As a pure asset manager, what can Swiss Life Asset Management offer that a bank cannot?

Swiss Life Asset Management focuses exclusively on its asset management activities. We do not therefore offer our own brokerage services or engage in stock exchange trading, preferring to work with various brokers on a "best offer" basis. Neither do we provide custody services. Customers are therefore free to chose their preferred custodian bank. This independence from banks and brokers rules out any potential conflicts of interest and guarantees that orders can be executed on the best possible term in the interests of the customer. At a time when corporate governance is growing ever more important, this is an aspect to which increasing value must be attached. In addition, with around CHF 100 bn under management (as of 30.06.2005), Swiss Life Asset Management is the forth-largest institutional asset manager in Switzerland, and enjoys the confidence of a number of institutional investors. We were able to acquire further major clients and we awarded a bond mandate of over CHF 500 ...  more