Terms of Use
By accessing this website (the “Website”), you as a client or potential client, accept to receive the information on the Website.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully, as they explain certain restrictions imposed by law on the access to and distribution of information on this Website.
This Website (including microsites) and all information contained therein constitutes advertising.
Access Restrictions – Professional Clients and Qualified Investors in Switzerland
This Website and all information contained herein is intended for exclusive use by professional clients as defined in the Federal Act on Financial Services of 15 June 2018 (the “FinSA”) and its implementing ordinance (“Professional Clients”) and by qualified investors as defined in the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006 (the “CISA”) and in its implementing ordinance (“Qualified Investors”), which have their residence or registered office in Switzerland.
This Website and all information contained herein is not intended for offer or distribution to or use by any other person or entity in any other country or legal jurisdiction and may not be accessed by such person or entity.
The collective investment schemes mentioned on this Website (“Schroders Funds”) may, unless explicitly stated otherwise, not be offered, sold or delivered to US citizens or persons resident or incorporated in the US and/or other natural or legal persons whose income and/or returns, regardless of origin, are subject to US income tax, as well as persons who are considered to be US persons pursuant to Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and/or the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, in each case as amended from time to time.
Company information and regulatorY STATUS
This Website is owned and operated by Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG ("SIMSAG"). The registered office of SIMSAG is at Central 2, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
SIMSAG is authorised as fund management company according to the Federal Act on Financial Institutions of 15 June 2018 (“FinIA”) by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, Laupenstrasse 27, CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland, (“FINMA”) and regulated by the latter.
SIMSAG is an ultimately wholly owned subsidiary of Schroders plc, London. Schroders plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
SIMSAG administers various contractual funds under Swiss law, acts as Swiss representative and distributor for many Schroder Funds under foreign law, provides asset management services for Swiss and foreign collective investment schemes and investment foundations as well as individual portfolio management and advisory services to other professional and institutional clients.
SIMSAG in particular is the fund management company of the Swiss domiciled Schroder Funds. The relevant fund documents (e.g. prospectus with integrated fund contract (or as the case may be, the fund contract with annex), the key information documents as well as the annual and semi-annual reports) of the Swiss domiciled Schroder Funds are available free of charge from SIMSAG.
Furthermore, SIMSAG is the Swiss representative for the foreign Schroder Funds which have been approved by the FINMA for offer to non-qualified investors in Switzerland (“Approved Schroder Funds”) and for the foreign Schroder Funds which have not been approved for offer in Switzerland by FINMA but which may be offered to exclusively Qualified Investors in Switzerland (“Schroder Funds for Qualified Investors”). Paying agent of the Approved Schroder Funds and of the Schroder Funds for Qualified Investors is Schroder & Co Bank AG, Central 2, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland. The relevant fund documents (as the case may be: prospectus, offering memorandum, articles, the key information documents as well as the annual and semi-annual reports) of the Approved Schroder Funds and the Schroder Funds for Qualified Investors are available free of charge from SIMSAG. The relevant fund documents for the Schroder Funds for Qualified Investors will only be made available to Qualified Investors.
SIMSAG may from time to time suspend the operation of this Website for repair, maintenance or improvement work, or in order to update or upgrade its content or functionality. SIMSAG may also change the format, content and/or access of this Website (including these Terms of Use) at any time at its sole discretion without notice.
Applicable Regulation
As a fund management company, SIMSAG is, among others, subject to the rules under FinSA, CISA and FinIA.
Our FIDLEG Client Information Document in particular explains how we apply the regulatory requirements under FinSA and its implementing ordinance.
OMBUDSMAN
SIMSAG is affiliated to the following ombudsman:
Finanzombudsstelle Schweiz (FINOS), Talstrasse 20, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
Our FIDLEG Client Information Document sets out detailed information about the possibility to initiate a mediation procedure.
No Solicitation, Offer, Recommendation or Advice
All information and documents published, distributed or otherwise made available on this Website are provided for information purposes only.
No information or documents published on this Website constitutes a solicitation, an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell any Schroder Funds or other financial instruments, to effect any transactions, or to conclude any legal act of any kind whatsoever. The information on this Website is solely product-related and does not take into account any personal circumstances and does not qualify as general or personal investment recommendation or advice.
SIMSAG does not provide investment, legal, tax or other advice through this Website and nothing herein should be construed as such advice.
SIMSAG does not represent that any Schroder fund or financial instruments mentioned on this Website are suitable for any investor. Therefore, you should not rely on the content of this Website when making any investment or other decisions. It is your responsibility to evaluate the merits and risks associated with the use of any materials on this Website before making any investment decisions based on such materials. Investment or other decisions should be made solely on the basis of the relevant fund documents (prospectus/offering memorandum, fund contract/articles, key information documents, financial reports) of the respective fund.
