O’Connor Davies Administration

Today’s unpredictable economic, geopolitical and trading markets pose unprecedented challenges to those responsible for fund administration. To fulfill portfolio management, reporting, audit, tax and compliance requirements demands concentration and time many leaders of high-stakes financial services entities simply cannot spare – which is why they value our deep knowledge and meaningful experience.

The exceptional accounting, administration and advisory support delivered by our firm helps fulfill regulatory, financial and tax reporting obligations while strengthening accuracy and promoting transparency. Our partners and professionals are actively involved in every engagement, offering a level of attention to detail quite rare in any industry, especially one that demands extraordinary rigor, acumen and skill.

Seamless reporting, discipline and transparent pricing for private funds, investment advisors, family offices and foundations, among many others.

Top Tier, Experienced Specialists

Our fund administration professionals are Certified Public Accountants and Chartered Financial Analysts with background experience at large international accounting firms, fund administrators and Wall Street private equity and hedge fund businesses. These professionals possess experience across a range of industries: family offices; investment advisors; private funds including private equity, venture capital, hedge, real estate, infrastructure, distressed debt, special situations, crypto-currency, cannabis, opportunity zones (OZ) and funds–of-funds; special purpose and co-invest vehicles; separately managed accounts (SMAs); trusts; small business investment companies (SBIC); broker-dealers; private foundations; and endowments.

Complete, Customized, Scalable Services

Fund Administration

Middle and back office operations
Investment, partnership and investor accounting
Multi-pronged reconciliation of positions, gains and losses and cash balances (typically three-way)
Prime broker and custodian reconciliations
Corporate action monitoring and reconciliation
NAV calculation – strike periodic NAVs with frequency determined by the client
Waterfall and carry calculation and monitoring
Management and incentive fee analysis and verification
Custom reporting

Shadow Accounting and NAV Review

Investor Services/Investor Relations

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) – Know Your Client (KYC) checks
Performance reporting and risk metrics
Investment manager due diligence and evaluation
Investment management fee analysis and verification
Registrar and transfer agency
Escrow account management and payments
Completion of due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for investor meetings

Administration

Processing of subscriptions and capital calls
Processing of distributions and redemptions
Undertaking of expense payments
Escrow account management and payments

Complete Web Portal

Controlled access for managers, investors and investment advisors
Online reporting and document vault

Year-End Services

Financial statement assembly – GAAP and IFRS basis
Automated platform feeding into audit statement foundation
Audit readiness
Audit support