Catey GmbH
Switzerland
Complete financial advice tailored to executives and compliance-based asset management for companies.
Complete financial advice tailored to executives and compliance-based asset management for companies.
About Catey
Catey is a partner-owned firm that advises private clients and companies on three things: managing wealth from stock options and deferred compensation, ensuring personal investments comply with company regulations, and running discretionary equity portfolios for clients who want active management without the admin.
We guide clients through each stage — from grant to vesting to exercise — and invest the proceeds in line with their goals.
For executives subject to insider trading rules, we manage portfolios that stay within company regulations at all times.
Individually managed discretionary portfolios for private clients who want a dynamic but traditional equity approach.
Employee Compliance
Companies subject to insider trading rules need their executives' investments monitored continuously. Catey maintains a direct line with your compliance department, reports holdings, flags restricted securities, and ensures trading windows are respected — so your staff can invest without putting the firm at risk.
We handle the compliance reporting. You focus on your work.
U.S. Exposure
If you hold shares or options in a U.S. company, U.S. inheritance tax applies — regardless of your nationality or where you live. For non-U.S. taxpayers the tax-free threshold is just USD 60,000, versus USD 11 million for U.S. citizens. In the event of death, all U.S.-held accounts are frozen until IRS filings are complete.
Contrary to common knowledge, estate taxes apply to more than real estate.
The consequences for European executives can be severe.
Investment Strategy
Our emotions are one of the greatest obstacles to satisfactory market performance. A good strategy executed consistently will most of the time outperform a great strategy executed inconsistently.
We study what has led to success year over year, decade over decade, and apply it today.
We execute through Interactive Brokers, chosen for their global market access, top-tier execution quality, and financial stability — confirmed even during the 2008 financial crisis when they received a rating upgrade.
Pricing
Three schedules, all of which include bank, management, transaction and custody costs. No charges for trades or strategy adjustments. Our revenue comes from growing and preserving your wealth.
All costs included. Incentive bonus applies on net profits.
+ 12% of net profits
All costs included. Higher incentive share in exchange for lower base fee.
+ 20% of net profits
No base fee. All costs included. Performance only.
+ 30% of net profits
The incentive bonus only applies when your portfolio reaches a new peak.
— It never resets.
This means we only get paid for genuine growth — not for recovering lost ground.