Overview
Swiss American Advisors AG (hereafter “the Company”) a company established under Swiss law, is acting
as an asset manager and investment advisor. The Company is a member of the Swiss limited corporation
for supervision (AOOS) and is registered with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) as an
Investment Advisor. We are also required to be approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory
Authority (FINMA) and meet their annual requirements for additional education in financial markets. The
Company, in its current form since November 19, 2009, provides investment services to individual and
corporate clients, trusts and foundations. The Company’s primary service is managing separate portfolios
of clients who either (a) grant the Company discretionary management authority or (b) take advantage of
the Company’s advisory services, for those clients who prefer to manage their own portfolios.
We provide asset management services which involves us managing and trading your designated
account(s). We will discuss your investment goals and design a strategy to try and achieve your investment
goals. As a standard part of our services, we will continuously monitor your account when providing asset
management services and contact you at least annually to discuss your portfolio.
For Discretionary Accounts: We purchase or sell securities as set out the Investment
Agreement made
between the client and Swiss American Advisors (please see the ADV Forms Part II Replacement Brochure
for more information).
For Non-Discretionary Account: We purchase or sell as per final instructions given by the client for each
purchase or sale of any security. If necessary, we attempt to advise clients if we see problems with the type
of security, the size of the transactions or possible restrictions for the clients to invest in certain instruments.
Instructions given by the client are placed as soon as possible, during business hours and taking into
consideration, possible delays ( short absence, meetings, etc.).
Instructions given by the client are placed as soon as possible, during business hours and taking into
consideration, possible delays ( short absence, meetings, etc.).
Types of Investments
Typical investments include international common and preferred stocks, mutual funds, bonds, time
deposits denominated in various currencies, precious metals, warrants, options and hedge funds. These
investments are diversified both in geographic terms and in the currencies, they are traded.
Assets Under Management
As of March 31, 2024, the firm managed $53,210,614 (USD) of client assets. $35,519,372 are managed
on a Non-Discretionary basis and $17,691,242 is managed on a discretionary basis.