Effus Ag (Zurich)

Effus Ag is a large advisory firm based in Zurich. It manages $433.32 million of regulatory assets for 190 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Effus Ag provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Effus Ag: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Effus Ag is $433.32 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 16142% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $216.54 million in discretionary accounts and $216.78 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.93 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.87 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Effus Ag for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Effus Ag

Beat Walter Hubacher has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2001. Ivo Kaufmann has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2001. Alexander Siegenthaler joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Richard Isarin	Ceo	1 Mar 2001	Other	4412459
Beat Walter Hubacher	Director	1 Mar 2001	Other	4458706
Credit Suisse	100% owner	1 Mar 2001	75% - 100%	13-3442768
Ivo Kaufmann	Chief investment officer	1 May 2001	Other	4412460
Peter Nielsen	Finop	1 Jun 2001	Other	1072259
Michael Manfred Willi Zimmer	Chief information officer	1 Jul 2001	Other	4458701
Catherine Hartlett Hanks	Director of compliance	1 Mar 2002	Other	730151
Richard Lutolf	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4626942
Thomas Schnurrengerger	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4626943
Joachim Strahle	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4626945
Arthur Vayloyan	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4594755
Thomas R Schnurrenberger	Director	1 Jun 2002	Other	4567092
Daniel Thomas Hickey	Financial and operations principal	1 May 2003	Other	4517098
Boris Francesco Jean Collardi	Director	1 May 2003	Other	4693587
Hans Ferdinand Lauber	Director	1 May 2003	Other	4693586
Catherine Hartlett Hanks	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2004	Other	730151
Matthias Otto Reinhard Deroo	Corporate secretary	1 Apr 2005	Other	4975162
Anastasia Margaris	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2005	Other	4013000
Christopher Thomas Freeze	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	2485877
Alexander Siegenthaler	Director	1 Oct 2005	Other	5038720
Maya Salzmann	Director	1 Oct 2005	Other	2136068

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Credit Suisse Group	Shareholder	1 Apr 1993	75% - 100%	98-0215385

Based in Zurich

The principal office where Effus Ag performs its advisory services is located at Bahnhofstrasse 78, Zurich, 8001 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 550, Zurich, 8070. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number ++411 334 0030 or by fax ++411 334 0060. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday.