Zurich / Frankfurt am Main, September 24, 2014 - John Hathaway, manager of the Falcon Gold Equity Strategies, wins for the fourth consecutive year three gold medals at the Sauren Golden Awards in the category Equity Gold Mines. Falcon Private Bank plans to strengthen the partnership with Tocqueville Asset Management.
Sauren Fonds-Research AG has recently announced its prestigious and renowned awards during the Sauren Golden Award ceremony 2014. Fund managers from different investment categories were awarded based on the Sauren Fund Ratings. John Hathaway was awarded the highest price in the Equity Gold Mines category, namely three gold medals.
John Hathaway of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., USA, has over 40 years of professional investment experience and manages several gold mutual funds with a total of USD 2.7bn. Since August 2012 John Hathaway has been managing the Falcon Gold Equity Fund, domiciled in Switzerland and available for public distribution in Switzerland and Germany. The Falcon Gold Equity Strategy invests in securities of companies located throughout the world that are engaged in mining or processing gold. A part of the net assets of the Fund can be invested in companies that mine or process other precious metals, gems or colored metals.
The successful partnership between Falcon Private Bank and Tocqueville Asset Management has led to a total managed volume of USD 730mn. Following the Sauren Golden Awards, the two firms will enhance their partnership with a global equity strategy from October 2014.
"We are very proud of John's achievements and appreciate the outstanding performance of our Falcon Gold Equity Strategies" - said Tobias Unger, Deputy CEO & COO of Falcon Private Bank, and added: "We are looking forward to further strengthening our partnership with Tocqueville Asset Management and offer attractive fund investment opportunities to our clients."
Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P. is an entrepreneurial, employee-owned limited partnership that focuses
exclusively on growing and preserving its clients' long-term capital. Tocqueville invests alongside its clients and therefore has
more than a professional interest in producing results that meet and exceed expectations. www.tocqueville.com
Falcon Private Bank LTD. is an experienced Swiss private bank specialized in asset management for high net worth private clients and families. Its clients all over the world enjoy the benefits of nearly 50 years of experience in Swiss private banking and the financial strength and solidity of its owner aabar Investments PJS. Falcon Private Bank is based in Zurich, Switzerland, with branches and representative offices in Geneva, London, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Singapore. www.falconprivatebank.com
The Sauren Golden Awards http://www.sauren.de/en/golden-awards.html
Media Contact:
Falcon Private Bank
Gianmarco Timpanaro
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Tocqueville Asset Management
Evelyn Lee
Media Spokesperson
+1 (212) 698-0800
ELee@tocqueville.com
www.tocqueville.com
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