4 October 2023 I Geneva

Building Bridges 23: A new Stewardship Code for Switzerland

Research Presentation by AMAS and Swiss Sustainable Finance

AMAS and SSF are developing a Swiss Stewardship Code to create a level playing field between asset managers, asset owners and service providers. It defines best practices and creates the basis for more activity and better comparability of stewardship activities.The Code will be launched in this session.

3 October 2023 I Geneva

Building Bridges 2023: Paris Aligned Finance Flows: Data and Standards

Workshop in collaboration with Swiss Bankers Associationand Fondation Genève Place Financière

Article 2.1(c) of Paris Agreement requires financial flows to follow a pathway towards low GHG emissions. To implement this, standards and data are needed. ISSB and NZDPU aim at responding to this challenge in a close future. We question how it can accelerate the climate transition in the financial sector.

2.10.-5.10.2023 I Geneva

Building Bridges 2023

Building Bridges is back with its fourth edition running October 2-5 2023 at the Centre International de Conférences Geneva (CICG) and online.

27 September 2023 I Zurich I exclusively for AMAS members

AMAS Tax Insights Breakfast

The Asset Management Association Switzerland cordially invites you to the first AMAS Tax Insights Breakfast. At this event, representatives from the industry, auditing and consulting as well as from the tax authorities will present selected topics and then discuss them with the audience. The main topic at this event will be selected questions on turnover tax in the Swiss asset management business.

26 September 2023 I Zurich I exclusively for members

Meet & Eat: DLT Handelssystem nach dem DLT-Gesetz

Wie verhält sich das DLT Handelssystem zu anderen Handelssystemen und was sind die regulatorischen Anforderungen und Möglichkeiten? Welches sind die rechtlichen Problemfelder im Rahmen des Bewilligungsprozesses?

20 September 2023 I Zurich

17th SWISS FUND DAY 2023

This conference will bring together leading experts to discuss the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the fund industry. We will explore the different investment models available, ethical and regulatory issues related to investing, and the tools and strategies for building successful portfolios that generate shareholder value.

19 September 2023 I Webinar I exclusively for members

Net Zero Asset Management Initiative: One year after the first commitments, where do we stand?

We are excited to invite you to our next webinar focused on driving a decarbonized economy through the Net Zero Asset Management (NZAM) initiative. Since November 2021, the Asset Management Association of Switzerland has been actively encouraging its members to join the NZAM initiative, with the aim to transition to a decarbonized economy by 2050. Over the past year, Net-Zero initiatives had to deal with significant headwinds. In the US for example, some international asset managers exited the alliances due to anti-ESG regulations. Despite such challenges, we remain committed to advancing the Net-Zero agenda.

29 August 2023 I Zurich I exclusively for members

AMAS Meet & Eat: "The characteristics of crypto as a new asset class"

An in-depth look at crypto as a new asset class: We’ll be covering institutional adoption, use cases and valuation methods. We also highlight how family offices and other professional investors best integrate crypto in their portfolios and what benefits an allocation brings to a traditional portfolio structure.

21 June 2023 I Virtual event I Exclusively for members

Webinar Implementation of Self-regulation on transparency and disclosure for sustainability-related collective assets

On 30 September 2023, the AMAS Self-regulation on Sustainable Finance will come into force. In this webinar we will answer numerous questions from members and will share our views on how to tackle them. Following the Webinar, our FAQ will be updated to reflect the most relevant issues.

14 June 2023 I Webinar

AMAS X #theValueExchange Webinar on Operationalising T+1

The ValueExchange and the Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Operationalising T+1 - Leverage insights from near 300 industry specialists to help prepare your own T+1 readiness plan".
With T+1 for North American securities set for 28 May 2024, firms globally are evaluating the significant and urgent impact that accelerated US and Canadian trade settlement will have on their technology and operations across the entire trade lifecycle. The successful transition to T+1 will require immediate technological, behavioural and operational changes across both sell-side and buy-side firms.