Europe/Vienna – 02:10
33 YEARS
OF OUTSTANDING

ASSET MANAGEMENT

CQ
Investment Group


The CQ Investment Group is a group of asset managers with a focus on quantitative strategies and ESG and impact investing, asset management of pension funds and alternative investments.

As a pioneer in the field of sustainable investments, the C-Quadrat Investment Group was awarded ESG Group of the year 2021/Global. Furthermore, the company was named "Best Group over 3 years Overall Small Company" at the renowned Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Austria 2020.


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Gegründet 1991
Gegründet 1991
Founded in 1991

CQ Investment Group was founded in Vienna in 1991.

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21 Länder
21 Länder
21 countries

CQ Investment Group is active in 21 countries across Europe and Asia.

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7 Milliarden
9 Mrd.
9 billion

CQ manages assets of over EUR 9 billion.

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Wolke
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INDEPENDET
ASSET
MANAGEMENT

The independent asset management companies of CQ Investment Group specialize in quantitative and discretionary absolute and total return strategies. Their product portfolio also includes mezzanine and growth capital products as well as alternative investments.


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Products

EXCELLENT
Products


For more than 33 years, the investment funds, investment products and strategies managed by CQ Investment Group companies have been among the best in their respective asset classes and have received numerous awards.


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Awards

History


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1991

Company is founded by Alexander Schütz and Thomas Riess


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1994

Asset management for institutional clients in Austria


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1996

Launch of the first fund-of-funds – multi-manager investment – in Austria


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2003

Establishment of a subsidiary in GermanyCQ obtains the license for investment company KAG


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2004

Company wins three first places in the Alternative Investment AwardsFirst management mandates for German corporate clients


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2005

Investment in ARTS Asset Management GmbH23 distinctions at the 2005 Fund-of-Funds Awards


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2006

CQ products are launched in Poland, Czech Republic and HungaryListing on the Prime Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange


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2007

CQ opens an office in FrankfurtCQ and ARTS become Austria’s most successful fund-of-funds managers


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2008

Slovakia and the three Baltic states are added to the sales territoryCQ and ARTS once again voted Austria’s most successful fund-of-funds managers


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2009

CQ wins 2009 Austrian and German Fund AwardsRomania, Spain and Italy added to the sales territoryCQ and ARTS are Austria’s most successful fund-of-funds managers once more


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2010

CQ voted the year’s fastest growing fund company by Capital magazineSlovenia is added to the sales territoryCQ wins 2010 Austrian and German Fund AwardsCQ wins 2010 Lipper Fund Award (Europe) in the ‘Mixed Asset Small’ three-year categoryCQ and ARTS once again voted Austria’s most successful fund-of-funds managers


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2011

The Euro business magazine awards C-QUADRAT & ARTS the title ‘Fund Boutique of the Year 2011’CQ and ARTS voted Austria’s most successful fund-of-funds manager for the 5th consecutive yearReaders of the Börse Online magazine name CQ Germany’s top innovative investment company


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2012

CQ is voted 2012 Investment Company of the Year by Börse OnlineSwitzerland and the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are added to the sales territoryLondon-based investment company BCM & Partners becomes part of the CQ Investment Group and changes its name to C-QUADRAT Asset Management (UK)


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2013

GELD magazine declares C-QUADRAT and ARTS Austria‘s top fund-of-funds managers for the seventh consecutive time


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2014

Assets managed by the CQ Investment Group companies break through the EUR 5 billion barrier


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2015

C-QUADRAT Asset Management expands its product range into the area of sustainability


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2018

Office in Paris with C-Quadrat Asset Management France


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2019

CQ is awarded ‘ESG Group of the Year/2019’


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2020

‘Best Group over 3 years Overall Small Company’ Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2020 Austria


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2021

JV with Vienna Insurance Group is founded in Warsaw/Poland Private equity fund in Austria with Raiffeisen Bank International


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2023

Outstanding contribution to social improvement Global 2022 -CFI.co


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SOCIAL
COMMITMENT


CQ Investment Group has been supporting social programs with communities from disadvantaged backgrounds for many years. At the same time we have financed projects to improve education and combat poverty all over the world.


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Social Commitment