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The
information on this website is exclusively directed at qualified investors
within the meaning of the Federal Act of Collective Investment Schemes (CISA)
and its implementing ordinance as well as according to the most recent
interpretation of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
The
information on this website is exclusively directed at qualified investors with
residence or domicile in Switzerland.
The
following are considered qualified investors
Qualified
investor: definition
Qualified
investors within the meaning of Article 10 of the Swiss Federal Collective
Investment Schemes Act of 23 June 2006 (“CISA”) and the Collective Investment
Schemes Ordinance of 22 November 2006 (“CISO”) are essentially the following:
1.regulated
financial intermediaries such as banks, securities traders, fund management
companies and asset managers of collective investment schemes as well as
central banks;
2.regulated
insurance institutions;
3.public
entities and retirement benefits institutions with professional treasury
operations;
4.companies
with professional treasury operations;
5.investors
who have concluded a written discretionary management agreement with a
regulated financial intermediary as defined in section 1 unless they have
declared in writing that they do not wish to be deemed as qualified investors;
6.investors
who have concluded a written discretionary management agreement with an
independent asset manager, provided they have not notified in writing that they
do not wish to be deemed as qualified investors and provided (i) the
independent asset manager in its capacity as financial intermediary is governed
by Article 2 para 3 (e) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 10 October 1997
(“AMLA”), (ii) the independent asset manager is governed by the code of conduct
issued by a specific industry body, such code of conduct being recognized as
the minimum standard by the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), and
(iii) the discretionary management agreement complies with the standards of a
specific industry body, such standards being recognized as the minimum standard
by FINMA;
7.high-net-worth
individuals who have confirmed in writing to a financial intermediary pursuant
to section 1, or to an independent asset manager that meets the requirements
described in section 6, that they wish to be considered as qualified investors
(“opting-in”) and that they (a) have the knowledge required to understand the
risks of the investments based on their individual education and professional
experience or based on comparable experience in the financial sector and hold
assets of at least CHF 500,000 (b) hold assets of at least CHF 5 million;
8.independent
asset managers who fulfill the requirements described in section 6, and confirm
that they will use the information on this website that refers to investment
funds not approved by FINMA exclusively for clients that are regarded as
qualified investors.
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This
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Société
par actions simplifiée (simplified private limited company) with a capital
stock of 161 106 300 euros as of November 5th, 2013
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person for the publication is: Lionel PAQUIN, CEO
Editing
director: Nathalie BOSCHAT, Global Head Lyxor Communication (Tel.: +33 1 42 14
83 21; e-mail : Nathalie.Boschat@sgcib.com).
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Professional regulations
Lyxor
AM is a French investment management company authorized by the Autorité des
marchés financiers under the UCITS Directive (2009/65/CE) and the AIFM
Directive (2011/31/UE). Lyxor AM is represented in the United Kingdom by Lyxor
Asset Management UK LLP, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority in the UK (FCA reference number 435658). Lyxor AM is a
registered Commodity Pool Operator and a Commodity Trading Advisor under the
U.S. Commodity Futures and Trade Commission. Lyxor AM is also a member of the
National Futures Association.
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of local laws governing investments. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the information in this website is not directed and not for
distribution and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
any offer to buy any securities in the United States of America to or for the
benefit of United States persons (being in particular nationals or residents of
the United States of America or partnerships or corporations organized under
the laws of the United States of America or any state, territory or possession
thereof).
Not
all of the funds accessible on this website are registered for distribution in
or from Switzerland to non-qualified investors. The Swiss Financial Market
Supervisory Authority (FINMA) publishes a list of foreign collective investment
schemes which are registered for distribution in or from Switzerland on their
website. Société Générale Paris, Zurich Branch, Talacker 50, P.O. Box 1928,
CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland., is the representative and paying agent in
Switzerland of the funds which are registered for distribution in or from
Switzerland and for non-registered funds that are distributed exclusively to
qualified investors.
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a reliable guide to the future. Market and exchange rate movements may cause
the capital value of investments, and the income from them, to go down as well
as up and the investor may not get back the amount originally invested.
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to political and economic instability and less developed markets and systems.
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regulations of any jurisdiction. Neither Lyxor Asset Management , nor any other
affiliate warrants or guarantees the accuracy, timeliness, suitability,
completeness, or availability of this website or the information or results
obtained from use of it.
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access to or use of the website or inability to access, regardless of whether
they are direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any
character, including damages for trading losses or lost profits, or for any
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