H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa (Lugano)

Name: H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa
Address: Via Della Posta 4, Lugano, 6900
Telephone: +41919100583

H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa is a mid-sized advisory firm based in Lugano. It manages $60 million of regulatory assets for 36 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, and 5 other states.

H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and global reporting & risk analysis of client portfolio including assets not under management. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa is $60 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 140% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $8.2 million in discretionary accounts and $51.8 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.17 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.79 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 25% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors is individuals with 26 clients and $31 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $60 million for 36 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Fabio Stampanoni	Ceo and president	1 Apr 2014	75% - 100%	6328577
Giampaolo Bonalumi	President & ceo	1 Aug 2018	25% - 50%	5751011

Based in Lugano

The principal office where H I A Helvetia Investment Advisors Sa performs its advisory services is located at Via Della Posta 4, Lugano, 6900, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +41919100583 or by fax +41919100588. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at helvetia-ia.com/index.html.