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Prosper concludes distribution partnership with US asset manager TCW
Press release – November 13, 2020
Geneva-based fund distribution company Prosper Professional Services will distribute the UCITS strategies of Californian fund manager TCW in French-speaking Switzerland. Specialist in US core bonds, TCW is also recognised for its high yield strategy, flexible Cash Plus and emerging debt products, as well as for its thematic equity funds (global ESG, artificial intelligence). As part of the partnership, Prosper will offer the funds of the Luxembourg SICAV TCW Funds, most of which are authorised for public distribution in Switzerland. With this agreement, Prosper enhances its range of investment solutions, which already includes ELEVA funds among others.
TCW, a leading fixed income specialist
Founded in 1971 in Los Angeles, California, the TCW Group manages USD 235 billion in assets and has more than 600 employees in 10 offices in the United States and around the world. TCW caters to professional investors, including financial advisors, financial institutions, foundations, the world’s largest pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and central banks.
The Luxembourg SICAV TCW Funds was created in 2012 to further expand TCW expertise accross Europe in a recognized UCITS format. The SICAV offers 10 segregated funds today representing more than USD 1.3 billion in assets under management (MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, MetWest Unconstrained Bond Fund, TCW Income Fund, TCW Global Securitized Fund, MetWest High Yield Bond Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund, TCW Select Equities Fund, TCW Global Artificial Intelligence Equities Fund, TCW Global Premier ESG Equities Fund). These funds are available in several share classes and reference currencies.
Significant outperformance is achieved through a disciplined and active management philosophy, applied to both equity and fixed income investments. As a result, most of its strategies are well ranked at Citywire and rated 4 or 5 stars by Morningstar.
Prosper: a distributor of cherry-picked, top-performing, must-have strategies
Founded in 2009 in Geneva, Prosper Professional Services is a Swiss regulated fund distribution company offering a selection of high value-added strategies to professional clients based in Switzerland. With this new agreement, Prosper expands its range of investment solutions, which already includes the ELEVA funds and the strategies of Plurimi and Roubaix Capital within the Prosper Sicav.
Thierry Robin, Founder of Prosper, commented: “We are very pleased to be able to bring TCW’s expertise to the Swiss French-speaking market. Indeed, in almost 50 years, TCW has established itself as one of the leading US asset managers, particularly in the bond sector. TCW has developed a unique know-how that enables it to make a real difference. With this partnership, we are continuing our service mission by being the link between global asset managers and Swiss wealth managers.”
Charles Barnick, Head of Business Development Europe at TCW, added: “The Swiss market is one of the key countries in our European development strategy. We are delighted to have found in Prosper the ideal partner to accelerate the development of our strategies in this demanding and sophisticated market.”
For further information, please contact :
Prosper Professional Services SA
T: +41 (0)22 752 69 69
www.prosperfunds.ch
Thierry Robin Mily Phan
thierry@prosperfunds.ch mily@prosperfunds.ch
Publication – Allnews – November 13, 2020 (FR)
Publication – Finance Corner- November 13, 2020 (FR)
Publication – Citywire – November 13, 2020 (FR)
Publication – Investir.ch – November 16, 2020 (FR)
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