Our Investment Management support services were established in 1998, to facilitate the transition of Investment Managers to Gibraltar and to support them with the ongoing running of their firms. The aim was to make the transition as easy and cost effective as possible for them.
Streamlined Solutions for Investment Firms
Our goal is to become a seamless extension of your core business by delivering a first-class operations platform managed by experienced investment personnel and tailored to your specific needs.
Over the years, VFS have helped a long line of managers and family offices to set up their investment firms in Gibraltar. Some of these firms are still with us, whilst others have out-grown the service and established their own operational infrastructure in the jurisdiction. The full support service covers all the elements below;
VFS are able to leverage on their long-standing relationship with the local regulator, to expedite the setup of your investment firm. We will put in place all the legal, regulatory and operational infrastructure required to run a successful and fully compliant investment firm.
- Introduction to the local regulator (the GFSC)
- Preparing and filing GFSC licence application
- Company Incorporation
- Provision of registered office & company secretary
- Provision of local directors and managers
- Provision of front and back-office support staff
- Provision of IT & operational infrastructure
By providing a comprehensive framework to deliver your operational functions, we can help reduce your cost base and free up your own resources so that you can focus on your core business and investments. Our investment team will support the following trading functions;
- Reception & transmission of orders
- Trade reconciliation
- Liaison with clients
- Bank reconciliations & cash management
- Corporate actions processing
- Investment mandate monitoring
- Suitability checks
At VFS we implement a disciplined approach to compliance responsibilities and encourage transparency in order to build the highest level of confidence with both our clients and the local regulator.
- Provision of compliance staff
- Implementation of regulatory framework
- Client due diligence/KYC checks
- Processing client mandates
- Opening bank accounts/relationships
- Reporting and liaising with the GFSC
Our accounting team can offer a full range of accountancy services to investment companies and family offices.
- Book-keeping
- Processing company payments
- Producing budgets & financial forecasts
- Liaison with auditors
- Quarterly reporting to the GFSC
As a well-established member of the local financial community, we can recommend and introduce your firm to third-party providers of the highest calibre. We recognise the dependencies that exist between an investment firm and its third-party providers, be they banks/brokers, lawyers, auditors etc. and have learnt the value of fostering strong relationships with these external entities in order to streamline our processes and pass on the resulting benefits to the investment firms we support.
