History

1994 – 2001	Management of various mutual funds at private banks
2001 – 2004	Development and management of a quantitative, model-based and market-neutral US equity hedge fund
2004 – 2007	Management of Funds of Hedge Funds
2005	Development of the first straight-thru hedge fund due diligence platform for a renowned Swiss Private Bank:
	Calculation and monitoring of optimal loan-to-value ratios on single hedge funds
2006 – 2007	Further development of hedge fund analysis platform:
	First offering of full service hedge fund due diligence reports (Gold Service) First offering of portfolio reports for multi-manager funds
2007	Asset Management business sold, focus entirely on fund analysis and hedge fund due diligence services through SwissAnalytics
2008	Received ISO 9001-2000 certification
2009	Further development of fund analysis framework:
	Widened scope beyond hedge funds to include private equity, managed accounts, long-only funds, UCITS Increased granularity of Due Diligence framework to 220+ unique risk factors (from 140)
2010	Introduction of new services:
	Silver Due Diligence – A cost-efficient, light-weight version of existing Gold Due Diligence service (120+ unique risk factors) Legal Documents Review offered as a stand-alone service Received ISO 9001-2008 certification
2012	Introduction of additional report:
	Managed Account Due Diligence – A dedicated report taking into account the unique features of separately managed accounts

In the News

January 16, 2013
Presenting at the CALAPRS Investment Officers’ Roundtable

Christian Nauer was invited to speak at the CALAPRS Investment Officers’ Roundtable on February 8th 2013 in San Jose, CA. He will be introducing due diligence techniques and discuss common issues encountered.