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BAI Alternative Investment Insight 3 – „Frankfurt meets Zürich“
Dieter Wirth Partner und Central Cluster Leader, PwC Zürich
Dieter Wirth arbeitet seit 1998 bei PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zürich. Sein Beratungsschwerpunkt lag zunächst im Bereich M&A und internationale Trans-aktionen im Restrukturierungsbereich, dann im Bereich Finanzindustrie, wo er 2006 Partner wurde.
Dieter Wirth ist (Co-) Head des PricewaterhouseCoopers Alternative Invest-ment Netzwerkes für Europa. Er ist Steuerberater und Rechtsanwalt mit exten-siver Erfahrung bei Kapitalmarkttransaktionen, Tax Due Diligence und interna-tionaler Steuerstrukturierung im Finanzsektor allgemein. Er ist Central Cluster Leader Insurance.
Vortrag 1„Internationale Private Equity- und Hedgefonds-Strukturen in der Schweiz - Bedeutung für deutsche Investoren“
Einführung von Dr. Matthäus Den Otter, Geschäftsführer der Swiss Fund Association (SFA)
BAI Alternative Investment Insight 3 – „Frankfurt meets Zürich“
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Dr. Alexander Lindemann ist Mitglied der Alternative Investment Group und Structured Finance Services bei PricewaterhouseCoopers in Frankfurt und Zü-rich. Er ist auf die steuer- und aufsichtsrechtliche Beratung von Fondsmanagern, Banken und Versicherungen bei produktspezifischen Themen sowie auf Market Entry und Relocations spezialisiert.
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Agenda: • Ab 15:30 Uhr Registrierung • Ab 16:00 Uhr Vorträge und Diskussion• im Anschluss Imbiss
Datum: 23. Februar 2010
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung von:
Vortrag 2„Deutschland/Schweiz - Rahmenbedingungen für den Fondsvertrieb im Vergleich“
BAI Insights 3“Frankfurt meets Zürich”
23 February 2010
Dieter Wirth, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dr. Matthäus Den Otter, Swiss Fund Association (SFA)
Dr. Alexander Lindemann, PricewaterhouseCoopers
*connectedthinking
Agenda/Contents
16:00 Introduction by Herrn Dornseifer (BAI) and Herrn Hammer (PwC)
16:15 General Swiss Income Tax overview (Dieter Wirth)
16:35 Regulatory Environment (Dr. Matthäus Den Otter)
17:05 International Private Equity and Hedge Fund structures (Dieter Wirth)
17:25 Environment for Fund Distribution – Comparison Switzerland-Germany (Dr. Alexander Lindemann)
General Swiss Income tax overview
Dieter Wirth
Slide 4
Agenda – Part 1General Swiss Income Tax overview
• General introduction to Switzerland
• Key Figures of different locations in Switzerland
• Requirements of tax residence
• Swiss income taxation for individuals
• Lump sum taxation
• Swiss income taxation for corporations
Slide 5
General introduction to SwitzerlandOverview and political landscape
Germany
Government Leadership The Swiss Government consists of seven members of theFederal Council who are elected by the United FederalAssembly for a four-year mandate. The President of the SwissConfederation is elected for one year and is regarded as Primusinter pares, or first among equals, for this period.
Parliament 2 chambers (National Council / Council of States).
Federation 26 cantons Wide autonomy in various fields (e.g. schools, taxation,healthcare, justice, etc.).
Communes Wide autonomy in various fields, depending on canton (taxation,public transport, etc.).
Direct Democracy Elections Direct election of Federal, Cantonal and Communal parliaments;direct election of Cantonal and Communal governments andparliaments.
Referendum Almost all laws are subject to referendum.
