Ram Active Investments S.A. (Geneva)


Ram Active Investments S.A. is an adviser based in Geneva. It manages $3.3 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Ram Active Investments provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ram Active Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ram Active Investments S.A. is $3.3 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.29 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.3 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $220 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ram Active Investments S.A. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Michel Stanislas Broch serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Michel Stanislas Broch is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $3.3 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ram Active Investments has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.3 billion for 15 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ram Active Investments also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ram Active Investments S.A.

The company employs 41 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 27 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michel Stanislas Broch has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2006. Andrea Maralla joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Maxime Botti Executive officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 6524304
Michel Stanislas Broch Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 5939589
Christian Richard Achod Fringhian Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529796
Herman Jan Pieter Krul Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529799
Thomas Benigne Marie Legouz De Saint Seine Chief executive officer, director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6570619
Reyl & Cie Holdings Sa Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% foreign entity
Sequana Sarl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% foreign entity
Merendella (Holding) Sarl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 Other foreign entity
Reyl & Cie Holding Sa Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 Other foreign entity
Christian Fringhian Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529796
Herman Krul Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529799
Willem Van Der Worm Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529802
Thomas Benigne De Saint Seine Chief executive officer, director 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 6570619
Jan Willem Marius Van Der Worm Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 6529802
Emmanuel Michael Hauptmann Executive officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 4925432
Emmanuel Michael Hauptmann Shareholder 1 Jan 2010 Other 4925432
Pierre Olivier François André Pourcelot Executive officer 1 Nov 2010 Other 6530415
Laurent Joseph Francois Lienard Chief compliance officer, head of legal 1 Apr 2011 Other 6524275
Laurent Lienard Chief compliance officer, head of legal 1 Apr 2011 Other 6524275
Roberto Zito Executive officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 6529838
Paul Francois Lorenzoni Director 1 Oct 2012 Other 6529805
Jan Erik Frogg Director 1 Jun 2016 Other 4936623
Andrea Maralla Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6920378
Massimo Perona Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6920381
Alexandra Virginia Young Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6778632
Frank Goasguen Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 4850272
Francesco Benvenuto Coatti Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6920389
Mediobanca Banca Di Credito Finanziario S.P.A Shareholder 1 Feb 2018 50% - 75% foreign

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Francois Pierre Reyl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 5990550
Dominique Charles Henri Reyl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 5990549
F.C.O Participations Sa Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Francois (Nmn) Reyl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 5990550
Dominique (Nmn) Reyl Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 5990549
F.C.O Participations Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
62 Rhône Participations Sa Shareholder 1 Mar 2017 25% - 50% foreign entity

Based in Geneva

The principal office where Ram Active Investments S.A. performs its advisory services is located at Rue Du Rhône 8, Geneva, Ch 1204, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +41 58 726 8700. The normal business hours are 08.30 -17.30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ram-ai.com.

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