SYZ & Co, the Swiss bank and investment house, has opened a new Edinburgh office.

SYZ & Co, the Swiss bank and investment house, has opened a new Edinburgh office.

The Edinburgh asset management team includes analyst Claire Manson, a member of the European equity team and manager of the OYSTER European mid & small cap fund.

The sales division is headed up by Derek Borthwick, who joined the Group in April this year as business development director for Scotland, the North of England and Northern Ireland.

"Scotland has a genuine equity investment culture and we have identified a clear interest for active strategies like the ones offered by our investment teams. A local presence, combining an asset management capacity and a sales force, is an additional asset," said Xavier Guillon, head of business development at SYZ Asset Management.