Swissquote partners with Stableton to launch a bankable ACM

Swissquote has secured a partnership deal with Stableton. Stableton is an investment company that specializes in a wide range of offerings in the private markets. This partnership is aimed at supporting the launch of a bankable active managed certificate (ACM) that targets retail investors based in Switzerland.

Swissquote launches a unicorn-focused product for retail investors

The ACM set to be launched by Swissquote will largely mimic 20 of the largest unicorn companies globally whose stock has been listed by the Morningstar unicorn benchmark, which is a global index provider.

ACM is a type of structured product. This product allows asset managers to issue and manage their investment products without being dependent on the bank being the issuer. The product will allow retail investors to have “easy and convenient access” to high-growth companies that are privately owned.

Swissquote further said that the development would allow the company to grow the list of products and services that are available to clients. The company plans to give its investors access to unique trading opportunities through its unique trading platform.

“With this strategically important product innovation, Swissquote can expand its range of products and provide its clients with access to unique private market investments through its unique trading platform,” the company said.

Stableton partners with Swissquote and Morningstar

Besides ACM, Stableton has also released a private market product known as the Stableton Unicorn investment offering. This product has drawn upon the new private market unicorn indexes from Morningstar. The index has also deployed the experience from Stableton with backing from venture capitalists, equity, and institutional-grade investment solutions.

According to Swissquote, the two distinct investment products that will be released by investors will provide them with an efficient and cost-effective way that they will gain exposure to a wide range of some of the most innovative and privately-held high-growth companies.

The investment also includes an open-ended Luxembourg investment fund available to institutional investors. It will also involve a bankable ACM that contains a Swiss ISIN that will be available for public distribution across retail investors.

While speaking about these new investment products, the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Swissquote, Jan De Schepper, said that this offering would give retail and institutional investors access to investments in the private market, which would expand the company’s offerings.

The executive has also said that this new offering provides a trend that has been rapidly gaining momentum across the financial sector. Investing in the private markets is challenging because of some factors, such as high fees and an investment minimum, capital calls, and long-term fund commitment.

The challenges with such investments have made it difficult and time-consuming for interested investors. The Head of Innovation and Index Products at Morningstar, Sanjay Arya, said that this offering would allow investors to have a chance to gain exposure to one of the most promising growth opportunities in the market. These opportunities were previously challenging and, in some cases impossible to access.