finccam and Icosa Investments agree on strategic cooperation

finccam Investment GmbH, based in Munich, and Icosa Investments AG from Freienbach (Switzerland) are pleased to announce their strategic cooperation.

finccam Investment GmbH is an asset manager specializing in risk management and risk premia investments. The company manages over 4 billion euros in assets under management and assets under overlay in funds, advisory and overlay mandates.

Icosa Investments AG is a Swiss investment firm specializing in alternative bond strategies, in particular cat bonds. Icosa Investments focuses on investment strategies that offer uncorrelated returns or significantly higher yields compared to traditional fixed income instruments. The company was founded by Florian Steiger, a former employee of Goldman Sachs and Twelve Capital, in co-operation with a strategic investor.

As part of the strategic cooperation, both companies will work together along the entire value chain. The Icosa Investments team will primarily be responsible for the selection of individual cat bond transactions and portfolio management, while finccam will contribute its expertise in the areas of allocation, risk management, technology and data management as well as client support and distribution in Germany and the EU. The cat bond strategy has attracted well over USD 100 million in investments from investors since the beginning of the year.

Florian Steiger, CEO of Icosa Investments, comments: “The partnership with finccam allows us to further strengthen our analytical capabilities and risk management processes. finccam's data-driven and risk-focused investment approach and technology platform perfectly support our philosophy.”

Wolfgang Mader, Managing Director at finccam, adds: “Florian Steiger is a proven cat bonds expert with a long-standing track record, whom we have held in high regard for many years. By working with Icosa, we can offer our investors access to diversified cat bond risk premiums with the highest quality and transparency standards. The use of parts of our infrastructure and the close cooperation along the value chain provides substantial added value for the portfolio management processes and thus for investors in particular.”

Munich/Freienbach (Switzerland), 3 June 2024