Hartwig Kos joins SYZ Asset Management as Co-Head of the Multi-Asset team

Hartwig Kos joins SYZ Asset Management as Co-Head of the Multi-Asset team

Geneva, 9 September 2015 - SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management division of the SYZ Group, today announces the appointment of Hartwig Kos as Co-Head of the Multi-Asset team. Hartwig Kos will co-manage the team with Fabrizio Quirighetti and also serve as Vice-CIO of SYZ Asset Management. He will take up his position on 15 October 2015.

Based in London, Hartwig Kos will contribute with his specific skills and experience in active allocation strategies to the team of 7 people in place and will take over the management of the OYSTER Multi-Asset Diversified fund as lead manager. For their part, Fabrizio Quirighetti and his team in Geneva will manage the OYSTER Multi-Asset Absolute Return EUR and OYSTER Absolute Return GBP and Fixed Income strategies.

Before joining SYZ Asset Management, Hartwig was a Director in the Global Multi Asset Group at Baring Asset Management, where he was responsible for managing the Baring Euro Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. He was also the Co-Manager of the Baring Dynamic Emerging Market Fund. Moreover, Hartwig was a member of the Strategic Policy Group at Barings, the firm's asset allocation committee. Hartwig holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Cass Business School in London and a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Basel, Switzerland. Hartwig is also a CFA® charterholder.

The London office is one of SYZ Asset Management's clusters of excellence and notably houses the European equities fund management and research team. An office was opened in Edinburgh in November 2014 to include additional European fund management and research capabilities and an expanded sales team.

Commenting on the appointment, Katia Coudray, CEO of SYZ Asset Management, said: "I am pleased to have hired Hartwig Kos. He is an investment professional who is highly respected by his peers and his renowned experience in active allocation management adds value to our fund management team."

Hartwig Kos added: "SYZ Asset Management has an excellent reputation and a convincing track record in the competitive field of multi-asset management. I am delighted to be a part of this team and join a Group with a strong investment culture and a human dimension."

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About SYZ Asset Management*

SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management division of the SYZ Group, provides investment solutions to Swiss and international institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies, corporations and investment funds. SYZ Asset Management meets the highest standards in terms of institutional management and service to its clients using its own resources as regards economic research and financial analysis as well as in portfolio management and risk management.

*Any reference to SYZ Asset Management (SYZ AM) in this document, should be construed as being a reference to any one or more of the legal entities, listed below, dependent on the particular jurisdiction in which the document is published, subject to the investment products and services referred to herein being available to potential investors or categories of investors in such jurisdictions.

SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA, SYZ Asset Management (Suisse) SA, SYZ Asset Management (Asia) Limited, SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited, SYZ (France) SAS

About SYZ Group

Founded in 1996 in Geneva, Swiss banking group SYZ focuses exclusively on asset management via two complementary pillars: high-end private banking (Banque SYZ) and asset management (SYZ Asset Management). SYZ employs 580 staff and has CHF 40 billion in assets under management (EUR 39 billion, USD 40 billion). Headquartered in Geneva, the Group also has offices in Zurich, Lugano, Locarno, Milan, Madrid, London, Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Miami, Nassau and Hong Kong.

www.syzgroup.com

About OYSTER Funds

OYSTER is SYZ Asset Management's UCITS investment fund range, developed by SYZ Asset Management to address the needs of a diversified client base including professionals. With a strong commitment to performance, this Luxembourg SICAV comprises nearly 30 sub-funds, covering a variety of asset classes, markets and investment styles. OYSTER is currently registered and/or distributed in various European and Asian countries through a vast distribution network. To satisfy a discerning and demanding client base, SYZ Asset Management entrusts management of its OYSTER funds to internal and external fund managers. A number of strategies have resulted in certain sub funds being the recipients of internationally recognised awards.

www.oysterfunds.com

This document has been issued in the UK by SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited) (authorised and regulated by the FCA with reference number 666766).

Contacts

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REPRESENTATIVES
Switzerland		Germany		Italy
Service de paiement Banque SYZ SA Rue du Rhône 30 CH-1204 Genève Tel. : [phone]		Zahlstelle BHF-BANK AG Bockenheimer Landstrasse 10 D-60323 Frankfurt Tel.: [phone]		Soggetto incaricato dei pagamenti RBC Investor Services Bank SA Succursale di Milano Vie Vittor Pisani 26 I-20124 Milano Tel.: [phone] Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti State Street Bank SpA Via Col Moschin 16 I-20136 Milano Tel.: [phone] Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti Société Générale Securities Services SpA Via Benigno Crespi 19/A-MAC 2 I-20159 Milano Tel.: [phone] Soggeto incaricato dei pagamenti Allfunds Bank SA Via Santa Margherita 7 I-20121 Milano Tel.: [phone]
		France
Représentant SYZ Asset Management (Suisse) SA Rue du Rhône 30 CH-1204 Genève Tel.: [phone]		Agent centralisateur BNP Paribas Securities Services 9 rue du Débarcadère F-93500 Pantin Tel. : [phone]
Spain		Austria
Entidad comercializadora Allfunds Bank C/ Estafeta Nº6 (La Moraleja) Complejo Pza. de la Fuente- Edificio 3 28109 Alcobendas Tel.: [phone]		Zahlstelle Raiffeisen Bank International AG Am Stadtpark 9 A-1030 Wien Tel.: [phone]
Belgium		Sweden
Agent financier - Financiële agent Caceis Belgium SA Avenue du Port 320 Havenlaan 86C b B-1000 Bruxelles Tel. : [phone]		Paying Agent MFEX Mutual Funds Exchange AB Linnégatan 9-11 114 47 - Stockholm Sweden Tel.: [phone]
United Kingdom
Representative SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited Authorised and Regulated by the FCA Southwest House 11a Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR Tel: [phone]

Disclaimer

Oyster SICAV is an open-ended multi-fund investment company established and regulated in Luxembourg and recognised in the United Kingdom ("UK") by the FCA under s. 264 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 with reference number 534187. This document has been issued in the UK by SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited (authorised and regulated by the FCA with reference number 666766). Potential investors in the United Kingdom are advised that none of the protections afforded by the UK regulatory system will apply to an investment in any Oyster SICAV sub fund and that compensation will not generally be available under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Copies in English of the SICAV's current Prospectus and Key Investor Information Document can be obtained from SYZ Asset Management (Europe) Limited. Instructions to purchase or redeem shares of any class available to UK Investors can also be placed with them. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and the value of investments can fall over time as well as rise. An investment in sub-funds of Oyster SICAV involves risks that are more fully described in the Prospectus. The content of this media release is provided solely for information purposes and constitutes neither a recommendation to buy or sell. Always consider taking independent investment advice from a person properly authorised and regulated prior to investing.

Hartwig Kos joins SYZ Asset Management as Co-Head of the Multi-Asset team

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