our clients'
needs, taking into account their preferred method of access to our
investment management and portfolio construction expertise", said Katia
Coudray, CEO, SYZ Asset Management.
For more information, please contact:
Moreno Volpi
Tel.: +41 (0)58 799 16 98
E-mail: moreno.volpi@syzgroup.com
Note to the Editor
About SYZ Asset Management*
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management division of the
SYZ Group, provides investment solutions to Swiss and international
institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies,
corporations and investment funds. SYZ Asset Management meets the
highest standards in terms of institutional management and service to
its clients using its own resources as regards economic research and
financial analysis as well as in portfolio management and risk
management.
*Any reference to SYZ Asset Management (SYZ AM) in this document, should
be construed as being a reference to any one or more of the legal
entities, listed below, dependent on the particular jurisdiction in
which the document is published, subject to the investment products and
services referred to herein being available to potential investors or
categories of investors in such jurisdictions.
SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA, SYZ Asset Management (Suisse) SA,
SYZ Asset Management (Asia) Limited, SYZ Asset Management (Europe)
Limited, SYZ (France) SAS
About SYZ Group
Founded in 1996 in Geneva, Swiss banking group SYZ focuses exclusively
on asset management via two complementary pillars: high-end private
banking and asset management. SYZ employs 580 staff and has CHF 40
billion in assets under management (EUR 39 billion, USD 40 billion).
Headquartered in Geneva, the Group also has offices in Zurich, Lugano,
Locarno, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Zaragoza, London, Luxembourg,
Brussels, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Miami, Nassau and Hong Kong.
www.syzgroup.com
About OYSTER Funds
OYSTER is SYZ Asset Management's UCITS investment fund range, developed
by SYZ Asset Management to address the needs of a diversified client
base including professionals. With a strong commitment to performance,
this Luxembourg SICAV comprises nearly 30 sub-funds, covering a variety
of asset classes, markets and investment styles. OYSTER is currently
registered and/or distributed in various European and Asian countries
through a vast distribution network. To satisfy a discerning and
demanding client base, SYZ Asset Management entrusts management of its
OYSTER funds to internal and external fund managers. A number of
strategies have resulted in certain sub funds being the recipients of
internationally recognised awards.
www.oysterfunds.com
Contacts
OYSTER Sicav SYZ Asset Management
11-13 Boulevard de la Foire (Luxembourg) SA
L-1528 Luxembourg 54 rue Charles Martel
info@oysterfunds.com L-2134 Luxembourg
Tel.: +352 26 27 36 1
REPRESENTATIVES
Switzerland Germany Italy
Service de paiement Zahlstelle Soggetto incaricato dei pagamenti
Banque SYZ SA BHF-BANK AG RBC Investor Services Bank SA Succursale di Milano
Rue du Rhône 30 Bockenheimer Landstrasse 10 Vie Vittor Pisani 26
CH-1204 Genève D-60323 Frankfurt I-20124 Milano
Tel.: +41 (0)58 799 19 05 Tel.: +49 (0)69 718 22 75 Tel.: +39 02 305 756 1
Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti
State Street Bank SpA
Via Col Moschin 16
I-20136 Milano
Tel.: +39 02 879 671 53
Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti
Société Générale Securities Services
SpA
Via Benigno Crespi 19/A-MAC 2
I-20159 Milano
Tel.: 39 02 917 846 61
Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti
Allfunds Bank SA
Via Santa Margherita 7
I-20121 Milano
Tel.: +39 02 896 283 01
France
Représentant Agent centralisateur
SYZ Asset Management (Suisse) SA BNP Paribas Securities Services
Rue du Rhône 30 9 rue du Débarcadère
CH-1204 Genève F-93500 Pantin
Tel.: +41 (0)58 799 19 05 Tel.: +33 1 57 43 12 58
Spain Austria
Entidad comercializadora Zahlstelle
Allfunds Bank Raiffeisen Bank International AG
C/ Estafeta N 6 (La Moraleja) Am Stadtpark 9
Complejo Pza. de la Fuente- Edificio 3 A-1030 Wien
28109 Alcobendas Tel.: +43 (0)1 717 070
Tel.: +34 (0)91 274 64 00
Belgium Sweden
Agent financier - Financiële agent Paying Agent
Caceis Belgium SA MFEX Mutual Funds Exchange AB
Avenue du Port 320 Linnégatan 9-11
Havenlaan 86C b 114 47 - Stockholm
B-1000 Bruxelles Sweden
Tel.: +32 (0)2 209 26 40 Tel.: +46 (0)8 559 03 650
United Kingdom
Representative
SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited
Authorised and Regulated by the FCA
Southwest House
11a Regent Street
London SW1Y 4LR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 30 400 500
Disclaimer
Oyster SICAV is an open-ended multi-fund investment company established
and regulated in Luxembourg and recognised in the United Kingdom ("UK")
by the FCA under s. 264 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 with
reference number 534187. This document has been issued in the UK by SYZ
(MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires
December 10, 2015 11:15 ET (16:15 GMT)
