This year's SAUREN Golden Awards were held on September 8, 2011 in Frankfurt. Next to publicising the gold medal winners, the SAUREN GOLDEN AWARD winners were announced. The SAUREN GOLDEN AWARD is a distinction highlighting noteworthy management achievements. More information – including videos from the live streaming of the presentation of prizes – is available on our special SAUREN Golden Awards 2011 pages and in the following brochure:

Special page: SAUREN Golden Awards 2011
Special page: Prize Winners (videos of the prize-givings)
Special page: Impressions of the event (photogallery)
SAUREN Golden Awards 2011 - Brochure [PDF]

"The manager comes first for Sauren, not the fund"

Investment Europe interviewed Ansgar Guseck in their October 19th publication on fund manager due diligence. The interview highlights the key values of Sauren's selection of fund managers: thorough understanding of the investment philosophy of the managers one invests in and independent decision-taking.

To read the full article, please click on the link below:

Investment Europe: "The manager comes first for Sauren, not the fund"

Eckhard Sauren gave the Swiss based specialist for analysing funds of hedge funds "Hegdegate" an interview at the conference of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. In the interview, Mr Sauren explains his unique investment philosophy as well as the importance of broad diversification and portfolio weighting, and illustrates how this is implemented in his daily work. The full interview can be found under the following link:

ZHAW Newsletter: "Interview with Eckhard Sauren"

A comparison of all major fund rating agencies in Europe

Investment Europe gives an overview on the different rating methodologies of the major fund rating agencies in Europe. The overview comprises the internationally known agencies but also focuses on the ones with a "strong presence" in their home market like Sauren.

Investment Europe: "Rating agencies look for allies"

The SAUREN Group is the leading independent specialist provider of qualitative fund analysis with a clear focus on managers and their personal capabilities and is now firmly established as one of Europe's most successful fund-of-funds managers. Its funds of funds cover all of the main segments and frequently receive awards in recognition of their strong performance. [Read more...]

SAUREN's innovative investment philosophy is based on its assessment of the capabilities of the person who is ultimately responsible for investment decisions. What this means is that the focus of attention is on fund managers rather than funds, drawing on the experience gained from more than 4,000 in-depth talks with promising fund managers. Analysing each fund's asset situation is also of key importance. [Read more...]

The SAUREN fund manager ratings focus on analysing the individual fund managers and their capabilities. This unique, people-based rating approach is used to assess the future prospects of investment funds. [Read more...]

SAUREN INSTITUTIONAL allows you to locate attractive management solutions in various asset classes using a unique research process focused on the individual fund managers themselves. [Read more...]