Boutique investment management companies

Existing boutique investment management companies may have been established with minimal infrastructure, procedures and resources. As they develop their business, they may experience growing pains and discover that the cost-effective short-term systems or procedures they initially implemented no longer meet the current or future requirements of the business. This initial infrastructure now hampers their growth and efficiency as they look to develop new products or enter new markets.

Harbridge can assist with strategic and operational reviews of the existing arrangements which are impacting on the current or future growth plans. We can also assist in many other areas, including the implementation of investment and other systems and procedures, relocation to more suitable premises and training / development to meet the revised business requirements.

Boutique investment management companies can also take advantage of our due diligence services offered to do a health check on their existing operational and compliance arrangements.

Our services identify areas of non-compliance with your AFSL and other regulatory requirements, as well as identifying areas of strategic and operational improvement to enable you stay focused on your area of expertise, whilst we focus on ours.

The following list summarises the services available to boutique investment managers to review all or parts of their business to help them prepare for the next stage of business growth. A detailed explanation of the components of each of the services listed below can be explained during a meeting with Harbridge.

  • Strategic direction
  • Project management services
  • AFS Licence amendments and associated compliance framework, procedures and training
  • Service provider renewals/replacements, tendering and management
  • Client and product legal documentation and offer documents
  • Business operations support
  • Investment operations support
  • Investment management systems and interfaces/support
  • Premises selection, fit-out and relocation projects
  • AFSL compliance and operational due diligence