• Fund services

We offer a full range of fund administration, custody and banking services to traditional asset managers. Fund managers benefit from our scale, expertise and technology

Our fund services team offers a full range of fund administration, custody and banking services to traditional and alternative asset managers. During the entire lifecycle of a fund, our clients have access to a comprehensive range of solutions and a broad variety of securities services. They also benefit from value add services such as foreign exchange and cash management that draw on the Bank’s global expertise.

Using our solutions, our clients avoid the costs associated with extensive infrastructure build or enhancement. They benefit from our scale as well as our ongoing investment in talent and best in class technology to support their business.

We have built an integrated platform which gives us flexibility to deliver solutions across all investment fund types. Clients enjoy our expertise and global footprint - with teams of fund services experts in major asset management centres.

Core Services

  • Fund accounting services are offered to segments including Bank Debt as well as traditional funds including Mutual, Insurance, UCITs, Sovereign Wealth Funds and ETFs. Services include trade capture, fund and partnership accounting, financial statement preparation and reconciliations.
  • Trustee and Depositary services including local regulatory oversight, UCITS V compliant and AIFMD depositary services covering safekeeping and verification, investment and cash flow monitoring and oversight
  • Reporting solutions covering online client access to fund data reporting via Autobahn, Deutsche Bank’s flagship online application portal, for performance reporting, customised reporting to meet client requirements as well as flexibility in reporting delivery

Domestic fund services

We help fund managers outsource their fund administration and back office functions so that they can manage their funds and deliver value to their investors and shareholders.

The solution

With a proven track record in servicing funds, a global award winning platform and flexible solutions, we support a variety of funds and asset classes across multiple jurisdictions. Our domestic fund services solutions consists of:

Fund administration

  • Cash and securities transactions accounting
  • Securities pricing and portfolio valuation
  • Income, expense and capital accounting
  • Net asset value (NAV) calculation
  • Client reporting
  • Cash and securities reconciliation with custodians
  • Preparation of GAAP financial statements and audit support

Registrar and transfer agency

  • End investor/ distributor register maintenance
  • Transaction processing
  • Support with AML/KYC compliance checks
  • Distributor services and commission processing
  • Corporate action processing
  • Systematic transactions
  • Investor communications and account statement dispatch
  • Order aggregation and trade instruction
  • Tax computation and retrocession claim services

Trustee and fiduciary

  • Safe keep assets
  • Protect investor interest
  • Monitor fund performance and borrowing by fund
  • Monitor compliance against regulations, investment guidelines and fund prospectus
  • Validate accuracy of NAV
  • Review security pricing and portfolio valuation
  • Review financial statements of the fund

Middle office

  • Trade matching and confirmation
  • Trade settlement
  • Trade support
  • Collateral management
  • Cash management
  • Risk/P&L reporting

Solutions

  • Fund administration
  • Registrar and transfer agency
  • Trustee and fiduciary