A bespoke Family Office reporting solution Zürich,12 th November 2014
Movember
History British, Swiss based 20 years in Family Office space Developed Back Solution in large SFO Solution now commercialised independently
The Client Monaco based SFO 5 employees 2 outside consultants Single Principal Portfolio across principal asset classes 300 fixed income positions 500 equity positions Alternative assets Externally managed funds Hedging positions
Objectives – Back Office Replace obsolete Back Office system Import 12 years of history 100,000 operations 8,000 securities Excel-based alternative assets Automatic daily pricing of all positions Provide accurate accounting views Audit reports on externally managed portfolios
Objectives – Reporting Single point of reference Reduce monthly report lag from 6-10 days to 2 days Audit reports for externally managed portfolios Single layout theme across all reports Automate report production Rapid resolution of discrepancies
Problems and Solutions Little documentation of existing system Security definitions and identifiers Merge duplicate securities Industry sector definitions – GICS & ICB Fiduciary deposit history (2000+) Corporate actions
Problems and Solutions Build staging area to load and test migration scenarios Imported security definitions from BBG (90%) Missing definitions entered manually Built custom reconciliation reports Balances and valuations on a quarterly basis Account specific migration Cash is the test
Key Success Factors Client support Achievable milestones Realistic budget and expectations Flexible project management
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