Fund Services

The HELMS team has a long-standing reputation of providing innovative corporate, fiduciary and administrative solutions for the Funds sector, predominantly in the Alternatives Investment arena, which mainly includes, Real Estate, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Hedge Funds.

With decades of experience, highly qualified experts, a global network and cutting edge technology, HELMS is able to provide efficient end-to-end comprehensive support. HELMS typically assists early-mid stage fund managers to establish their own funds, whilst enabling them to retain strategic independence through outsourcing issues such as; set-up of corporate structure, administration, compliance with regulation, middle office/operations, risk monitoring/management, client inquiry management, etc. HELMS will ensure all of your requirements are met with a bespoke approach, thus allowing managers to focus on generating alpha.

Global Capabilities

Our Services provides a full range of tools that are needed (from front to back office support and solutions) to enable early stage managers to manage their own strategies and be part of an Emerging Managers Platform that can leverage individual experience. We propose a variety of packages, including basic, advanced or tailored solutions depending on your Fund needs. We work with each manager as a partner and our goal is to really add value and improve overall risk-adjusted returns and investment transparency for their fund. We monitor and advise on all relevant concerns that may arise, allowing them to be solved quickly and as one point of contact, efficiently, avoiding any need to wind down a fund.

We offer the opportunity to join a platform that enables managers to run their fund independently whilst at the same time not having to worry about administrative matters. Managers benefit from our experience and advice as a service provider for emerging managers implementing different strategies, access to a wide network of UHNWI/HNWI and broad experience of investment and risks in such areas.
Specialized in Alternative Investment Funds, we assist the fund manager in the set-up of different strategies and provide advice in terms of establishment, risk tools, administration and infrastructure, enabling managers to remain focused on their Investment and trading activity. We provide administrative support, additional risk monitoring, marketing and infrastructure services which include the following:

Assistance with geographical set-up location of the fund (British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Malta etc.)
Compliance support
Marketing tools
IT tools & Software
Internal due diligence and fund rating
Fund reporting – weekly/monthly/annually
Funds’ Accounting
Advice on legal form of establishment (offshore, OEICS, SICAV-SIF, UCITS etc.) either as a unit of an umbrella fund or on a standalone basis
Additional risk management
Portfolio management solutions
Passive sales force support
Investor inquiries management
Fund Administration

Based on requirements, HELMS can also propose tailored solutions adapted to the funds strategies:

Application design and IT development
Customised portfolio valuation systems
Seed money marketing campaigns
Office set up
Secretary & domiciliation
Recruitment

HELMS Fund services can be broken down into the following;

Fund Administration
Our comprehensive suite of services will help you structure your fund, effectively communicate with investors, comply with regulation and distribute returns as required. With a dedicated team of experts supporting your fund and a single point of contact, you’ll receive quality and continuousness of service. Whatever the stage of your fund, from initial structuring to winding up, we’ll deliver you an all-inclusive service.

Corporate Services
With a specialisation and highly qualified team in corporate structuring and services, HELMS will act as one point of contact to simplify all your corporate services functions and Fund Administration practice. We can provide you with global registered offices, local directors, manage your statutory filings, prepare and execute board resolutions, arrange general meetings and deal with all anti-money laundering and compliance matters throughout the life of the fund. Thanks to our expertise in providing fund administration we have the right competencies to also assist you with all corporate services for any entities within the fund or its umbrella structure.

Regulatory Services
Over the last decade, compliance has become an integral part of fund management. Transparency, information sharing and due diligence are driven by international regulation which need apply to your fund regardless of location and base. We ensure to help and guide you with every aspect of fund compliance management, making sure your fund stays updated with both local and global policies.

External Risk management
Risk as we know, is inseparable from return. Every investment involves some degree and form of risk. Risk however is quantifiable both in absolute and in relative terms. A solid understanding of risk management and an effective mitigation plan in its different forms can help Fund Managers to better understand the opportunities, trade-offs, and costs involved with different investment strategies and approaches.