Global Selection SGR SpA is an asset management company belonging to the Banca del Ceresio Group, through Ceresio SIM.
Active since 2003, the SGR manages the funds of hedge funds Global Manager Selection Fund and Asian Managers Selection Fund, has a capital of € 3 million and is registered at number 147 of the register of SGRs. Total assets under management amount to over 550 million euros.
Born in 1928, a Swiss and Italian citizen, he graduated in economics from Bocconi University, Milan, in 1953. After a succession of roles in the US, Montevideo and Milan, in 1958, together with his brother Giambattista, he founded the Banca del Ceresio in Lugano.
Maurizio Solaro del Borgo is Chairman of Ceresio SIM SpA and Global Selection SGR and a director of other companies affiliated with BdC. From 1989 until 2003 he was an Executive Director of BdC. Previously he was at Mediobanca Spa from 1981 to 1987. He holds a degree in Economic Sciences from Libera Universita’ Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Rome.
Born in 1960, a Swiss and Italian citizen, he has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2010. An economics graduate from Bocconi University, he was a Managing Director and Chairman of Banca del Ceresio’s Management Committee until 2010. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Belgrave Capital Management, Ceresio SIM and Global Selection SGR. He is also a member of the investment committee for the Group’s multi-manager funds. He holds various other positions, including as a member of, Trustee or consultant to the boards of directors of some private companies, universities, funds and foundations. He occasionally writes on finance issues in leading newspapers.
Giacomo Foglia holds a Law Degree from Statale University, Milan (1988) and is a member of the Italian Association of Financial Analysts. He joined Banca del Ceresio in 1991 after several professional experiences in various banks in New York. He serves on the boards of some of BdC's subsidiaries and is a director of Haussmann General Partner S.a.r.l.
Mr. Nocera is the Managing Director and CIO of BCM. He is a member of the investment committee of the Group's multi-manager funds, a director of Global Selection Advisors Ltd. and Global Selection SGR SpA. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of Haussmann General Partner. Mr Nocera established BCM in 1995. From 1984 to 1994 Mr. Nocera worked for Bankers Trust Company in New York and London where he held various positions. He received a BA degree in Economics from Brown University and an MBA from New York University.
Federico Foglia is a member of the investment committee of the Group's multi-manager funds, a director of Global Selection SGR SpA., and of Ceresio SIM SpA. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of Haussmann General Partner. He holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University (1995) and is member of AIAF (the Italian association of financial analysts). Prior to joining Belgrave Capital Management in 2014, he was a Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee of Banca del Ceresio. He joined Banca del Ceresio in 2000 after five years at Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management in London, where he was a director of the Private Investment Management Group. Mr. Foglia also serves as a director on Boards of companies in the media and automation component businesses.
Nato nel 1967, cittadino italiano, è Direttore Generale in Global Selection SGR e Direttore Commerciale in Ceresio SIM. Si laurea in Economia e Commercio nel 1993 presso l' Università di Parma. Filippo Calda vanta nella sua carriera diverse esperienze nel settore dell' asset management in Italia e all' estero presso importanti istituti finanziari internazionali, ricoprendo varie funzioni dirigenziali.
Nato nel 1958, cittadino italiano, é Direttore Generale in Ceresio SIM e in Eurofinleading Fiduciaria. Dopo la laurea in Scienze Politiche (1984) consegue un MBA presso il CUOA (Consorzio universitario di organizzazione aziendale). Dopo diverse esperienze in ambito finanziario partecipa alla costituzione e allo sviluppo, in Italia, della succursale di un importante banca europea prima di entrare in Ceresio SIM nel 2004.
Global Managers Selection Fund
Fund of hedge funds which aims to obtain an absolute return in Euro over the medium to long term through a widely diversified investment with talented managers. Distributed geographically throughout the world and characterized by an active management style (Long Short, Active Long Only and Global Macro). It is aimed at investors who want to take advantage of the opportunities offered mainly by global stock markets, as a substitute or supplement to the equity part of their portfolio.
Asian Managers Selection Fund
Fund of hedge funds under Italian law which aims to obtain an absolute return in Euro over the medium to long term by investing in funds whose economic risk is mainly linked to the Asian region. It is aimed at investors who want to take advantage of the strong opportunities offered by the Asian markets through a product that is widely diversified on talented managers who invest mainly in the equity markets of the Asian region. All the managers present in the portfolio are characterized by an active management with a Long Short management style and in a minor proportion Active Long Only and Macro.
All the funds of Global Selection SGR only provide an annual management fee of 1.8% (1.3% for the institutional class) and are characterized by the absence of performance fees.
| Description | ISIN | TKR Bloomerg | Valore Quota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Managers Selection Fund (classe A) | IT0003407100 | GMSFUND IM Equity | 911.777,993 € |
| Global Managers Selection Fund (classe I) | IT0004399579 | GMSFUND IM Equity | 674.548,328 € |
| Global Managers Selection Fund (classe D) | IT0004953722 | GMSFUND IM Equity | 754.467,206 € |
| Asian Managers Selection Fund (classe A) | IT0004268295 | GSASMSA IM Equity | 550.242,420 € |
| Asian Managers Selection Fund (classe I) | IT0004399678 | GSASMSA IM Equity | 673.889,483 € |
| Asian Managers Selection Fund (classe D) | IT0004953755 | GSASMSA IM Equity | 464.675,831 € |
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FOR SWISS INVESTORS - With reference to Switzerland, the distribution of Shares of each fund in Switzerland will be exclusively made to, and directed at, qualified investors (the “Qualified Investors”), as defined in the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act of 23 June 2006, as amended (“CISA”), and its implementing ordinance. Accordingly, each fund has not been and will not be registered with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”). Information, documentation and/or any other offering materials relating to the Shares and each fund may be made available in Switzerland solely to Qualified Investors. The Representative and Paying Agent in Switzerland is Banca del Ceresio SA, Via Pretorio 13, 6900 Lugano. The Offering Memorandum, the Articles of Association, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports, if any, may be obtained free of charge from the Representative. In respect of the Shares distributed in Switzerland, the place of performance and jurisdiction is at the registered office of the Representative.