As the international financial community explores and discovers the real advantages of relocating their operations offshore, asset management companies still need to overcome the regulatory and infrastructure hurdles that accompany such a transition.
VFS specialise in investment management company setup and support. We have been a market leader in this area since our establishment in 1998.
Our investment management support staff are determined to ensure the highest standard of care is taken in setting up a successful offshore asset management
operation. Our goal is to become your operations partner of choice and in so doing complement your decision
making process by delivering a first class operations platform. The services we offer cover:
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANT SETUP
As a well established and respected member of the local financial community we are able to draw on a wealth of experience in order to expedite the management company setup process. As well as preparing and filing the application for an investment management licence with the local regulator, we conduct the following setup functions:
- Preparation of management mandates
- Company incorporation
- Provision of operations office and infrastructure
- Provision of local directors and managers
- Provision of front and back office support staff
- Provision of registered office
COMPLIANCE AND CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE
At VFS we implement a disciplined approach to our compliance responsibilities. We encourage a transparent support process to build the highest possible level of confidence with both our clients and our regulator, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
TRADE SUPPORT
By providing a robust, effective and transparent framework to deliver your operational functions we can assist in helping you free up your internal resources so that you can focus on core business functions such as marketing, client relationship management and asset allocation as well as reduce your cost base.
CASH MANAGEMENT
We believe that every penny counts and are therefore committed to ensure your cash management requirements are met. We provide highly trained staff who are experienced in actively managing underlying currency sub accounts and generating FX transactions.
THIRD PARTY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
We recognise the dependencies that exist with other counterparties and how these influence the overall efficiency of the transaction cycle. We have therefore learnt the value of fostering a strong relationship with our counterparties in order to streamline our processes and pass on the resulting benefits to our clients.
