Expertise

In-house research at the heart of the group

Our Sesame Financial Group investment solutions are closely linked to the group’s in-house research team.

This forward-looking fundamental research provides turnkey investment ideas, particularly thematic ones, as well as investment rationale for structured products.

The research is driven by conviction and constantly proposes original and new ideas for exposure to segments and sub-sectors that are likely to generate additional performance, in line with the identified theme.

Consolidated expertise in structured products

Thanks to the expertise of our teams, combined with Sesame’s capabilities and business volumes, we are able to optimise structures and pricing to meet your specifications (type of products, underlyings, investment horizon, risk/return profile).

We regularly offer investment ideas to enable our clients to position themselves on the payoff that best suits their objectives.

We take care of the definition of the product structure as well as its operational implementation and post-trade monitoring.

Our open-architecture platform offers you market access with the ability to build and issue bespoke structures at a competitive cost, supported by the high-quality service of our financial engineers.

A local service, a boutique approach

We aim to offer independent and broad advice in terms of asset classes and in-house products, developed and managed by our teams. Our knowledge of our clients’ issues, based on long-term relationships and personal dialogue, allows us to provide the added value our clients expect in terms of products, documentation, services and IT tools.

Based on our experience and the size of our organisation, we know how to anticipate any operational friction and respond promptly to all the expectations and questions of our clients. We know each of our clients, and they have easy access to their personal adviser, both to build tailor-made solutions and to monitor their investments.

Who are we?

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Geneva, with offices in Zurich and Lugano, Sesame Financial Group is in full expansion mode with a clientele of wealth managers, family offices and private banks throughout Switzerland.

The group is recognised for its technical expertise in structuring investments, for the performance of its thematic strategies, for the quality of its Research and for its innovative platform, which responds to the current trend towards the digitalisation of interactions in the investment process. Sesame Financial Group’s core priorities in terms of business development are a rigorous commitment to client service, the accessibility of its resources and teams in a boutique atmosphere, operational responsiveness, and the competitiveness of its investment solutions.

All Sesame’s staff have excelled in developing bespoke investment solutions at leading financial institutions in Geneva, Zurich, London, Paris and New York before joining the group.

Team

Sofiane Zaiem

Founder | Managing Partner

Marc-Antonio Ardeleanu

Co-founder | COO

Emmanuel Lafon

Head of Research

Cyril Parmentier

Investment Solutions Director

Grégoire Celerier

Trading & Investment Solutions Associate

Patrick Paul

Investment Solutions Director

Iyngaran Kunapathy

Investment Solutions Director

Laura Paganetti, CIIA

Investment Solutions Director

Filippo Barosini

Investment Solutions Analyst

Clémence Masrévéry

Research Analyst

Ariane Mampel-Fejoz

Administrative Operations Manager

Erika Vericat

Office Management