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Awards

Pictet Asset Management was awarded Global Pensions "SRI Provider of the Year" award for three consecutive years in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and was again nominated in 2010 in the same category.

 

In 2008 and 2009 we were also shortlisted for the FT Sustainable Banking Awards.

Collaboration Pictet-Ethos

At the end of 2005 the Ethos Foundation and Pictet entered into a close collaboration to promote socially responsible investment for institutional investors. 

 

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Quantitative, Total Return and SRI

We manage a range of passive, enhanced index and related products using quantitative techniques developed and continuously improved over many years of experience.
 

Indexed and Enhanced Indexed Products

Our indexation methodology aims to build a portfolio which is as close as possible to a fully replication portfolio; in other words, a portfolio which has the same stocks with the same weights as the benchmark.

In order to approach the goal of full replication, we use a proprietary method called "optimised quasi full-replication". This method takes into account the fact that it is beneficial for the investor to avoid very small trades, which are expensive, and to avoid trading in any illiquid portion of the benchmark.

Multi Asset and Total Return

We offer an absolute return fund, the Absolute Return Global Diversified fund, launched in March 2006, which exploits the added value generated by Pictet's "Best in class" fund managers.

 

The Multi Asset and Total Return unit was established to create and manage multi-asset and absolute return portfolios using the products, alphas and betas of existing teams.

Our approach relies on two strategies:

 

  • an alpha strategy which aims to exploit the added value generated by some of the best Pictet Asset Management investment specialists. Investment managers are selected based on the quality of the investment process, confidence in the investment team managing the fund, and past performance. A futures overlay is used to hedge directional risk exposures, extracting the alpha component return.

 

  • a beta strategy that aims to profit from a variety of risk premia provided by developed and emerging equity markets, as well as fixed income markets, for all the major currencies, maturity ranges and credit qualities. Beta exposure is entirely managed by means of derivative instruments.

 
More about the ARGD fund and other alternative strategies  


Socially Responsible Investment

Pictet Asset Management takes a quantitative and strictly risk-controlled approach to sustainable investment. Sustainability is a legitimate investment preference for an increasing number of private and institutional investors taking a long-term view on sustainable development. Our philosophy is to deploy all our technical and management skills to construct portfolios offering maximum sustainability for a given level of risk.

 

More about Pictet Asset Management's approach to sustainable investment
 

As well as segregated mandates to suit our clients specific investment needs, we also offer a wide range of mutual funds for institutional and private clients. For more information about these funds, please visit our Fund Centre.