Slide 6
Key figures of different locations in Switzerland
Sources: UBS Research, Mercer Consulting, Schofield & Partner Geneva, Jones Lang LaSalle, IMD Lausanne
Comparison Geneva Zurich Zug / Pfäffikon
Airport (km from the center) 4 12 61 / 63
Downtown offices annual $/sq.m. 612 508 508
Rent furnished 4-room apartment in $ 3'705 3'360 3'360
VAT 7.60% 7.60% 7.6%
10y interest rate 3.18% 3.18% 3.18%
Corporate tax (effectiv) 24.2% 21.2% 16.1%/ 14.7%
Private income tax (max.) 47% 40% 23.1% / 19%
Individual Capital gain tax 0% 0% 0%
Inheritance tax (spouse and children) 0% 0% 0%
Wealth tax (max.) 1% 0.65% 0.33%/ 0.17%
Mercer quality of life 2009 (rank) 3 2 2
Cost of living index 109.8 107.6 107.6
Purchasing power 112.1 115.6 115.6
Slide 7
Requirements of tax residence
• Individuals
- Gainful employment for more than 30 days per calender year inSwitzerland, or
- Habitual abode in Switzerland for more than 90 days without gainfulemployment
• Companies
- Domicile in Switzerland, or
- Effective place of management in Switzerland
Slide 8
Swiss income taxation for individuals (I)
• Federal Tax
- The maximal federal income tax rate is 11.5% (no net wealth tax)
• Cantonal and municipal tax
- Income:
- Rates for individuals vary between approx. 18% to 41%depending on the canton and the municipality of residence
- Wealth and capital tax:
- Wealth tax varies between 0.17% and 0.7% depending on thecanton and the municipality of residence
- Real estate tax: Real estate gains and transfer taxes vary fromcanton to canton
Slide 9
Swiss income taxation for individuals (II)
• Portfolio dividends, interest
- Fully taxable at ordinary rates
• Capital gains
- realized on the sale of privately held assets are exempt from income tax
• Relief on dividends from substantial participations
- Partial taxation on federal level due to new law if the participationamounts to at least 10% of the capital
- Privately held participations: 60%
- Participations held as business assets: 50%
Slide 10
Swiss income taxation for individuals (III)
- Similar relief on most cantonal and communal level, e.g.:
- Canton of Zug, introduction as of 1 January 2007, applies the federalmethod (reduction of taxable base of 50% (starting 1 January 2009,before 30%)) for participations of at least 5% / fair market value ofthe participation of at least CHF 5 million
- Canton of Schwyz: Taxation at 25% of the applicable tax rate if thedistributed dividends stem from a participation of at least 5% in aSwiss company
- Canton of Zurich: Taxation at 50% of the applicable tax rate if thedistributed dividends stem from a participation of at least 10% of thecapital
- Canton of Ticino: Introduction as of January 2010, applies thefederal method (reduction of taxable base)
• Fund income
- Fully taxed to the extent Fund’s income is not capital gain
Slide 11
Lump sum taxation (I)
• Conditions
- Claimant is not a Swiss citizen
- Claimant was not subject to income taxation in Switzerland for at leastthe last 10 years
- No employment in Switzerland (employment abroad is possible if notphysically performed in Switzerland)
- Management of own wealth is basically not harmful
Slide 12
Lump sum taxation (II)
• Taxation
- Income taxation on the basis of the worldwide cost of living of theindividual and dependent family. Estimation of worldwide expensesdifficult, negotiations with tax authorities and fixed in binding ruling.
