Weyland replaces Camille Thommes, who has held the director general role since 2007
The umbrella fund is a UCITS SICAV and is composed of 17 sub-funds which manage €3 billion in assets
Participants indicate that trial lays foundations for an alternative Swiss post-trade infrastructure functioning without CCP or CSD, enabling reduced cost and complexity across the securities transaction lifecycle
The ESG risk report allows external asset managers and institutional clients to monitor their portfolios’ ESG risks with a detailed environmental, social and governance risk analysis, as well as carbon and physical risk analysis
Pictet Asset Services, the asset servicing business line of the Pictet Group, has enhanced its team with the appointment of Duncan Lowman
The new booking centre in Monaco adds to the network of locations currently available to external asset managers: Geneva, Zurich, Luxembourg, London, Paris and Madrid
Pictet Asset Services has launched an ESG-dedicated website for third-party asset managers to help them navigate the upcoming EU Action Plan regulations for sustainable finance
Swiss asset manager Pictet has kept hold of the top spot as the best overall investor services provider for another year, according to the 2019 R&M Investor Services Survey
Although the latest R&M Survey showed a small decline in overall scores, many respondents commented on how well the industry coped with the challenges that the pandemic caused
As the selection of funds continues to grow, the fund services space is continuing to evolve as client expectations change, especially given the current pandemic
Find out the results of this year’s R&M Investor Services Survey
Find out who ranked top in this year’s R&M Investor Services Survey
Pictet’s Rob Lowe highlights the importance of embracing the power of technology and modernising legacy processes particularly in the fund services space
Local players are still playing for keeps in the Swiss custody market, as AST finds out
