We provide Advisory Investment Services to Investment Managers, Wealth Managers and Financial Planners/IFAs.
Setting up Discretionary Portfolio Services
We believe in setting up robust discretionary portfolio services backed by a clear investment philosophy and a well-documented investment process allowing your discretionary portfolio service to stand out from the competition and be confidently presented to potential clients.
We can help with different offerings including:
Bespoke Portfolio Service (BPS) including multi-asset, charity and Inheritance Tax Portfolios.
Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) built around a central investment process including active, passive or hybrid strategies.
We can be involved through the whole process of setting up a discretionary portfolio service or on an adhoc project basis.
Reviewing and Updating your Investment Process
Where there is an existing Portfolio Service in place we can review and update all or any of the following:
- Investment Philosophy
- Asset Allocation
- Portfolio Construction & Monitoring
- Investment Selection & Research
- Risk Management
- Performance Reporting
- Costs
Investment Procedures
We can help your firm implement detailed procedures to support the day-to-day management of all investment, compliance and administrative tasks required to run a portfolio management service.
We can also advise you on all the documentations needed including:
- Marketing brochure
- Portfolio Comparison Report (supporting initial recommendation)
- Quarterly valuations
- Review Meeting Reports
Selection of External Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs)
As Investment Managers we have an in-depth understanding of what other managers are seeking to achieve. We are therefore able to assist Financial Planners with building a panel of DFMs, identifying different styles and strategies so clients have a range of choice.
Every investment service should have a defined Investment Process confirming key objectives and constraints. Understanding this process provides an insight into decision making and how portfolios could behave in different market environments.
Where Advisers already have an existing panel in place, we can review each service and provide a report with comparison criteria. An ongoing monitoring service can also be provided.
Independent Investment Committee Member
We can help put in place an Investment Committee or where there is already a committee in place, act as an Independent Member providing advice on asset allocation, portfolio strategy, portfolio decisions as well as market comments.
Investment Committees ensure that portfolios are regularly monitored and that all portfolio decisions are well documented and supported by rigorous analysis. Well documented portfolio decisions will help when reviewing portfolio performance with clients and will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Asset Custody
Finding reliable and flexible custody solutions has been a major problem for most Wealth Management businesses for many years.
A review and potential change of internal/external custody arrangements can deliver greater internal efficiencies and a vastly improved client experience given the better quality solutions now available.