- Minimal tax base: 5 times rental value of Swiss home
- In any case at least the gross Swiss source income
- Double tax treaty benefiting income fully taxable
- No wealth tax
Slide 13
Lump sum taxation (III)
• Benefits
- Foreign source income and wealth not taxed in Switzerland
- unless double tax treaty protected
- Very low overall tax burden
- Limited disclosure of worldwide income and wealth
- Qualification as Swiss tax resident
- Application of Swiss treaty network
- provided income has been taken into consideration forSwiss tax purposes
Slide 14
Swiss income taxation for corporations (I)
Not possibleNot possibleTax consolidation
0.001% - 0.74% Depending on tax status, Cantonand Commune
No capital tax at Federal levelCapital tax rate
5.66% - 19.33%
Depending on Canton and Commune
7.83%Effective income taxrate for corporations(on profit before tax)
Individuals, corporations, cooperatives andfoundations
(not Funds)
Individuals, corporations,cooperatives, foundations
(not Funds)
Subject to taxation
26 Cantonal Tax Codes (partly harmonised)Direct Federal Tax CodeMain basis in law
Canton / communesSwiss Confederation
Slide 15
Swiss income taxation for corporations (II)
0.344‰Domicile Companies
0.344‰Holding Companies
1.721‰Ordinary and Mixed CompaniesCapital Tax 2008
Holding, Domicile and Mixed CompaniesPrivileged Taxation
21.17%Ordinary TaxationTax on Profits 2008
Tax RateZurich
Slide 16
Swiss income taxation for corporations (III)
0.153‰Domicile Companies
0.031‰Holding Companies
0.763‰Ordinary and MixedCompanies
Capital Tax 2008
Holding, Domicile and Mixed CompaniesPrivileged Taxation
16.09%Ordinary TaxationTax on Profits 2008
Tax RateZug
Regulatory environment for asset manager & vehicles
(Dr. Matthäus Den Otter)
Slide 18
Agenda – Part 2Regulatory environment for asset manager & vehicles
• Swiss Fund Associaton
• The regulations environment in general
• Comparison of regulation between Switzerland and EU
- Regulation of HF Manager in Switzerland
- Hedge Funds: Authorizations in Switzerland
- Hedge Funds: Distribution and Private Placement in Switzerland
• German Swiss relations
- German members
- German Funds in Switzerland
- Overview of Funds managers in Switzerland
- Switzerland in the context of Hedge Funds
Slide 19
Slide 20
Swiss Fund Association
Generalversammlung
Christoph LedergerberDirektor, Vontobel Asset Management AG, Zürich
Dr. Raoul-Philipp BachmannManaging Director, Credit Suisse, Zürich
Dr. Gérard FischerVizepräsident / CEO, Swisscanto Holding AG, Bern
Martin ThommenPräsident / Managing Director, UBS Global Asset Management, Basel
Vorstand
André UllmannCountry Head, COO, AXA Investment Managers Schweiz
AG, Zürich
Sven RumpCo-CEO, Deutsche Asset Management Schweiz AG, Zürich
Alexandre MeyerDirektor, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Genf
Andreas VentourasEconomist
Hans Tschänistv. Geschäftsführer
Geschäftsstelle
Eva StingelinAssistentin der Geschäftsleitung
Stephan HeckendornSenior Counsel
Dr. Matthäus Den OtterGeschäftsführer
Steuern
Recht & Compliance
Products & Operations
Fachausschüsse
Vertrieb & Marketing
Internationales
Immobilienfonds
ETF
Alternative Investments
Arbeitsgruppen(auftragsbezogen)
Slide 21
Slide 22
The regulations environment in general (I)
• EU/CH AIFM-RL, EU Savings Directive, UCITS 4
• Germany: DBA, Bilaterales FSA-Agreement?
• CH- federal surplus 2009:
- oridnary surplus 2.7 Mrd. CHF
- Extraordinary surplus (UBS) 7.2 Mrd. CHF
- Debt reduction 2009 11 Mrd. CHF to a new total of 111 Mrd. CHF
Slide 23
The regulations environment in general (II)
• CH:
- Strategy of the finance center
- Post-Banking secret?
- white money strategy
- more focus on Asset Management
- FDL-agreement with EU
• White money strategy banking / Banking FS agreement?
