Pictet Asset Management Sa (Geneva)


Pictet Asset Management Sa is a large advisory firm based in Geneva. It manages $156.25 billion of regulatory assets for 422 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013.

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Pictet Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Pictet Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pictet Asset Management Sa is $156.25 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 35% since the beginning of its operation, and $155.87 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $155.72 billion in discretionary accounts and $529.67 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $369.89 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $529.67 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 40% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 37% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pictet Asset Management Sa for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Pictet Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Pictet Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 251 clients and $136.97 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Pictet Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $155.88 billion for 412 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pictet Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $500,000.

Careers at Pictet Asset Management Sa

The company employs 484 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 7 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Renaud Fernand De Planta Chief executive officer and member of supervisory board 1 Aug 2005 Other 4052240
David Robert Cawthrow Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 4935847
Olizier Yannick Auguste Ginguene Head of quantitative and balanced investment 1 Jan 2006 Other 5101184
Sebastien Auguste Eisinger Head of fixed income 1 Aug 2007 Other 5413267
Richard James Heelis Chief investment officer and director 1 Mar 2008 Other 5513067
John Alexander Sample Chief operations officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 5628297
Nigel John Burnham Member of supervisory board and chief financial officer 1 Sep 2009 Other 2898887
Xavier Alain Barde Member of supervisory board 1 May 2010 Other 5813261
Nicolas Christian Tschopp Chief legal officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 6760312
Philippe Thomas De Weck Head of total return equities 1 May 2011 Other 4392198
Pictet Asset Management Holding Sa Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% foreign
Laurent Anastase Ramsey Global head of distribution and deputy chief executive officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 6464635
Derick Bader Head of marketing and products 1 Nov 2014 Other 6464645
Christoph Hermann Lanter Global head of institutional clients 1 Nov 2014 Other 5101181
Cedric Jean Vermesse Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 6464647
Charles Garton Jenkins Head of human resources 1 Nov 2014 Other 6464651
Luca Di Patrizi Global head of sales for distribution channels 1 Nov 2014 Other 6622438
Erika Beaumier Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 5624907
Rolf Werner Banz Member of supervisory board 1 Apr 2015 Other 4342219
Daniel Yves Wanner Member of supervisory board 1 Apr 2015 Other 4810594
Luca Di Patrizi Head of sales for distribution channels 1 Jan 2016 Other 6622438
Erika Beaumier Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 5624907
Niall Michael Quinn Head of sales for institutional clients 1 Feb 2016 Other 6559472
Renaud Fernand De Planta Chairman of the board of directors 1 Jan 2017 Other 4052240
Sebastien Auguste Eisinger Head of investments and deputy chief investment officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 5413267
Philippe Thomas De Weck Chief investment officer - equities 1 Jan 2017 Other 4392198
Laurent Anastase Ramsey Chief executive officer and director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6464635
Raymond Deva Sagayam Chief investment officer - fixed income 1 Jan 2017 Other 6758823
John Alexander Sample Chief risk officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 5628297
Cynthia O'gorman Schem Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 6958197
Xavier Alain Barde Member of the board of directors 1 Jun 2018 Other 5813261
Laurent Anastase Ramsey Chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors 1 Apr 2019 Other 6464635

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 29 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Pictet International Limited General partner 1 Dec 1990 Other foreign
Fingest (Canada) Lp General partner 1 Dec 1990 Other foreign
Pictet Canada Lp Shareholder 1 Dec 1990 75% - 100% foreign
Fingest Canada General partner 1 Dec 1990 25% - 50% foreign
Jacques Joseph De Saussure Partner 1 Aug 2005 Other 2131433
Nicolas Lucien Pictet Partner 1 Aug 2005 Other 4052234
Philippe Bertherat Partner 1 Aug 2005 Other 4052236
Jean Francois Demole Partner 1 Aug 2005 Other 4052238
Remy Antoine Best Partner 1 Aug 2005 Other 4622250
Bertrand Francois Lambert Demole Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 5879364
Marc Philippe Pictet Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 5879363
Jacques Joseph De Saussure Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 2131433
Nicolas Lucien Pictet Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 4052234
Philippe Bertherat Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 4052236
Jean Francois Demole Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 4052238
Renaud Fernand De Planta Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 4052240
Remy Antoine Best Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 4622250
Bertrand Francois Lambert Demole Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 5879364
Marc Philippe Pictet Partner 1 Jun 2013 Other 5879363
Jacques Joseph De Saussure Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 2131433
Nicolas Lucien Pictet Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 4052234
Jean Francois Demole Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 4052238
Renaud Fernand De Planta Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 4052240
Remy Antoine Best Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 4622250
Bertrand Francois Lambert Demole Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 5879364
Marc Philippe Pictet Partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 5879363
Pictet & Cie Group Sca Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 50% - 75% foreign
Pictet & Partners Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% foreign
Pictet London Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 25% - 50% foreign

Based in Geneva

The principal office where Pictet Asset Management Sa performs its advisory services is located at 60 Route Des Acacias, Geneva, 1211 73, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +41-58-323-3333. The normal business hours are 9 a.m - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pictet.com/pam.