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EIM's History
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1992
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Mr. Arpad Busson founded E.I.M. S.A. in Switzerland to specialize in the construction and management of tailor-made funds and portfolios of hedge funds.
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1994
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E.I.M. S.A. co-founded the AAA Foundation, which receives the first authorization from the Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office (OFAS) to manage and offer multi-manager equity and fixed income programs to Swiss pension funds.
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1995
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EIM Securities (USA) Inc. opens in New York.
EIM (United Kingdom) Ltd. opens in London.
EIM's assets under management go from predominantly private to predominantly institutional.
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1997
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EIM Securities (USA) Inc. becomes a broker/dealer.
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1998
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EIM Securities (USA) Inc. becomes a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a Commodity Pooled Operator (CPO).
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1999
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E.I.M. S.A. becomes the first fund-of-hedge-funds company to have its manager selection and monitoring, portfolio management, investment and client reporting processes certified under international ISO 9002-1994 quality management standards. Thereafter, maintenance of ISO certification requires annual audits by an independent certification agent.
EIM Management (USA) Inc., based in New York, opens as a Registered Investment Adviser.
EIM (Gibraltar) Ltd. opens to manage offshore client mandates.
EIM (United Kingdom) Ltd. becomes registered with IMRO (later to become the FSA).
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2000
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E.I.M. S.A. opens a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland.
EIM Management (USA) Inc. becomes a CTA/CPO.
E.I.M. S.A.'s ISO certification is upgraded to the ISO 9001-2000 standard.
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2002
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EIM (Monaco) S.A.M. and EIM (France) S.A.S. open to service clients and manage portfolios respectively.
EIM performance reporting is certified as compliant with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), as issued by AIMR (today called the CFA Institute).
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2006
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EIM (Asia) Pte Ltd. opens in Singapore.
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2007
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EIM wins the Global Pensions "Hedge Fund of Funds Provider of the Year" award.
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2008
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EIM Asset Management (Nederlands) opens in Amsterdam.
E.I.M. S.A. is licensed and regulated as an Asset Manager of Collective Investment Schemes by the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
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2009
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EIM USA is awarded "Best Fund of Hedge Funds in the category of Multi-Strategy Funds of Hedge Funds with assets between US$ 250 million and US$ 1 billion" at the 2009 HFM Week Awards.
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