Slide 24
Comparison of regulation between Switzerland and EU
KAG EU-Richtlinie
• tratditional & alternativ
- KGK
- QIF
Private placement
FINMA-circual public advertisement
• Legal forms:
Qualified investors
("Non-UCITS")
Securities FundsUCITS
• all legal forms
AIF
• traditional & alternativ
Slide 25
Regulation of HF Manager ("Asset Managers of CIS") inSwitzerland
SwissFund
Off-shoreFund
(e.g. CaymanBVI)
On-shoreFund
(EEA, USA,Jersey,
Guernsey)
YESoptional
only
YESalways
HFManager
NOexcluded by§13 IV CISA
Slide 26
Hedge Funds: Authorizations in Switzerland
Assetmanager
Swissfund
on-shorefund
(EEA, USA,Jersey, Guernsey)
off-shorefund
(e.g. Cayman BVI)
FINMA
FINMA
Slide 27
Hedge Funds: Distribution and private placement in Switzerland
Swissfund
off-shorefund
(e.g. CaymanBVI)
on-shorefund
(EEA, USA,Jersey,
Guernsey)
publicadvertisingpermitted
•only private placement or•on initiative of the client
see:FINMA circular
"Public advertising"
Slide 28
German – Swiss relations
• German members
- Total: 160 and thereof german origin
- 5 active members (KAG's & representative)
- Deka(Swiss) Privatbank AG
- Deutsche Asset Management Schweiz AG
- DWS Schweiz GmbH
- LB(Swiss) Investment AG
- Union Investment (Schweiz) AG
- 2 information members
- vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG
- WM Datenservice
Slide 29
German Funds in Switzerland (I)
Quelle: FINMA
5041+1%+265015+26%+10353980-2%-934073Total
39-41%-2766-31%-3096+5%+591Guernsey
3838+0%+53833+16%+5333300+13%+3852915Luxemburg
158+12%+17141+25%+28113+2%+2111Liechtenstein
581-4%-25606-6%-41647+20%+109538Irland
128+4%+5123+3%+4119+21%+2198Grossbritannien
208+25%+42166+19%+27139+42%+4198Frankreich
89+11%+980-2%-282-32%-38120Deutschland
2009in %2008in %2007in %2006AusländischeFonds
Slide 30
German Funds in Switzerland (II)
291.28254.33400.32390.85362.14303.44Luxembourg
10.945.591.892.441.711.23Liechtenstein
0.160.190.701.030.890.63Jersey
1.250.340.730.710.640.55Ireland
2.444.739.4510.7710.227.14Guernsey
11.3111.2611.319.099.918.18Germany
1.822.070.540.200.120.05France
0.000.000.000.000.510.43Dublin
12/200912/200812/200712/200612/200512/2004in Mrd. CHF
Quelle: Lipper 2010
Slide 31
Switzerland in the context of hedge funds (I)
• 3 main centres: Zurich/Pfäffikon/Zug, Geneva/Nyon/Lausanne andLugano
• Sophisticated client base with unique centralization of wealth
- Securities holdings in Swiss banks amounts to CHF 4264 billionswith CHF1260 billions in collective investment schemes (December09)
- Institutional investors, Family Offices, Wealth clients
- Two thirds of Swiss pension funds allocate 4% on average in HedgeFunds
• Fund of Hedge Fund Managers
- Together with the US and UK Switzerland is a global FoHF leader
- Swiss FoHF have a market share of 30% of the global FoHFindustry with USD300bn AuM (in Sep 2008; InvestHedge 2008)
- 5 of the 10 biggest FoHFs are domiciled in Switzerland; 284 Swissregistered FoHF as of 31.03.2009
Source: Swiss Funds Association; EuroHedge; SNB statistics; ZHAW
Slide 32
Switzerland in the context of hedge funds (II)
• Single Manager Hedge Funds
- Industry is still relatively small; Switzerland is more focused on theinvestment management and advisory as well as marketing andsales
- Single HFs AUM approx USD 17.3bn, No 2 in Europe behind theUK (globally USD 1.7 trillion in SMHF as of July 2009)
- High growth: Switzerland added 10-20 HF managers over the lastyears with currently 136 hedge funds
- Market consists of a smaller number of well-established HedgeFunds (approx 5-10) and many smaller Hedge Funds (approx 80 –100)
- Hedge Fund vehicles are exclusively set up offshore
• Turnover of the industry approx CHF 3 to 5 billion
Source: Swiss Funds Association; EuroHedge; SNB statistics; ZHAW
Slide 33
CH - D:
International Private Equity and Hedge Fund structures –significance for German investors
