Services for investment foundations
Do you manage an investment foundation, and would you like to outsource selected tasks in an efficient manner? We support you with both business management and administration – as per your needs and in compliance with regulations. Benefit from our many years of experience, our high governance standards and transparent processes.
These are the tasks we handle for you
Our comprehensive services give you a professional solution that carefully takes legal and regulatory requirements into account. We support you as a reliable partner, assisting with everything from business management and administration to the coordination of external service providers. Our objective: to ease your workload so that you can focus on your investment expertise and the support you provide to your beneficiaries.
Business management of investment foundations
Business management of investment foundations
We provide targeted support in areas where you wish to ease the workload – up to and including the complete assumption of business management responsibilities.
- Governing bodies: Preparation and conduct of board of trustees meetings and investor meetings. Support for the board of trustees in its control and supervisory function. Taking minutes and ensuring auditable documentation.
- Register of investors: Maintaining the register of investors for the investment foundation. Onboarding investors and verifying investor eligibility. Booking subscriptions and redemptions, including payment processing.
- Coordination: Managing business relationships with banks, asset managers and other service providers. Serving as the central point of contact for auditors, authorities and associations.
- Reporting: Preparation of the annual report and periodic reporting documents for the board of trustees and investors.
- Governance: Monitoring compliance with investment guidelines. Securing the internal control system (ICS). Monitoring external service providers such as asset managers or the custodian bank.
- Legal matters: Supporting the drafting and revision of corporate statutes, regulations, directives and contracts. Monitoring regulatory requirements on an ongoing basis.
Administration of investment foundations
Administration of investment foundations
We ensure that your administrative processes are performed in an efficient, transparent and audit-proof manner.
- Fund accounting: Performing the fund accounting for your investment groups. Calculating net asset values (NAV). Processing securities and cash transactions.
- Reporting: Preparing fact sheets and other reporting documents for your investors and governing bodies.
- Taxation: Reclaiming Swiss withholding tax and foreign tax at source. Maintaining tax records and providing support with tax-relevant issues.
- Foundation accounting: Performing the foundation’s accounting including the preparation of the annual financial statements (when needed). Processing payment transactions.
Frequently Asked Questions
For which types of investment foundations are the services suitable?
For which types of investment foundations are the services suitable?
Our services are intended primarily for existing investment foundations that would like to ease their organisation’s workload and professionalise their processes. We adapt flexibly the scope and depth of our support to the structure, size and needs of your investment foundation.
Is it possible to obtain targeted support in selected areas of activity?
Is it possible to obtain targeted support in selected areas of activity?
Yes. Our services are flexible and modular. You decide which functions you would like to outsource or whether we should handle all aspects of your investment foundation’s business management and administration.
Can you involve existing banks and asset managers in the collaboration?
Can you involve existing banks and asset managers in the collaboration?
Yes. We integrate your existing partners into our processes and assume responsibility for the coordination. When needed, we also support you with the selection and tendering of additional service providers.