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Zurich directory · 68 firms

Asset management firms in Zurich

Managing other people's money is Zurich's oldest trade, and it long ago spread far beyond the two names everyone knows. Independent asset managers line the streets off Bahnhofstrasse: multi-family offices, systematic funds spun out of bank prop desks, sustainable-investing specialists and external wealth managers serving clients the big banks treat as segments. FirmScope tracks 68 of them - each verified by hand as an active, genuinely Zurich-based manager, with its strategy recorded the way the firm itself describes it.

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Generalist
9
Quant / Systematic
6
Long Only
5
Multi-Asset

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25 of the 68 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Fisch Asset ManagementMulti-Asset51-200
Lakeshore InternationalQuant / Systematic51-200
Alpinum Investment Management AGGeneralist11-50
AQUIS CapitalHedge Fund11-50
Arter Asset Management AGGeneralist11-50
ERP Capital InvestmentsGeneralist11-50
FERI (Schweiz) AGGeneralist11-50
Fountain Capital AGGeneralist11-50
GinsGlobal Index FundsLong Only11-50
GRIMALDI & PARTNERS AGGeneralist11-50
Mill Reef CapitalGeneralist11-50
Musta InvestmentsReal Estate11-50
PENSADOR Partner AGMulti-Asset11-50
Petiole Asset ManagementGeneralist11-50
Point Capital GroupLong Only11-50
Q. Brands House LimitedQuant / Systematic11-50
Reynold Lemkins GroupMulti-Asset11-50
Smart Wealth Asset Management AGMulti-Asset11-50
Swiss FinanceGeneralist11-50
Swiss Rock Asset Management AGGeneralist11-50
Swiss Ventures Group-11-50
The Singularity GroupLong Only11-50
Zoscales PartnersGeneralist11-50
Zürcher & PartnersHedge Fund11-50
Aionite CapitalQuant / Systematic2-10

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What counts as a boutique here

Independent asset and wealth managers with real Zurich operations: family offices with external mandates, specialist fund managers, systematic shops and the external asset managers that FINMA's licensing wave formalised.

The universal banks' asset management divisions are excluded on purpose - their graduate schemes are well documented. This list covers the firms that hire one person at a time, quietly.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many boutique asset managers are in Zurich?

FirmScope currently tracks 68 in Zurich. Switzerland's licensing regime means the population is well defined but constantly consolidating; the list updates as that happens.

Do Swiss asset managers hire juniors without Swiss experience?

Yes, especially firms with international client books where English is the working language. German helps enormously for domestic-client roles; state it honestly and target accordingly.

What is the difference between these firms and private banks?

Private banks hold the assets and the banking licence; independent managers advise and manage on top of custodian banks. The independents are smaller, faster to hire, and far more approachable directly.

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