Dieter Wirth
Slide 35
Agenda – Part 3International Private Equity and Hedge Fund structures –significance for German investors
• Basic structures
• Taxation of Principals or Managers of Private Equity structures
• Taxation of Principals or Managers of Hedge Fund structures
Slide 36
Basic structure 1 – Swiss branch
GermanyAsset Manager
GmbH / AG
Switzerland
effective tax of ca. 5%on transferred activities
CH taxes gainson profits
totalling cost + 10-15%x effective tax rate ca. 10-16%
Exemption by Double tax treatyfor profitstotalling cost + 30 %
(ca. 30% corporate and trade tax)
Transferof functions/ activities
BranchAcitivties z.B.:-Distribution
-Product Structuring-Research / Asset Management
Slide 37
Basic structure 2 – Swiss subsidiary
Position for graphic or image
GermanyAsset Manager
GmbH / AG
Switzerland tax rate ca. 10%
tax rate ca. 30%(corporate and trade tax)
AdvisoryAgreement
SubsidiaryAsset Manager
AG
Slide 38
Taxation of Principals or Managers of Private Equity structures (I)
FundAdvisory Co
(Swiss)Management Co
(foreign)
Principals
Investors
Advisory &Admin Fees
ManagementFee
Salary &Bonuses
Dividends
Capital gain
Dividends
Slide 39
Taxation of Principals or Managers of Private Equity structures (II)
The analysis of the tax implications has to involve:
• Taxation at the level of the Fund
- The Fund is most frequently set up as a tax transparent structure. Itis hence not itself subject to taxation..
- The Fund’s income is hence directly allocated to the investors(including principals).
• Taxation at the level of the Advisory Company
- Arm’s length principles to be met
- Ordinary effective income tax rate between approx. 12.6% and24.2%
- Equity tax between approx. 0.005% and 0.8%
- Rulings for favourable tax rate depending on specific circumstances
Slide 40
Taxation of Principals or Managers of Private Equity structures (III)
• Taxation of the Principals
- Income derived from the Fund shall not be qualified as income fromprofessional securities trading and therefore should not be regardedas self employment or employment income at the level of thePrincipal.
- Capital gains derived from the disposals of investments should qualifyas tax exempt capital gain at the level of the Principals. Theattributable capital gain has to be proportional to the equityinvestment in the fund. Capital income (dividends, interests, generalfees) however is taxable investment income.
- Such a tax treatment must be negotiated within an advance tax rulingwith the responsible tax authorities.
Slide 41
Taxation of Principals or Managers of Hedge Fund structures (I)
• Profit split between offshore management company and Swiss Advisor.
• On-shore / off-shore structures are acceptable as long as theremunerations for the functions performed in Switzerland are at arm’slength (including split between salary payment and profit distributions).
• The expenses booked in all on-shore and off-shore entities correspondwith the function performed.
• Attractive overall taxation for managers / principals resident in Switzerland.
Salary received from Swiss Co &Dividend Income from Swiss CoSwiss Advisor Co
Switzerland
OffshoreManagement Company
(Cayman Ltd)
IndividualInvestors
IndividualInvestors
Funds Ltd.(Cayman)
Investors
Dividends & Advisory AgreementFees
CarriedInterest(dividend)from Funds
ServiceAgreement / Fees
Slide 42
Taxation of Principals or Managers of Hedge Fund structures (II)
• Incorporation in kind of offshorecompany by the Principal.
• Claim against the Fund for futureexpected fee payments (e.g.performance fees) will be contributedinto the new offshore companyagainst nominal capital and sharepremium.
• The claim will be contributed at fairmarket value which is equal to thecapitalised future expected annual feepayments.
• Principal is domiciled in Switzerland.
