Tareno AG takes over two health­care funds

Published: 07.01.2026

Press release

Tareno AG will take over the Kieger Sustainable Health­care Fund and the Kieger Impact Health­care Fund as invest­ment manager as of January 1, 2026. Both products will continue to operate under the new names Tareno Sustainable Health­care Fund and Tareno Impact Health­care Fund. With this solution, Kieger has found an ideal partner to continue the successful strategy of the funds in the long term.

As part of the acqui­si­tion, Tareno is streng­thening its asset manage­ment with a specia­lized health­care invest­ment team. This consists of two portfolio managers and one analyst. Separa­tely from the invest­ment team, Dominique Sekyra is moving from Kieger to Tareno. He will assume respon­si­bi­lity for the Insti­tu­tional Clients division in Asset Manage­ment. Two team members have already taken up their positions at the Zurich office as of January 1, with the other two joining on February 1. From this date, the entire team will be fully active at Tareno.

Logical strategic develo­p­ment in asset manage­ment

The integra­tion of the two funds will increase Tareno AG’s assets under manage­ment by around CHF 200 million. Tareno already has experi­ence in thematic asset manage­ment, inclu­ding the Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund, which has been successfully estab­lished in the market for many years. With the two health­care funds and the associated invest­ment team, Tareno is expan­ding its offering to include another globally relevant area of the future, thereby streng­thening the positio­ning of asset manage­ment – Tareno’s second pillar along­side wealth manage­ment.

“The acqui­si­tion of the health­care funds and the integra­tion of the specia­list team are an important strategic step for Tareno. We are not only streng­thening our exper­tise in the area of sustainable health­care invest­ments, but also expan­ding our asset manage­ment in a targeted manner,” says Sybille Wyss, CEO of Tareno AG.

New exper­tise in the health­care sector

The fund team brings proven specia­lists to Tareno:

• Dr. Maria SpecognaPortfolio Manager, over 20 years of experi­ence in the health­care sector, inclu­ding 19 years in sustainable invest­ments. Previous positions include Vontobel Asset Manage­ment and Swiss Re. Studied bioche­mi­stry and obtained a docto­rate at the Univer­sity of Zurich, Swiss Finan­cial Analyst (AZEK). Entry as of 1.2.2026
• Raphael Oesch, Portfolio Manager, over 15 years of invest­ment experi­ence, inclu­ding over 10 years in the health­care sector, with a focus on MedTech, managed care, health­care services and techno­logy. Previously Equity Analyst at BZ Bank. MSc in Banking & Finan­cial Manage­ment, CFA charter­holder. Entry per 1.1.2026
• Flavio Mancino, Analyst, over 10 years of experi­ence in asset manage­ment, previously with Vontobel Asset Manage­ment and LGT Bank AG, among others. Bachelor in Banking & Finance (ZHAW), CFA charter­holder. Entry per 1.1.2026

Streng­thening the insti­tu­tional business

• Dominique Sekyra, Head of Insti­tu­tional Clients, over 10 years of experi­ence in asset manage­ment with a focus on business develo­p­ment, investor relations and strategic growth. Most recently he was Head of Investor Relations at Kieger AG. Master’s degree in Inter­na­tional Business Econo­mics. Entry per 1.2.2026

Tareno AG: Your indepen­dent asset manager for 25 years

Tareno AG is one of the largest indepen­dent asset managers in Switz­er­land with offices in Basel and Zurich. For more than 25 years, the company has specia­lized in personal, indepen­dent asset manage­ment for private clients and also has proven exper­tise in asset manage­ment. It is directly regulated by FINMA and manages over CHF 3 billion in client assets. Tareno AG has been named one of the best asset managers in Switz­er­land by BILANZ for six years in a row.

Tareno now manages five indepen­dent invest­ment products

• Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund
• Tareno Equity Pearls Fund
• Charisma Fund
• Tareno Sustainable Health­care Fund
• Tareno Impact Health­care Fund

TO THE TARENO HEALTH­CARE FUNDS