SYZ Asset Management strengthens its analysis and manager selection unit

SYZ Asset Management strengthens its analysis and manager selection unit

Geneva, 10 December 2015 - SYZ Asset Management, the SYZ Group's institutional management division, is strengthening its analysis and manager selection unit by combining alternative and long-only strategies into one entity. Headed by Michaël Malquarti, the Manager Research & Alternative Investments team of specialists selects and controls external managers for the OYSTER Funds range, manages multi-manager products and mandates and selects third-party funds for institutional clients and for the private client' needs of SYZ Wealth Management.

Recent regulatory changes with regard to investment funds have profoundly altered the landscape for institutional and private clients. As a result of the advent of alternative UCITS vehicles in particular, the traditional investment fund and hedge fund universes are now combining, making it possible to group together fund analysts and multi-manager managers. At the same time, institutional clients are increasingly seeking personalised solutions ranging from dedicated discretionary alternative mandates to various forms of advisory.

SYZ Asset Management intends to meet all of these needs by providing highly individualised services to best meet the specific needs of each client in portfolio construction and selection of external funds. Thus, the Manager Research & Alternative Investments team provides its expertise through its discretionary management and advisory offering as well as for the benefit of its own OYSTER Funds distribution platform.

As he takes on the role of Head of the Manager Research & Alternative Investments team, Michaël Malquarti will retain his role as the manager of funds of funds and multi-manager-mandates.

Michaël joined the SYZ Group in 2005, initially developing quantitative and qualitative tools to support the alternative investment process and subsequently, as Head of Risk, institutionalizing its risk management process. In 2010, he joined the Alternative Investments Team as Senior Portfolio Manager. He subsequently co-headed this team from 2012 to 2015. Prior to working in the financial sector, Michaël carried out research in the field of theoretical cosmology and is the author of several publications in professional journals. Michaël holds a Diploma in Mathematical Physics from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Sussex (UK).

"With an integrated team fully dedicated to research and talent selection, SYZ Asset Management will be able to meet all of our clients' needs, taking into account their preferred method of access to our investment management and portfolio construction expertise", said Katia Coudray, CEO, SYZ Asset Management.

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Note to the Editor

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 and 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, Barcelona, Bilbao, Zaragoza, 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

Contacts

OYSTER Sicav 11-13 Boulevard de la Foire L-1528 Luxembourg [e-mail]		SYZ Asset Management (Luxembourg) SA 54 rue Charles Martel L-2134 Luxembourg Tel. : [phone]
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.

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Photograph M. Malquarti

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