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MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
The alternative investment industry has been characterized by increasing competition and continuous technological disruptions. Now more than ever, asset servicers need a technology partner that can help them to optimize their operations and stay ahead. eFront Invest is a comprehensive solution for asset servicers that streamlines the management and administration of alternative investments, maximizing efficiency through automation. Leverage auditable processes, comprehensive workflows, fee and calculation automation, and a full general ledger accounting system in order to optimize your operations.
Key Product Features
CENTRALIZED SYSTEM
eFront Invest enables fund administrators to use just one system for all investment needs (multi-GAAP, multi-currency, etc.) across all alternative asset classes. It is also fully integrated with eFront’s Solution Suite, enabling them to meet evolving business requirements including data aggregation (eFront Insight Data Services), performance analysis (eFront Insight), and investor reporting (eFront Investment Café).
INTUITIVE FUND ADMINISTRATION
Leverage a flexible, transaction-driven accounting system to accurately reflect all alternative investment activity with an exhaustive library of transactions including transactions for capital calls (investments and fees), distributions (all types of income), and subscriptions while also streamlining everything from amortization and tranche calculations to ledger consolidation and closing procedures.
ADVANCED REPORTING TOOLS
eFront Invest equips asset servicers with the reporting they need in order to quickly and easily synthesize detailed transaction information and provide detailed performance analyses throughout complex investment structures, with dedicated modules thoroughly covering fees, debt, and hedging-related transactions.
WORKFLOW AND COMPLIANCE
Optimize efficiency and enforce regulatory policies with a wide selection of customized workflows and a system of automated notifications throughout the alternative investment administration cycle, in order to easily meet regulatory requirements including FATCA/CRS, AIFMD, and others.
PREPACKAGED DEPLOYMENT
Leverage eFront Invest’s Ready version developed from best practices and extensive industry experience, in order to secure a rapid deployment and an immediate fund admin solution.
BEST OF BREED SOLUTION
eFront Invest offers the broadest feature set in alternative investment administration technology thanks to over 20 years of continuous innovation and development, so that you can always stay ahead of the latest industry and technological trends.
Technology as the instrument of change
BNP Paribas’s Securities Services Global Head of Private Capital, Laurent Durdilly, shares how technology is helping them holistically service clients, bringing BNP not only efficiency and consistency but also helping them address the increase of fund structure complexity, across the globe.
Today’s Top Alternative Investment Challenges
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Asset servicers need an intuitive and efficient solution that fully supports and streamlines Multi-GAAP accounting across all alternative investment classes and complex investment structures.
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Tracking alternative investment positions at every level across multiple software platforms and excel files is time-consuming and error prone.
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Achieving profitable operating margins is challenging amidst ever-increasing competition and pressure on fees.
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Asset servicers need a technology partner capable of keeping them ahead of the competition in a digitally evolving industry.
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In order to meet increasing client expectations and stringent regulatory requirements, asset servicers need a best in class compliance system encompassing comprehensive workflows and auditing tools combined with robust reporting functionalities.
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ABOUT ALADDIN
Aladdin® is a technology platform used by asset managers and owners including banks, financial institutions, pensions, corporations, insurers, and wealth managers. The Aladdin platform unifies the investment management process, providing a common data language within an organization to enable scale, provide insights, and support business transformation. Through eFront® technology, alternative investment data management is covered to meet the needs of alternative investment professionals worldwide and across all major alternative asset classes. From fundraising, fund administration and reporting to data services and analytics, the platform provides capabilities to support decision making and investment oversight.
Aladdin® and eFront® platforms bring together public and private asset class data to create an industry-recognized whole portfolio solution for investment professionals globally. Find out more at www.blackrock.com/aladdin | request@blackrock.com
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