About Us

About Pictet

Founded in 1805 in Geneva, Pictet & Cie is today one of Switzerland's largest private banks, and one of the premier independent asset management specialists in Europe, with over USD358.3 bn in assets under management and custody as at end June 2010.

Pictet & Cie is a partnership owned and managed by seven general partners with unlimited liability for the bank's commitments. It is considered one of the leading independent asset management banks in Europe.

The Pictet Group employs over 3,200 people in 20 locations. It is an asset management specialist focusing mainly on the following areas of expertise:

· Investment Funds and Asset Management

· Wealth Management

· Global Custody

· Alternative Investments

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Over the years, Pictet Asset Management has gained a number of awards. From 2001 to 2005, Pictet Asset Management received over 100 Fund Awards for top performance from various global asset management rating institutions. Recently, awards obtained include:

·         Specialist Manager of the Year, Global Investor，2009
·         SRI Provider of the Year, Global Pensions, 2009, 2008, 2007
·         Swiss Asset Management Firm of the Year, Financial News Awards，2009, 2007
·         Asset Manager of the Year, Talents of the Management, 2008
·         Most Consistent Swiss Manager, EDHEC-Europerformance Survey, May 2006
·         Top 3 Swiss Asset Manager, Lipper Switzerland, 2005
·         Best Fund Manager, 1-year performance, S&P Switzerland, 2005

Pictet Funds & Pictet Asset Management

Pictet provides a range of more than 100 funds and a wide choice of investment strategies which are constantly being enhanced in terms of product variety and innovation. As at June 2010, the asset under management of Pictet Asset Management is USD112.8 billion. In Hong Kong, Pictet received various fund awards in 2009 and 2010, which are:

2010
Pictet-Clean Energy	Best of the Best Performance Awards in the Clean Resources Category, 1 Year	Asia Asset Management Awards
Pictet-Digital Communications-P USD	Best Fund over 3 Years in the Equity Sector Telecommunication Services Class	Lipper Fund Awards

2009
Pictet-Biotech-P USD	Best Fund over 3 Years and Best Fund over 5 Years in the Equity Sector Biotechnology Class	Lipper Fund Awards
Pictet-Global Emerging Debt-P USD	Best Fund over 3 Years in the Bond Emerging Markets Global Class	Lipper Fund Awards
Pictet-USD Short Mid-Term Bonds-P	Best Fund over 3 Years and Best Fund over 5 Years in Bond US Dollar – Short Term Class	Lipper Fund Awards

For information of Pictet Funds which are available for retail investors in Hong Kong, please click here.

Please read the offering documents for further details and the risk factors, particularly credit risk and the risk of investment in emerging markets, financial derivatives, structured products and the risk associated with sector funds.