Swissquote Supports Launch of Unicorn-Focused Product for Retail Investors

Swissquotehas entered into partnership with Stableton, an investment firm that specializesin private markets, for the launch of a bankable active managed certificate(ACM) for retail investors in Switzerland. The ACM seeks to broadly reflect the20 largest unicorn companies in the world listed by global index providerMorningstar’s unicorn benchmark.

ACM is atype of structured product that enables asset managers to issue and manageinvestment products without depending on a bank as the issuer. The product willgive retail investors “easy and convenient access to privately held high-growthcompanies,” Swissquote said in a statement on Monday.

“With thisstrategically important product innovation, Swissquote can expand its rangeof products and provide its clients with access to unique private marketinvestments through its unique trading platform ,” the firm explained.

Stableton Collaborates with Swissquote and Morningstar

Apart fromthe ACM, Stableton has launched a private market product called the Stableton Unicorninvestment offering. The product, which draws on Morningstar’s new privatemarket unicorn indexes, also deploys Stableton’s experience with venturecapital-backed growth equity and institutional-grade investment solutions.

“Stableton’stwo distinct investment products provide investors with efficient andcost-effective exposure to a diverse group of the world’s most innovativeprivately held high-growth companies: an open-ended Luxembourg investment fund,available to institutional investors, and a bankable Actively ManagedCertificate (AMC) with a Swiss ISIN, available for public distribution toretail investors,” Swissquote explained.

Speaking about the new investment products, Jan De Schepper, Swissquote’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, noted that the offering offers our retail and institutionalclients access to private market investments. The executive described the offering as “atrend that is rapidly gaining momentum in the financial industry.”

Opening UpRoad to Private Markets

Investmentin private markets is constrained by several factors such as high fees and an investment minimum, capital calls, long-term fund commitment and so-calledopaque ‘black-box investment’. This makes investment in private companiesdifficult and time-consuming for investors.

“Investorsnow have the opportunity to gain exposure to the most promising growthopportunities in the market, which were previously difficult or even impossibleto access,” noted Sanjay Arya, the Head of Innovation and Index Products atMorningstar.

Swissquotehas entered into partnership with Stableton, an investment firm that specializesin private markets, for the launch of a bankable active managed certificate(ACM) for retail investors in Switzerland. The ACM seeks to broadly reflect the20 largest unicorn companies in the world listed by global index providerMorningstar’s unicorn benchmark.

ACM is atype of structured product that enables asset managers to issue and manageinvestment products without depending on a bank as the issuer. The product willgive retail investors “easy and convenient access to privately held high-growthcompanies,” Swissquote said in a statement on Monday.

“With thisstrategically important product innovation, Swissquote can expand its rangeof products and provide its clients with access to unique private marketinvestments through its unique trading platform ,” the firm explained.

Stableton Collaborates with Swissquote and Morningstar

Apart fromthe ACM, Stableton has launched a private market product called the Stableton Unicorninvestment offering. The product, which draws on Morningstar’s new privatemarket unicorn indexes, also deploys Stableton’s experience with venturecapital-backed growth equity and institutional-grade investment solutions.

“Stableton’stwo distinct investment products provide investors with efficient andcost-effective exposure to a diverse group of the world’s most innovativeprivately held high-growth companies: an open-ended Luxembourg investment fund,available to institutional investors, and a bankable Actively ManagedCertificate (AMC) with a Swiss ISIN, available for public distribution toretail investors,” Swissquote explained.

Speaking about the new investment products, Jan De Schepper, Swissquote’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, noted that the offering offers our retail and institutionalclients access to private market investments. The executive described the offering as “atrend that is rapidly gaining momentum in the financial industry.”

Opening UpRoad to Private Markets

Investmentin private markets is constrained by several factors such as high fees and an investment minimum, capital calls, long-term fund commitment and so-calledopaque ‘black-box investment’. This makes investment in private companiesdifficult and time-consuming for investors.

“Investorsnow have the opportunity to gain exposure to the most promising growthopportunities in the market, which were previously difficult or even impossibleto access,” noted Sanjay Arya, the Head of Innovation and Index Products atMorningstar.

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