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Merry Christmas and Warm Wishes from First Fidelity Trust AG
Merry Christmas and Warm Wishes from First Fidelity Trust AG!
Do’s & Don’ts of Investing in Private Market Assets via Swiss Trust Companies: A Guide
Investing in private market assets (PMAs) requires a nuanced approach beyond simplistic performance metrics. Evaluating PMAs based on risk-adjusted returns using methods like Public Market Equivalent (PME) or Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is essential for accurate assessment. Understanding the specific investment strategies of asset managers across various PMA types, such as private equity, venture capital, and private debt, is crucial for informed decision-making. Swiss Trust Companies makes the process of investing in and profiting from such an asset class, smooth and tax free.
European Securities Market & Private Swiss Trust Structures: Accessing Euroclear
Swiss private trust companies can offer support and guidance to investors, helping them to navigate the complex regulations that govern European securities markets, but access to one of the largest securities markets in the world.
UBS & Credit Suisse: Looking Back; Looking Ahead
From a macroeconomic point of view, one can see the government's actions in preventing the failure of Credit Suisse as an indication of the robustness of the financial industry in Switzerland.
Collective Investment Schemes Act: Switzerland
Collective Investment Schemes Act: Switzerland
Signature Business & Investment Selection
Finding a good, solid and financially sound operating business for sale or an investment opportunity with an upside potential is not only challenging, but can be an art in itself. While having a savvy business and analytical mind with the right approach can be an asset, it will not fully replace the network effect and the knowhow of financial experts and business analysts.
Roger Federer: The Epitome of Swiss Traditions & Sporting Excellence
Today we want to salute and pay tribute to Roger Federer and thank him for all those years he kept fighting, persevering and excelling, raising the bar ever further, taking tennis into a new dimension; of class and elegance. A dimension that unfortunately was not eternal. In the words inscribed at the Philipe Chatrier Court in Paris: ‘victory belongs to the most tenacious one’.
Gold & Gold Backed Instruments: A Manageable Risk Worth Taking.
The most recent market data and analysis show an interesting correlation between the underlying asset, gold and several modern financial instruments, which capitalize on the historical qualities of this fine material, blending it with modern financial market solutions, propelling into the future.
Switzerland: The First Choice OffShore Tax Haven
There are only a few fiduciary organizations in Switzerland that have mastered the art of acquisition & administration of Swiss Trust Companies and are able and willing to usher their expertise tailored to the discerning needs of international clients.
Switzerland: An Important World Centre for Alternative Management
Located at the heart of Europe, yet outside of the European union and away from its ‘political drama’ at the same time fully benefiting from memberships in the Schengen zone and the European Community, allowing for a smooth and swift transfer of labor and assets.
Swiss Asset Management; The Paragon of Tradition & Service Excellence.
An overview of Swiss Asset Management & Banking Tradition.