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Sustainably outperforming an institutional real estate portfolio. Strategy, execution, reporting, with no conflicts of interest.

CHF 2.2Bn+ AuM Pension funds, foundations, funds Structured quarterly reporting
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The service

We take on active portfolio management on behalf of institutional clients (pension funds, foundations, funds, family offices). Our mandate covers strategy definition, operational execution and reporting, acting as a direct extension of the owner. We identify sources of value creation, secure long-term revenues and improve portfolio returns.

Scope

What we take on

  • Defining and formalising the real estate strategy (positioning, allocation, ESG, value creation plan)
  • Property manager oversight and coordination of service providers (architects, tax advisers, lawyers, brokers)
  • Performance indicator monitoring and variance alerts
  • Initial portfolio audit (financial, administrative, technical, SWOT analysis)
  • Structured quarterly reporting, indicateurs financiers, ESG, vacance, charges, travaux, contentieux, tableau de bord synthétique
  • Preparation and presentation of investment and disposal decisions
  • ESG commitments monitoring and decarbonisation trajectory
  • Impeccable governance, transparency on trade-offs and controlled conflicts of interest
Methodology

Five steps, from diagnosis to annual review.

01

Portfolio audit

Technical, financial, leasing and ESG diagnosis. Set-up of a dedicated SharePoint as a document-sharing platform.

02

Strategy

Defining an investment roadmap, decision-making process and authority limits, real estate policy validated with governance bodies.

03

Execution

Operational oversight of property managers and service providers, contract management, performance optimisation.

04

Quarterly reporting and asset fact sheets

Structured deliverables, dashboards, statement verification, accounting consolidation.

05

Annual review

Annual strategy review, with adjustments based on market, portfolio and objectives evolution.

Sample deliverables

The quality of daily output.

Sample page of the Helvetadvisors quarterly management report
Reporting

Quarterly management report

Consolidated portfolio view: financial performance, rent roll, service charges, works, ESG indicators. Concise dashboard delivered to the investment committee and management.

Sample Helvetadvisors asset fact sheet
Asset

Asset fact sheet

Detailed asset-level view: characteristics, rent roll, financial performance, energy monitoring and decarbonisation trajectory.

For whom

Institutional and private owners holding directly-owned real estate.

Pension funds, institutional foundations, real estate funds, family offices and private investors holding directly-owned Swiss real estate requiring professional management.

Pension funds Foundations Real estate funds Family offices Private investors
The 360° approach

Asset management is not a solo discipline.

Our six service lines work in parallel, all serving a single portfolio strategy.

Upstream

Our Transactions team sources target acquisitions aligned with the strategy. When securitisation becomes relevant, our Structuring team designs the dedicated investment vehicle upstream of the roll-out.

Downstream

Our Project Management team oversees the renovations and works set out in the strategy, our Valuations measure the change in value, our Commercial Leasing team re-lets vacant space.

Case study

Value uplift on a heritage building in Geneva.

Acquisition
November 2018
CHF 9.9M
Rental income
over 6 years
+47%
Service charges
% of rental income
41% 35%
Appraised value
end of 2024
CHF 15.6M

Value creation, seven years of active management

  • Renovation of 10 of 24 apartments, creation of attic-level rental space, capture of latent rental reserve
  • Project management of the full renovation and attic fit-out, 2023 to 2025, for CHF 4.2M
  • Optimisation des charges, de 41% à 35% of rental income
  • Work led by Helvetadvisors' Asset Management, Project Management and Valuation teams
Tailored quote

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Our 360° team manages your real estate portfolio end-to-end: asset management, project management, valuation, transactions, commercial leasing. Complimentary.

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