Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets Overview
- Type
- Economic Development Agency
- Founded
- 2005

- Professionals
- 2

- AUM
- 00000
- Commitments
- 96
Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets General Information
Description
Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) is an economic development agency based in Bern, Switzerland. Established in 2005, the mission of the agency is to promote long-term, sustainable and broad-based growth in developing and emerging countries. The agency supports enterprises in its partner countries by making capital and loans available and providing knowledge to professionalize business management. In addition, the agency encourages fair working conditions, environmentally friendly production standards and integrity in business practices. SIFEM has outsourced portfolio management to a management company called Obviam. The organization's governing board is elected by the Swiss Federal Council. The board sets the investment strategy of SIFEM according to the strategic objectives of the Swiss Federal Council and monitor the former's operational transactions. The board has delegated its investment decisions to its investment committee and formed an audit committee. The audit committee deals with issues relating to portfolio performance and evaluation, financial statements, risk management, the budget and the fees of Obviam.
Contact Information
- Helvetiastrasse 17
- P.O. Box 3000
- 3000 Bern
- Switzerland
Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets Commitments (96)
Fund Name | Fund Manager | Fund Location | Vintage | Fund Size | Commitment Date | Commitment |
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0000000 0000000 000000 | Synergy Capital Managers | Lagos, Nigeria | 2019 | 00000 | 0000-00-00 | |
000 000000000 000 0000 | 00000000 0000000 | Cape Town, South Africa | 2019 | 00000 | 0000-00-00 | |
00000000 00000000 00000 | 000000 0000000 | Mumbai, India | 2019 | 0000 | 0000-00-00 | |
00000000 00000000 00000 | 00000000. | Mumbai, India | 2019 | 0000 | 0000-00-00 | |
000000 00000000000 0000 | 000000000 000000 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 2018 | 00000 | 0000-00-00 |
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Target PE:Current PE:42.00 % Actual
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Target Real Estate:Real Estate:42.00 % Actual
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Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets Team (5)
Name | Title | Office |
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Claude Barras | Manager | Bern, Switzerland |
Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets Board Members (6)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
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Geoff Burns | Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets | Member of the Investment Committee and Audit Committee | 000 0000 |
Jörg Frieden | Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets | Chairman of the Board and the Investment Committee | 000 0000 |
Julia Balandina Jaquier Ph.D | Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets | Member of the Investment Committee and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee | 000 0000 |
Kathryn Imboden | Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets | Member of the Investment Committee | 000 0000 |
Susanne Grossmann | Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets | Vice Chairwoman of the Board and Member of the Investment Committee | 000 0000 |