Getting Started
Fund Establishment
Institutional-Grade Services
All our emerging managers follow the highest standards in investment and operational practices recognized as the gold standard globally. Our regulated platform includes systems and infrastructure that meet the rigorous due diligence requirements of institutional allocators. For the manager, it means working in an ecosystem built by institutions for institutional-grade funds. For investors, it means allocating into products launched and run on a stable regulated structure, managed by a professional team with a deep respect for risk management.
Professional Partners
We’ve established relationships with the best professional service providers in the industry. Our partners share our vision to help emerging funds gain exposure globally and support them in an otherwise resource-intensive industry. For legal advisory, we work with Walkers Global, Harney Westwood & Riegels, Sidley Austin, and Simmons & Simmons. Our auditors include PWC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and BDO. Extending these relationships to our managers, we ensure a smooth startup process and institutional grade service which continues over the lifetime of the new fund.
Built with professional investors in mind, Directorship 2.0 merges active independent directorship with real time risk management. Bringing to the market a talent pool of buy-side directors and then empowering them with transparency directly from OPIM’s award winning risk management team. The result? Board members who can make effective decisions quickly and responsibly without impeding on daily operations, actionable during Asian time zones, whilst improving board independence and meeting allocator due diligence requirements. To fill its roster, OPIM is partnering with the Solas Fiduciary services, who brings to the table both Singapore and 20 years’ experience in the region.
Infrastructure
Our office in the heart of Central
Particularly in Hong Kong where office costs are so high, having the ability to “plug and play” using a single desk in a fully staffed and equipped office is a huge advantage for the sole manager. We use a combination of Cloud based solutions and onsite servers. We run dual-internet commercial grade connectivity to ensure minimum downtime for trades under any circumstances. Our business continuity plan combined with remote access means portfolio managers have access to their systems while they’re running site visits overseas.
OPIM’s offices are located in the heart of Central, so we can provide startup space for new managers or work together to find a suitable location nearby.
OPIM’s offices are located in the heart of Central, so we can provide startup space for new managers or work together to find a suitable location nearby.
Advanced portfolio management system
Critical to institutional investors, OPIM invests heavily in IT infrastructure that passes due diligence requirements for US, European, and Asian institutional investors. These include a cloud investment portfolio management system. The system contains an automated, daily feed to the prime broker and fund administrator. Automated matching and FIX connectivity ensures efficient trade execution. The system is robust, BCP tested, with disaster recovery contingencies
Solutions & Infrastructure
Compliance & Risk Management
Our Licensed Structure
OPIM is a fully licensed holder of Hong Kong SFC Type 4 & Type 9 license, and all our funds are managed by experienced investment professionals and talented emerging managers. Our compliance team and monitoring systems ensure that trades meet the stringent requirements of managing funds in Hong Kong. Therefore, our managers can focus on delivering performance without the added burden of dealing with local regulations, FATCA, or business risks.
Our compliance function also regularly monitors licensed representatives and asset management activities from trade execution, error management, to representative CPT hours and the FRR filings.
Our compliance function also regularly monitors licensed representatives and asset management activities from trade execution, error management, to representative CPT hours and the FRR filings.
Risk Management & Analytics
Our dedicated risk analytics team is available to assist managers in monitoring their portfolios against customizable metrics or benchmarks. OPIM’s risk control team can generate regular risk reports and newsletters for internal monitoring purposes or external marketing activities depending on your fund requirements from daily, weekly, to monthly analysis.
Operations
Fund Operations
OPIM offers trade and operational support including settlements, cash and collateral management, corporate actions, risk management, and reconciliation. Segregated teams allow managers to focus on generating performance. Built on STP (straight through processing) coupled with an open architecture, the team operates on a PM-centric (Portfolio Manager) infrastructure. Compliance overlay monitors error tracking for regulatory accountability, while risk and reporting teams focus on delivering clean and timely performance data. Technology partner systems such as LineData and Bloomberg are implemented across FIX protocol with prime brokers and fund administrators.
Prime Broker & Fund Administrator
OPIM provides prime brokerage relationships with Credit Suisse, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, and Interactive Brokers; Fund Administrators include Maples and Calder, Citibank, and Custom House. If you’re already partnering with a prime broker, OPIM will work your team to build straight through connectivity and workflow. Whether it’s ISDA’s, CSA’s, or Master Swap Agreements, managers can leverage our relationship with these leading institutions and expect smooth execution.
You Manage the Fund, We Manage the Business
Running a fund is like running a business; managers need to maximize their focus to investment decisions. Our full-time compliance and administrators ensure all regulatory requirements are met. OPIM’s business team comes from over 15 years of experience in asset management.
We can help manage the day-to-day administrative and HR activities for the investment manager and the fund, all non-portfolio areas from management accounting, to annual audits, liaising with counterparties. We also assist with HR strategies, subsequent payroll and MPF requirements.
We can help manage the day-to-day administrative and HR activities for the investment manager and the fund, all non-portfolio areas from management accounting, to annual audits, liaising with counterparties. We also assist with HR strategies, subsequent payroll and MPF requirements.
Partnerships That Matter
We’ve established relationships with the best professional service providers in the industry.
