Belvédère Asset Management

Belvédère Asset Management

Thérèse Lucienne Meier established Belvédère in 2001 in Glarus, with the Marxer family anchoring the firm through the Marxer Stiftung. It operates as a FINMA-regulated asset manager serving Swiss and DACH-region families across asset management, estate structuring, and succession planning. In 2022 Luzerner Kantonalbank acquired a 26.8% minority interest, adding institutional ballast without altering the firm’s independent partnership and client-service model. The firm manages assets across listed securities, real estate, private credit, and art. Its Swiss real estate mandates span mixed-use properties, while the Belvédère Fonds Asia Pacific+ extends reach into regional public equity. Confirmed specialist coverage includes luxury, collectibles, and passion assets — a category served by an in-house art desk under Michael Ziegert that runs the Belvédère Kunstfenster exhibition series on Bellerivestrasse in Zurich. Investment strategy is implemented by a team led by Giorgio Saraco, supported by deputy Benny Mullis, and targets direct mandates for family clients rather than third-party fund products. The senior partnership includes Thomas Fischli (executive partner, head of clients), Giorgio Saraco (head of asset management), and Stephanie Williams (head of finance and controlling). Chairman Martin Landolt and vice chairman Florian Marxer oversee governance, while the partnership extends to client-team leads in Glarus and Zurich. July 2022: Belvédère joined the UN Global Compact, formalizing its ESG commitment alongside its Swiss Association of Asset Managers membership. The firm also sponsors Swiss ski racers Gino and Mauro Caviezel. The structural distinction is the embedded art operation — most multi-family offices rely on external advisors for collectibles, but Belvédère employs a full-time senior art advisor and runs its own gallery-like exhibition series. This lets the firm consolidate financial and passion assets under one mandate, a differentiator for families whose balance sheets include significant art holdings.