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Swiss Life Select Deutschland

Logo: Swiss Life Asset Managers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German financial services company

Swiss Life Select Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Hanover, is a financial advisory firm offering consultation in insurance, investment and real estate matters. It was initially created under the name AWD Holding by Carsten Maschmeyer and acquired in 2007 by Swiss Life. Via Swiss Life Deutschland Holding, Swiss Life Select is a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Swiss financial advisory and insurance group Swiss Life.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1
  • HeadquartersHanover1
  • Websitewww.swisslife-select.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI3912004K5WH6HO5WHC083
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSwiss-Life-Platz 1, 30659 Hannover, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Hannover, HRB 553243

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Swiss Life Select Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Hanover, is a financial advisory firm offering consultation in insurance, investment and real estate matters.2

Corporate structure

Swiss Life Select Deutschland is part of a group headed by Swiss Life. 186 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Swiss Life Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Life Select 100% · Praha, Czechia
      • Swiss Life Select Slovensko, a.s. Subsidiary · Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov, Slovakia
      • Best Solution Funds SICAV, a.s. Fund · 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
        • Constellation Sagittarius ESG, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV Fund · 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
        • Constellation Taurus, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV Fund · 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
        • Progresivni fond, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV (Progresivní fond, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV) Fund · 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
        • Vyvazeny fond, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV (Vyvážený fond, podfond Best Solution Funds SICAV) Fund · 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
    • PATRIMONY INVESTMENTS Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • HORIZON COTE D'AZUR Mouans-Sartoux, France
      • AZUR FINANCES INVEST Subsidiary · Mouans-Sartoux, France
        • CAR 3001 Subsidiary · Mouans-Sartoux, France
        • COTE D AZUR HOLDING Subsidiary · Mouans-Sartoux, France
          • 1 more
        • ESPACE AUTO Subsidiary · Mouans-Sartoux, France
    • Swiss Life Deutschland Holding GmbH Hannover, Germany
      • Swiss Life Select Deutschland Hannover, Germany
      • DEUTSCHE PROVENTUS AG Subsidiary · Hannover, Germany
      • Horbach Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH Subsidiary · Hannover, Germany
      • Swiss Life Deutschland Operations GmbH Subsidiary · Hannover, Germany
      • Swiss Life Deutschland Vertriebsservice GmbH Subsidiary · Hannover, Germany
    • Swiss Life Investment Management Holding AG Zurich, Switzerland
      • WIMBLEDON PARK LTD 90% · London, United Kingdom
      • Swiss Life Asset Management AG Zurich, Switzerland
        • Aktien Emerging Markets Indexiert Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • AKTIEN GLOBAL EX SCHWEIZ ESG INDEXIERT (CHF HEDGED) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Aktien Global ex Schweiz Indexiert (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • AKTIEN GLOBAL SMALL CAPS EX SCHWEIZ INDEXIERT Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Aktien Schweiz All Caps Indexiert Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix 45 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix 75 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix Index 100 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix Index 15 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix Index 25 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix Index 45 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • BVG-Mix Index 75 Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Expert 2031 I Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Immobilien Europa Industrie und Logistik ESG (CHF) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Infrastruktur Global ESG (EUR) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen CHF AAA-BBB ESG Indexiert Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen Emerging Markets Short Term (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen Global Aggregate (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen Global Aggregate ex CHF Indexiert (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen Global Unternehmen (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Obligationen Global Unternehmen Short Term (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Swiss Life Funds (CH) Equity Global Protect (CHF hedged) Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Swiss Life Funds (CH) Equity Global Small Cap Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Swiss Life Funds (CH) Equity Switzerland Protect Enhanced Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • Swiss Life Funds III (CH) Equity Swissness Fund · Zurich, Switzerland
        • and 98 more
      • SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS NORDIC AS Oslo, Norway
        • SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS TRANSACTIONS AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • La Suisse Assurances Subsidiary
    • aXenta AG Subsidiary · 100% · Baden, Switzerland
    • BEOS AG Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • BEREM Property Management GmbH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • CHASE DE VERE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • SOC CIV SAINTE AURELIA Subsidiary · Mouans-Sartoux, France
    • SWISS LIFE (LIECHTENSTEIN) AG Subsidiary · Ruggell, Liechtenstein
    • SWISS LIFE (LUXEMBOURG) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • Swiss Life (Luxembourg) Branch · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • SWISS LIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • Swiss Life AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
      • Swiss Life Lebensversicherung SE Subsidiary · Garching, Germany
    • Swiss Life AG - Reinsurance Account (RE) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Life AG - Separate account individual life (EV) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Life AG General Account (NZ) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
      • SWISS LIFE FINANCE II AG Subsidiary · Ruggell, Liechtenstein
    • Swiss Life AG Separate Account Group Life (KV) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Life Asset Managers Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
      • Climatch GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • SWISS LIFE ASSURANCE SOLUTIONS S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • SWISS LIFE FINANCE I AG Subsidiary · Ruggell, Liechtenstein
    • Swiss Life Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • BEOS Corporate Real Estate Fund Germany IV Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • BEOS Corporate Real Estate Fund Germany V Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • BEOS Light Industrial Germany I Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Berlin Prime Innovation GmbH & Co. Geschlossene Investmentkommanditgesellschaft Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • SL REF (DE) Geschlossene Immobilien Beteiligung Deutschland I Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • SL REF (DE) Key Metropolitan Areas Europe Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Swiss Life REF (DE) European Living Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Swiss Life REF (DE) European Real Estate Living and Working Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Swiss Life REF (DE) Major Premises Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Swiss Life Products (Luxembourg) S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • Swiss Life Products (Luxembourg) S.A. Niederlassung für Deutschland Branch · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • SWISS LIFE REF NORDIC 2024 INVEST I AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • SWISS LIFE REF NORDIC 2024 INVEST II AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • Swiss Life Select Osterreich GmbH (Swiss Life Select Österreich GmbH) Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • and 1 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The AWD company was founded in 1987. There is a popular belief that Carsten Maschmeyer founded the company alone, together with his later wife Bettina or her brother Kai Lange, but the official founder was Kai Lange, alone or with his girlfriend Ulrike Schröter.

From Wikipedia’s article on Swiss Life Select, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Apr 8, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by Swiss Life Deutschland Holding GmbH3
  2. 1988Founded Founded1

Sources

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