Vescore to be entirely focused on quantitative investments again in future as part of Vontobel Asset Management

The Quantitative Investments boutique that is located within Vontobel Asset Management and has been operating as part of Vontobel since September 2016 will continue to serve clients through its own sales organization under the acquired ‘Vescore’ brand going forward. Vescore will have access to Vontobel Asset Management’s international platform in this context. Vontobel Asset Management is thus taking account of Vescore’s expertise and specialization. With the new boutique, Vontobel Asset Management is also strengthening its presence in the institutional business in its focus market of Germany and in Switzerland. On 20 September 2016, Vontobel and Raiffeisen signed the agreement concerning the deepening of their partnership in the area of asset management and the sale of the Vescore boutique.

 

“Nothing will change for our clients. In future, we will continue to provide them with reliable service and the successfully acquired Vescore products based on long-established, robust investment processes,” stated Dr. Peter Oertmann, Vice Chairman of Vescore. The range of services offered by Vescore includes its well-known GLOCAP (equity allocation management) and FINCA (duration management) competencies, as well as factor investing strategies and the established risk parity approach, Global Risk Diversification.

 

“Vontobel Asset Management’s multi-boutique model is ideal when it comes to enabling Vescore to continue working rigorously towards realizing our ambitious goals of further improving the efficiency of productive processes for invested clients and of achieving growth with new clients,” explained Dr. Daniel Seiler, Head of the Vescore Boutique.

 

Since it was founded in 1998, Vescore has become a market-leading provider of quantitative investment strategies. Clients can continue to rely on its long-established, robust investment approach and its experienced investment team. Markus Becker, Jörn Flachmann and Franziska Kirner, who are longstanding Vescore employees, will continue to serve the needs of clients.

 

Asset Management

Since it was established in 1988, Vontobel Asset Management has pursued a multi-boutique approach with a focused offering in the areas of Equities, Fixed Income, Multi Asset Class and Alternatives, as well as Quantitative Investments. Its goal is to create value – or ‘alpha’ – for clients. Vontobel Asset Management has more than 300 employees, including almost 100 investment specialists, in over a dozen locations around the globe. Its assets under management totalled around CHF 86 billion as of 30 June 2016. www.vontobel.ch/am
Vontobel Asset Management is one of Vontobel’s three divisions – together with Private Banking and Investment Banking – whose mission is to protect and build the wealth clients have entrusted to them over the long term. In doing so, Vontobel is committed to Swiss quality and performance standards. With their good name, the owner families have stood by these principles for generations. The registered shares of Vontobel Holding AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Vontobel families and the Vontobel Foundation hold the majority of shares and votes in the company.

 

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