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Helvetica Property Investors approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

Press release

Zurich, July 26, 2016 – Helvetica Property Investors AG today announced that it has received approval by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) as Real Estate Fund Manager and is launching its first regulated fund primarily investing in commercial Real Estate.

Since its foundation in 2007, Helvetica Property Investors has become an established player in the Swiss real estate market. The transformation process of becoming a regulated fund management company has allowed Helvetica Property Investors to strengthen the company’s key processes, organization, risk and compliance structures required by FINMA. The authorisation represents a key condition for the further development of the company and opens new and attractive growth opportunities

“The FINMA authorization marks a milestone in the history of our firm. It is a confirmation that we fulfil not only our own high quality standards of doing business, but also the ones of FINMA as well. We are proud to be a member of a small group of Swiss real estate fund managers approved by FINMA and very happy to move forward in this strengthened position”, says Hans R. Holdener, CEO and Managing Partner of Helvetica Property Investors.

With regard to the new fund, Hans Ueli Keller, Chairman of the Board of Directors, comments: “The new fund, expected to be launched in third quarter, will primarily aim at qualified investors having a long-term investment horizon and looking for stable yield and value retention. We are convinced that our first Swiss regulated fund will create an attractive alternative for investors in today’s market”. 

For further information

Hans R. Holdener
Helvetica Property Investors AG
Mobile + 41 79 700 78 78
E-Mail hrh@HelveticaProperty.com
 

Helvetica Property Investors AG 
Helvetica Property Investors AG is an independent partner-owned and managed Real Estate Fund Management Company regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Helvetica Property Investors offers the full spectrum of real estate investments, including investment strategies, investment property selection, deal structuring, acquisitions, financing, portfolio management and sales. The firm offers both direct and indirect real estate investments in Switzerland, and manages the Helvetica Swiss Real Estate Fund II for Partners Group AG on behalf of its clients.