It is important that you read the relevant fund and product documents before you invest in financial instruments to ensure that you understand the investment policy, expenses, specific risks involved and other important matters, to determine whether it is a suitable product for you.
We recommend that you contact an independent financial advisor, tax consultant or other qualified expert in order to determine whether an investment in a particular fund corresponds to your specific requirements and preferred level of risk.
Investment Risk / Performance
The provision of financial services and investments in financial instruments involve opportunities but also bear risks. It is important that you understand these risks before using a financial service or investing in a financial instrument. The most significant risks are explained in the brochure RISKS INVOLVED IN TRADING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) as well as in the relevant documents of the respective financial instrument.
The value of investments and the income therefrom may fall or rise and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Investors should be aware of the fact that exchange rate fluctuations can exert an influence on investments in foreign currencies.
Any performance data on this Website represents past performance. Past performance is no indication of current or future performance, and nothing on this Website should be interpreted to state or imply otherwise. The performance data do not include commissions and costs incurred by investors when subscribing or redeeming fund shares.
The level of tax benefits and liabilities will depend on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The use of this Website is at your own risk. This Website, together with all content, information and materials contained therein, is provided “as is” and “as available”, without any representations or warranties of any kind. Any materials, information or content accessed, downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this Website is done at your own risk and SIMSAG is not responsible for any damage to your computer systems or loss of data that results from the download of such material. SIMSAG and its affiliates expressly disclaim all representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, with respect to the SIMSAG Website, and all materials, information, content and functionalities contained therein.
Although ALL reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the content, information and materials on this Website are accurate, up-to-date, complete, correct, secure, reliable or available, SIMSAG does not warrant the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, correctness, security, reliability or availability of this Website or the information or results obtained from the use of this Website, or that this Website will be available at all times, or is virus-free or error-free.
Any content, information and materials on this Website may be subject to change or update without notice. Date-marked content, information and materials are exclusively published for the corresponding date. There is no obligation on SIMSAG to update such information. Unless otherwise stated, the numbers/figures on the SIMSAG Website are unaudited.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL SIMSAG BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS OR PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, THIS WEBSITE, THE INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED OR STORED IN OR FROM THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SIMSAG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Privacy
At Schroders, we respect your privacy and we are committed to keeping your personal data secure.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data. It is directed to individuals whose personal data we handle in the course of carrying out our commercial activities. Those individuals could be clients or prospective clients or their representatives, agents or appointees, or an employee, director, officer or representative of another organisation with which we have a business relationship. The Privacy Policy is also directed to visitors to our websites.
Schroders uses cookies to personalise and improve your site experience. When selecting ‘Manage cookies’ you accept all categories of cookies. When selecting you are given the opportunity to accept only the categories of your choosing.
Please be aware that certain types of cookies are necessary to browse our Website and therefore cannot be disabled. These necessary cookies do not collect any personal information about you. For more information on what cookies we use and how they affect you, please visit our Cookie Policy.
Use of Links
The hyperlinks provided on this Website are only provided for information and convenience purposes. SIMSAG is not responsible for the content of external internet sites that link or are accessible from this Website. SIMSAG does not assume any responsibility or liability with respect to any website accessed via this Website.
Electronic Mail Function
The possibility to communicate by e-mail between you and SIMSAG is only a convenience granted by SIMSAG. You acknowledge the limitations on the reliability of delivery, timeliness and security of e-mail and understand that SIMSAG will not be responsible for any loss or damage that could result from your requests not being accepted, confirmed or processed or as a result of your e-mails being intercepted by third parties. Messages that you send to us by e-mail may not be secure. We recommend that you do not send any confidential information to us by e-mail. If you choose to send, any confidential information to us by e-mail you do so at your own risk with the knowledge that a third party may intercept this information and we do not accept any responsibility for the security or integrity of such information.
Intellectual Property Rights
The information and materials contained on this Website are protected by intellectual property rights, which are owned or claimed by SIMSAG, its affiliates or third parties. The information and materials may be displayed and printed exclusively for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you do not remove any intellectual property right or other notices therein. You agree not to transmit, reproduce or use in any other way the information and materials contained on this Website in whatever form and by whatever means ("offline" and "online") without the express prior written consent of SIMSAG.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
Your access, visit to and use of this Website, and the present Terms of Use are governed by Swiss law. The place of jurisdiction is Zurich, Switzerland.
Confirmation
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Publication date: 1 January 2022
