2024: A year of growth
Solutions & Funds (S&F) can look back on a successful 2024: Sales and assets under management increased significantly, also thanks to new customers. This growth will continue in 2025.
(Author: Thomas Zimmermann, Head Sales & Marketing at Solutions & Funds)
Margins in fund management and structuring are under increasing pressure. However, this trend is not universal. For example, alternative asset classes and real estate funds are experiencing growing demand. S&F is also benefiting from this, with sales and assets under management growing by almost 10% in 2024.
Passing the CHF 6 billion mark in assets under management was a milestone for the company. This was made possible by strong organic growth, which added CHF 500 million in assets to S&F. While 2023 was characterised by restraint in terms of capital increases, 2024 saw a real upswing. This year, S&F recorded a total of ten capital increases for its various products - a record for the company.
The development of interest rates also had a positive impact. Falling interest rates favoured the liquid alternative and real estate asset classes in particular.
S&F strengthens its team with additional experts
All in all, 2024 has been a year of positive developments for S&F. Both financially and in terms of the growth and success story the company has been writing since 2008. In the last five years alone, the number of employees has increased by ten. S&F currently employs 32 people. Most of them work at the head office in Morges. S&F also has an office in Zurich since 2018 and plans to expand the team there in the near future.