Fund Administrator Information Kit

To succeed in the competitive fund administration market, it’s imperative to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve service. Get the expert insights you need to prosper in our Info Kit.

CASE STUDIES

• Orangefield
  Global corporate, trust and fund services provider
• Quintillion LTD.
  Read how this full service hedge fund administrator uses Advent Geneva® and Workflow Manager to integrate with other applications and external data sources, and increase automation and efficiency.

WHITE PAPERS

• Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
  The Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive is the most contentious piece of financial services legislation to come out of the European Union in years. When first proposed in April 2009 it was met with uproar from participants both within and outside the alternatives industry, who criticized it for being protectionist, cost burdening and unreflective of different managers’ business models or the risks they pose.
• Understanding Master Feeder Fund Accounting
  This informative 14 page white paper explains the overall concept and details the advantages and disadvantages of master feeder accounting. So if you have, or are considering a master feeder fund, this report is an important resource for you and your firm.
• Understanding the United States' Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
  New US regulation, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which goes into effect on January 1, 2013, represents a significant modification of the US foreign withholding tax system.

VIDEOS

• Maples Fund Services
  Tyler Kim, Chief Information Officer, discusses how this worldwide fund administrator relied on Geneva to transform their business model from multiple, often manual processes to a centralized global data processing platform.  Geneva’s comprehensive security coverage, scalability, and customization actively help accommodate the variety of global client and regulatory demands.  Managed accounts are just one example of where Geneva’s flexibility and powerful reporting help Maples differentiate their services.
• Vastardis Capital Services
  Michael Spiciarich, discusses how Geneva’s flexible automation saves time and gives Vastardis the ability to spend more time building and customizing their own systems to focus on better mining and leveraging their data.
• Geneva® Road Map
  Todd Gottula, SVP of Product Development, discusses how Geneva’s ever-increasing breadth and depth helps our clients manage their portfolios from trade capture to investor accounting, resulting in full transparency from investment to investor, all on a single platform.

DEMOS

• Advent Partner Product Demo
  See how Advent Partner can service both your onshore and offshore funds.
• Geneva Product Demo
  Demo Geneva, Advent's full financial accounting and real time investment platform which offers a unified data model to support all instruments, all departments, and all offices across a firm.

PRODUCT BRIEFS

• Fund Administrators Solutions Brochure
  Advent® for Fund Administrators is a revolutionary solution developed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today’s fund administration market.  With more than 25 global hedge fund clients, 8 of the world’s top 10 prime brokers, and the world’s leading fund administration and accounting firms relying on Advent’s solutions as the backbone of their operations, Advent is the leader of real-time, global technology solutions for the investment management industry.   
• Geneva Product Brief
  Learn how Advent’s solutions can help you streamline, automate, and integrate the investment management process across your entire organization.
• Advent Partner Product Brief
  Advent Partner® is the only solution you need for complete investor accounting and servicing for both your onshore and offshore funds.  Advent Partner integrates with Geneva® to eliminate manual data entry and errors, and automate a host of investor servicing functions.
• Advent Syncova Product Brief
  Learn how Syncova can improve the management and transparency of costs related to your hedge fund clients margin, financing and stock borrowing.  Syncova solutions facilitate improved analysis, reconciliation, replication, optimization, alerting and reporting available on a hosted or on-site basis.