First Securities & Trust of Switzerland AGFirst Securities & Trust of Switzerland AG

Bespoke Portfolios

Wealth Management

Deeply personalised portfolios constructed around each client's appetite for risk, timeline, and legacy ambitions — not assembled from off-the-shelf product.

The portfolios that perform across generations are built around a single client's actual life — not the model client of a marketing brochure.
FS&T investment philosophy

Our Philosophy

Quality over speculation.

We prefer quality to speculation, patience to noise, and downside protection to peak performance in any single year. Our research is our own. Our convictions are tested against rigorous internal challenge before they reach a portfolio.

We are entirely comfortable saying no — to fashions, to fads, and to instruments whose risks we cannot price. That discipline is what compounds across decades.

When we have nothing confident to say, we say nothing.

How We Construct

Four anchors of portfolio design.

01

Conviction-Led

Research-driven positions tested against internal devil's advocate review before they reach a portfolio.

02

Long Horizon

Decades, not quarters. Quality over speculation, patience over noise, downside control over peak performance.

03

Multi-Asset

Equities, fixed income, private markets, real assets, and selective alternatives — institutional-grade access.

04

Risk-Adjusted

Risk mapping is quantitative and qualitative. From capital preservation to growth-with-alternatives.

The Client Experience

One advisor. The whole bank.

A wealth management relationship is felt in three places: the quality of the advisor, the clarity of the reporting, and the quickness of the response when something matters.

Every client works with a named senior advisor, supported by specialists in trust, tax, and investments. The advisor knows your mandate in full and is the single point of accountability for the entire bank.

Consolidated reporting unites positions across custodians and jurisdictions into one coherent view. Performance attribution is transparent and explanatory. There are no obscured fees.

Across Life Stages

Strategy evolves with the client.

What is right at 35 is rarely right at 65. We design mandates that change with you.

01

Accumulation

Founders and executives building wealth — concentration management, growth tilt, liquidity planning around exits.

02

Preservation

Established families and pre-retirees — income generation, drawdown control, and tax efficiency.

03

Distribution

Retirees and philanthropic vehicles — predictable disbursement and orderly intergenerational handover.

Schedule a Portfolio Review

A second opinion is the cheapest insurance.

A confidential review of your current positioning takes about an hour and is delivered by a senior advisor without obligation.