Fund
InvestmentInvestment
Investors
OffshoreCompany
OffshoreCompany
Principal
Fees
Environment for fund distribution – comparison Switzerland-Germany
Dr. Alexander Lindemann
Slide 44
Agenda – Part 4Environment for fund distribution– comparison Switzerland-Germany
• Regulatory and tax rules for distribution of foreign funds
• Specific requirements for insurance investors
Slide 45
Regulatory and tax rules for foreign investment funds (I)
• For Public Distribution a fund registration is required
- Restrictive FINMA practice, comparable to BaFin practice
- Feasibility generally only for foreign UCITS (or Swiss Funds)
• For Private Placement no registration/banking license is needed. PrivatePlacement definition is wider than in Germany:
- Qualified investors
- Narrow defined group of people
Slide 46
Regulatory and tax rules for distribution of foreign funds (II)
Exists a foreign collectiveinvestment scheme for Swiss tax
purposes?
1. Is the foreign collectiveinvestment scheme permitted for
distribution in Switzerland?
2. Is the foreign collectiveinvestment scheme supervised?
3. Is the criteria of the purpose ofa collective investment scheme
fulfilled?
4. Does the investors have a legalentitlement to redeem their units?
SICAF alike?
SICAF alike?
SICAF alike?
SICAF alike?
Criteria according to circular letter no. 24 (2009)
Qualification of foreign investment funds
Criteria similar to German ones, but alternatively instead of cumulatively
Slide 47
Regulatory and tax rules for distribution of foreign funds (III)Taxation of foreign investment funds
• For open ended funds principle of Tax Transparency (similar as inGermany, but no Flat Tax including Capital Gains)
• Fund Units held as Private Assets (capital gains not taxable):- Net ordinary income (e.g. interest, dividends) of contractual funds,
SICAV and L.P., is subject to income taxes at the level of the privateindividual as distributed or deemed income
- Capital Gains realised by the collective investment schemes and fromthe redemption/sale of fund units are tax exempt for private investorsprovided that the capital gain is reported separately by the collectiveinvestment schemes (see below).
• Fund Units held as Business Assets (no tax deferral for capital gains)- Collective investment schemes as business assets are subject to
income and profit taxes for any income realised by collectiveinvestment schemes. E.g. irrespective of whether such profits areactual ordinary income or capital gains.
- Capital gains (difference between sales price and book value) fromsale/redemption is subject to income and profit tax
.
Slide 48
Regulatory and tax rules for distribution of foreign funds (IV)Swiss tax reporting for investment funds – G-tax light?
• Unlike German fund tax reporting: - for Private Investors only
• Publication of Swiss income tax values to private investors is a competitiveadvantage because taxable investment income is split from tax exemptcapital gains
• In case of the Swiss income tax values not being made available, risk of- estimation of taxable income (e.g. five year SWAP interest rate of
respective currency)- taxation of basically tax exempt capital gains
• Publication of the Swiss income tax values on the official rates list is aservice provided by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (“SFTA”) whichis free of charge
.
Slide 49
Regulatory and tax rules for distribution of foreign funds (V)Swiss transfer stamp tax – concept of the future for Germany?
• The transfer stamp tax is the sale in securities, provided that one of theparties / intermediaries is a Swiss securities dealer.
• The tax rate is 0.3% on the price paid for foreign fund units – one half foreach party of the contract that is not exempt. The Swiss securities dealerhas to pay it.
• Foreign units/participations in contractual funds, SIVAV and L.P.’s qualifyas taxable securities for securities transfer tax purposes:
- The subscription of units/participations at the issuance in a foreigncontractual fund, a SICAV and a L.P. is subject to one half of securitiestransfer tax;
- Trading of units/participations in Swiss and foreign contractual funds,SICAV and L.P.’s is subject to securities transfer tax;
- The redemption of units/participations in Swiss and foreign investmentschemes, is generally exempt from securities transfer tax.
Slide 50
Specific Requirements for Insurance Investors
Circular Investment guidelinesfor tied assets
Swiss Solvency Test
• Tied assets: cover technicalprovisions
• Allowed investments, limits andvaluations
• Capital requirements based oncompany risks
• Market, credit and insurancerisks relevant
How do hedge fundsinvestment products comply withthe circular?
What is the impact of hedgefunds investment products oncapital?
