Membership

The active membership of SAM is open to natural persons, legal entities and partnerships that already have a license from FINMA under FinIA, are currently still active as wealth managers affiliated to a SO/SRO or are entered in an advisor register within the scope of application of FinSA.

It is therefore primarily aimed at wealth and portfolio managers, managers of collective assets, managers of private asset structures (namely trustees) and client advisors.

 

Individual membership of SAM is a commitment to excellence and highly professional performance. In doing so, you actively contribute to representing the association's values and strengthening the industry.

Partner members support the objectives of SAM. The majority of renowned banks and financial service providers in the Swiss financial center are among the SAM's growing number of partner members.

Active membership

Active membership of SAM

As an industry association, SAM represents more than half of the wealth and portolio management companies in Switzerland, bringing together the wealth and portfolio managers supervised by FINMA and the five supervisory authorities. It is also the largest association of CISA asset managers and, as a professional association, brings together more than 1,700 individual members who work in portfolio and wealth management.

Active membership of SAM is open to natural and legal persons as well as partnerships that are already licensed by FINMA in accordance with FinIA, are currently still active as wealth and portfolio managers affiliated to an SRO/SO or are entered in an advisor register within the scope of FinSA.

 

Terms of affiliation

The admission as an active member of SAM requires activity as a wealth and portfolio manager, trustee, manager of collective assets (for collective investment schemes or pension funds), fund management company or securities firm.
As such, it must be supervised by FINMA directly or by one of the five approved supervisory organizations: AOOS, FINcontrol, OSFIN, OSIF, SO-FIT.

Client advisors who are entered in an advisor register are also admitted.

Exclusive advantages

In addition to a direct contact with the association of the Wealth Management Industry, active members of SAM benefit from broad support in everyday business matters and have access to exclusive SAM information.

In addition, you are entitled to the following services included in the annual fee:

  • Connection to the OFS ombudsman's office (mandatory within the scope of the FinIA and FinSA) 

  • Legal support, in particular in connection with implementation and documentation in accordance with FinSA and FinIA 

  • Access to all SAM events and publications 

  • Use of the SAM training platform with free offers and specialist courses at special conditions (individual registration required)

  • Access to the cross-border program (24 free country manuals) 

  • Special conditions for profession-specific solutions, such as IT solutions, professional indemnity insurance, etc. 

  • Fleet discount with certain car importers 

  • Free membership for employees of active SAM members

Fee

The annual fee for active members of SAM is determined by the general assembly for the following year. If admission to the association takes place in the second half of the year, half of the annual fee is waived. 

Membership fee: CHF 2,000 (excl. VAT)

Bank details: Zürcher Kantonalbank, 8010 Zurich
Bank account: 01-200027-2
IBAN No. CH35 0070 0110 0012 4943 8

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Partner membership

Partner membership

The majority of renowned banks and financial service providers in the Swiss financial center are among the growing number of SAM partner members.

Requirements

Natural or legal persons who support the objectives of SAM, who are interested in the profession and the educational work of SAM and who wish to actively promote the industry and the Swiss financial center can become partner members.

Advantages of a partner membership

For partner members, SAM offers a valuable platform to get in touch with members for meetings and the exchange of information and expertise. They also enjoy the following benefits:  

  • The opportunity to speak at SAM seminars 

  • Invitation to all SAM events 

  • Preferential conditions at all SAM events 

  • Opportunities for event sponsorship 

  • Access to protected SAM content

Fees

If a member only joins the association in the second half of the year, only half of the annual membership fee is payable.

Annual membership fee CHF 5,000 (excl. VAT)

Bank details: Zürcher Kantonalbank, 8010 Zurich
Bank account: 01-200027-2
IBAN No. CH35 0070 0110 0012 4943 8

Application for Partner Membership

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Individual membership

Individual membership

SAM brings together wealth and portolio managers who are committed to professional, reputable and high-quality porfolio and wealth management. An individual SAM membership is a commitment to excellence and highly professional performance. In doing so, you actively contribute to representing the association's values and strengthen the industry.

Who can become an individual member?

All employees who work for a wealth and portfolio management company, including retired employees.

Advantages of an individual SAM membership

An individual membership offers a range of valuable benefits: 

  • Direct contact with the leading professional association 

  • Wide-ranging networking opportunities 

  • Personal invitation to all SAM events 

  • Access to the training platform (separate registration required)

  • Support for all aspects of the day-to-day business 

  • Access to exclusive information

Fees

Persons who join the association in the second half of the year pay half the annual membership fee in the year of joining.

The membership fee is waived for employees of a SAM active member.
A discount of 50% is granted from the age of 65.

The annual membership fee is CHF 500 (excl. VAT).

Bank details: Zürcher Kantonalbank, 8010 Zurich
Bank account: 01-200027-2
IBAN No. CH35 0070 0110 0012 4943 8

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