Bringing together wide-ranging experience to ensure that you assemble the right people, processes and technology to succeed.
Overview
Elmwood Advisors is a financial services consultancy that specializes in emerging hedge fund managers and new product launches. We provide a customised and integrated suite of outsourced COO, CCO, and all other non-investment services. Elmwood helps build the foundations required to launch your fund, effectively market your product, and meet your key operational objectives.
Elmwood Advisors was founded in 2022 and has operating offices in both London and Chicago.
Services
An experienced COO is pivotal to the success of a hedge fund manager. Whether you are taking the regulatory hosting platform or direct authorisation route, the COO will ensure that your business is robust, controlled, and following best practice. Our service provides cost-effective, strategic direction. Offering the full remit of COO responsibilities, Elmwood brings the benefit of a full team of experienced buy-side professionals to its clients.
Design & Formation
• Implementation Planning
• Legal Set Ups & Structure
• COO & Operational Support
• Service Provider Selection & Due Diligence
• Operational Infrastructure Design
Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
• Managing the Regulatory Application Process (e.g. FCA, SEC, CFTC, CIMA)
• Design & Application of the Compliance Monitoring Programme
• Drafting of Compliance Manual and All Supporting Policies
• Creation of Risk Reporting Infrastructure
Fund Launch
• Fund Legal & Commercial Agreements
• Fund Service provider Selection & Appointment
• Service Provider Onboarding
• Operational Infrastructure
Finance & Accounting
• Portfolio Management System Selection and Onboarding
• Management Company Accounting
• Portfolio Valuation & NAV Production
• Treasury Management
Marketing & Fundraising
• Identification of Potential Investor Universe
• CRM Onboarding and Implementation
• Drafting of the DDQ and All Supporting Documents