Slide 51
10%10%
25%
25%
30%
securitized assets real estate
mortgage securities
alternative investments
Regulatory requirements – similar quotas but different policy
Maximal concentration: 5%
Max currency exposure: 20%
Max securities lending: 30 %
Bonds: 100% (5%)
Securitized assets : 10 % (1%)
Mortgage : 25% (5%)
Alt. Investments : 10% (1/5%)
Real estate : 25% (5%)
Equity Securities : 30%
Slide 52
Circular investment guidelines for tied assets
• Hedge fund and fund of hedge fund:
- Investment in single funds, fund of funds, indices and baskets allowed
- Max 10%, per single fund 1%, per fund of fund 5%
- Authorisation by FINMA necessary
- No necessity of securitised instrument (Wertpapier), liquid market oreffective supervision
- Product specificities, in particular:
- Exit within 24 months max
- No additional commitments or set off, maximal loss = investment
- The insurance company has to have know how, organisation, andprocess to cope with this type of investment, due diligencenecessary
- Monthly NAV calculations
Slide 53
Structured UCITS as a hedge fund wrapper
The investment fund replicates the hedgefund performance thanks to an indexcertificate based on the hedge fundperformance
• Can be viewed as “collective investments” under the circular?- UCITS Art. 53 KAG- Investment requirements: - Art. 82 AVO
- additional requirements for alternative investments may be avoided- Limit 5% (instead of 1% per single hedge fund)- Circular: general requirements for investments, e.g. the
requirement of safety of investment
Slide 54
Fund linked notes: SPV
To avoid credit risk by bankissuers (Lehman effect)SPVs may be used asissuers
• Can be viewed as:
- structured products?
- securitized assets?
see correspondingcircular requirements
Slide 55
Swiss Solvency test - concept
• Available Capital:
Market Value of Assets
minus
Market Value of Liabilities
• Required Capital:
Model required capital based on 1-year variations of:
• assets: market risk, credit risk
• liabilities: insurance risks
Available
Capital
Required
Capital
Slide 56
Swiss Solvency test
• Major insurers use internal proprietary models
• Experience shows that asset risks are the most capital intensive
• FINMA (FOPI) has developed a standard model (life and non-life):
- Not sophisticated
- Very well known by the industry
- Can be easily extended for various funds
• Demonstrate the impact of including your funds into the whole assetportfolio:
- On solvency requirements
- On return
Slide 57
• Lot of uncertainty around the exact details of Solvency II.
• New and revised guidance coming out on a regular basis.
• Different levels of readiness for insurers
• Internal models expected for most insurers and regulatory Standard Capital Model
• The QIS, Consultation Papers are currently our best indication of the StandardModel requirements
Solvency II timeline
Draft Framework (Level1) Directive published
(10 July 2007)
Level I Directiveadopted
Solvency IIin force
(31 Dec 2012)
QIS3 results(Nov 2007)
QIS4 results(Nov 2008)
Level III supervisoryguidelines
(by Dec 2011)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Member States transpose into national law
Legislative schedule
CEIOPS finaladvice on Level II
implementingmeasures
(staged delivery)QIS5
(Aug – Nov 2010)
Slide 58
The challenge for insurers - opportunity for alternativemanagers? (I)
• Low return period:
- Insurers have provided interest rate guarantees and maturityguarantees
- Return to be achieved on market through traditional investments are low
• Solvency capital requirements:
- Capital resources are expensive
- Insurer must have sufficient solvency capital to operate
Slide 59
The challenge for insurers - opportunity for alternativemanagers? (II)
• Solution: Alternative Investments
- Higher return than for traditional investments
- Low (or negative) correlations with traditional investments can lead tocapital relief
• 1st mover advantage:
- Products that have proven to be appropriate for Swiss Solvency Testwill have a clear advantage under the similar European rules ofSolvency II.
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Dr. Alexander Lindemann
Tax & Legal Services, Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Birchstrasse 160
CH-8050 Zürich
Direct phone: +41 58 792 4432
Mobile:+41 79 636 0798
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dr. Matthäus Den Otter
Geschäftsführer
SWISS FUNDS ASSOCIATION
Dufourstr. 49
CH-4052 Basel
Tel: +41 (0) 61 278 98 00
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