Firm Description
Avalor Investment AG (“Avalor Ltd” or “the
Firm” or “we”), a Swiss corporation based in
Zurich, Switzerland, provides investment
advisory services to clients resident in the
United States (“US”). We also serve US
taxpayers or dual citizens living outside the US
and clients who have no connection to the US.
Avalor Ltd is a corporation organized under
Swiss law in 2005.
Principal Owners
Amaury Jordan principally owns Avalor Ltd.
Services
Avalor Ltd provides a comprehensive range of
services in the areas of discretionary portfolio
management and non-discretionary (advisory)
management, as well as investment
consolidation / reporting to high net worth and
ultra-high net worth private clients and their
families.
Avalor does not render any Legal or Tax
advice.
Discretionary Portfolio Management Services
Avalor Ltd offers discretionary portfolio
management services to individuals, high and
ultra-high net worth clients and their families
who wish to have their assets fully managed by
Avalor Ltd. This service includes asset
allocation, investment selection, active
portfolio management and portfolio
rebalancing in accordance with each client’s
personal circumstances.
Avalor Ltd discusses a client's prior investment
history, as well as family situation and
background. As part of this information-
gathering process, Avalor Ltd determines the
client's individual investment objectives, risk
tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs and tax
situation, and, taking into account these
factors, develops a tailored investment policy
for that client (“investment profile”).
Each client’s assets are managed in a
separate account (an “Account”) maintained at
a third-party financial institution (custodian
bank).
As part of its discretionary portfolio
management service Avalor Ltd purchases
and sells securities for the client’s Account
without prior consent of or notification to the
client. Avalor Ltd determines the securities that
are bought and sold for the client’s Account
and the total amount of the purchases and
sales.
Avalor Ltd’s authority may be subject to
conditions imposed by individual clients as set
forth and agreed upon in the asset
management agreement entered into between
Avalor Ltd and the client. For example, a client
may restrict or prohibit transactions in certain
types of securities.
Client Accounts are broadly managed in a
similar manner. However, differences in each
portfolio may occur due to client-specific
investment objectives, risk tolerance, time
horizon, liquidity needs, tax considerations,
reference currency, legal restrictions and
overall suitability.
Avalor Ltd’s client portfolios are globally
diversified across multiple asset classes.
Accounts may include, without limitation:
equity securities, fixed income and other debt
securities, mutual funds, exchange traded
funds, hedge funds, options, structured
products, precious metals and other alternative
investments consistent with the client’s
investment profile and overall suitability. For
the purpose of diversification, client Accounts
will hold non-dollar securities in markets
outside the United States.
Whilst Avalor Ltd generally makes investments
with a longer time horizon, the Firm may make
changes to allocations, resulting in
underweight
or overweight positions, in an
attempt to take advantage of short-term
developments in economic conditions. When
doing so, Avalor Ltd will make every attempt to
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be sensitive to transaction costs and taxes, as
applicable.
Avalor’s advice is limited to the types of
securities and transactions as set forth in
Item 8.
Non-Discretionary (Advisory) Services
Non-discretionary (advisory) services are
similar to discretionary portfolio management
services in terms of the investment approach;
however, Avalor Ltd requires client consent
before effecting any securities transaction.
Avalor Ltd provides portfolio advice and trading
recommendations but all decisions regarding
the investment of the Account reside with the
client. This service is designed for clients who
desire holistic management of their Account
but who want to retain involvement in every
investment decision. As a result, clients under
this service offering may not be invested in the
same manner as those clients using
discretionary portfolio management services.
If explicitly required by a non-discretionary
client, Avalor Ltd may implement investment
ideas which do not pertain to Avalor Ltd’s
investment universe. Avalor Ltd will disclose to
the client, if an investment idea is not part of its
investment universe.
Investment Consolidation and Reporting
Services
Avalor Ltd offers global consolidation and
reporting services for clients with financial
Accounts at more than one financial institution
(including Accounts that Avalor Ltd does not
manage or advise upon) for purposes of
evaluating global asset exposure. Avalor Ltd
will: (i) examine bank statements received at
the direction of the client; (ii) prepare a
consolidated statement of assets on a monthly,
quarterly and/or annual basis; (iii) regularly
analyze structure and performance of all
individual portfolios as well as of the
consolidated whole, serving as a basis for a
coordinated implementation of investment
policy and for the identification of possible
improvements; and (iv) monitor and report on
banking costs. Avalor Ltd has no authority to
advise on the Accounts it does not manage.
However, Avalor Ltd may be asked by a client
to comment on and provide general
counselling about certain aspects of the client’s
overall wealth structure. For example, Avalor
Ltd may, on client request, be asked to
recommend wealth management specialists
for its clients, possibly including other
investment managers. In such cases, Avalor
Ltd’s recommendation will generally include a
selection of several such advisors or
specialists. The recommendation will strongly
depend on the client’s personal circumstances.
The final selection is left entirely up to the
client, and Avalor Ltd receives no remuneration
from any person or firm that it may recommend
under such circumstances.
Wrap Fee Programs
Avalor Ltd does not participate in wrap fee
programs.
Assets under Management and Advisement
Avalor Ltd managed approximately USD 1’609
million on a discretionary basis and USD 464
million on a non-discretionary (advisory) basis
as of December 31, 2022. In addition to this,
Avalor Ltd offered consolidation and reporting
services over a further USD 546 million as of
December 31, 2022.