Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd. (Zürich)

Name: Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd.
Address: 18 Glärnischstrasse, Zürich, 8002
Telephone: +41 44 752 51 52

Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Zürich. It manages $367.74 million of regulatory assets for 142 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Illinois, and 3 other states.

Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd. is $367.74 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 43% since the beginning of its operation, and $104.12 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $169.32 million in discretionary accounts and $198.42 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.39 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.16 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 40% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. 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.

What kind of clients Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors is high net worth individuals with 63 clients and $310.65 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $353.82 million for 140 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 19% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd.

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Fabio De Paoli has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2009. Kbb Holding Ag joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Kaiser Partner Holding Anstalt	Shareholder	1 Apr 2009	75% - 100%	s.s. no.
Friedrich Walter Kaiser	Board of director	1 Apr 2009	Other	5658066
Peter Wagner	Board of director	1 Apr 2009	Other	5658077
Fabio De Paoli	Chief investment officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	5747832
Philip Marcovici	Member, board of directors	1 Jun 2010	Other	6765564
Benedikt Friedrich Kaiser	General management	1 Mar 2013	Other	6178200
Sandra Marie Louw	General management	1 Mar 2013	Other	6178202
Stephan Ochsner	Board of director	1 Mar 2013	Other	5895100
Sandra Louw	General management	1 Mar 2013	Other	6178202
Rio Vamory	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2013	Other	6178203
Elmar Wiederin	Board of directors	1 Sep 2014	Other	6471085
Remo Tiefenauer	Executive officer, senior client advisor	1 Mar 2017	Other	6777203
Roman Peter Pfranger	Executive officer, head asset management	1 Mar 2017	Other	6707773
Mario Tichy	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2017	Other	6730141
Kbb Holding Ag	Shareholder	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	s.s.no.

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Fritz Kaiser Foundation	Shareholder	1 Jan 2006	25% - 50%	foreign
Fritz Kaiser Stiftung	Shareholder	1 Jan 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Fritz Kaiser	Trustee	1 Oct 2017	Other	6984761
Kbb Stiftung	Shareholder	1 Jan 2018	75% - 100%	s.s. no

Based in Zürich

The principal office where Kaiser Partner Financial Advisors Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 18 Glärnischstrasse, Zürich, 8002, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +41 44 752 51 52 or by fax +41 44 752 51 53. The normal business hours are 09:00 am - 05:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kaiserpartner.com/usa.