Independent fund administration from Deutsche Bank. 

Deutsche Bank’s Trust & Securities Services group, part of the Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division, provides a full range of administrative services to hedge funds, Islamic funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, fund of funds and other alternative investment vehicles at all points of the fund life cycle – from start-up through growth to maturity.

Services include:

• Fund/portfolio accounting, both conventional and Islamic
• Net Asset Value calculations including pricing and valuation support
• Shareholder/investor services
• Fund of Funds custody
• Registrar, transfer agent and distributor services
• Banking services
• An investor reporting platform that outlines key indicators designed to provide the investor with the most meaningful information available for improved oversight
• The development, maintenance and hosting of a customized, secure client branded website, addressing the needs of three critical constituents: the fund manager, fund investors and qualified prospective investors.
• Guidance, both at initial setup and on an ongoing basis, to help fund managers establish best in class operating practices.

Deutsche Bank’s primary objective is to deliver value-added, high-calibre administrative services. These services are provided by knowledgeable, experienced professionals and delivered through a highly robust technology platform.

For information on Deutsche Bank’s services please visit: www.tss.db.com

Deutsche Bank's operations in Dubai are regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Any financial services or products offered by Deutsche Bank from the DIFC are only available to clients who satisfy the regulatory criteria to be a Professional Client.

The British Virgin Islands’ progressive and transparent environment makes it one of the leading domiciles for the establishment, operation and regulation of investment business and its functionaries. Its well-developed professional infrastructure, modern regulatory framework and cost-effective corporate regimes have resulted in the registration of more than 4,000 funds and some 700 managers and administrators in the BVI. The BVI International Finance Centre (IFC) is a dedicated Government unit with the remit to enhance and promote the reputation of the BVI as a premier international business centre.  
www.bviifc.gov. vg

Hermes is a multi-boutique asset manager, independent of any broader financial services organisation. With our past and future aims firmly based around a long term and responsible approach, we have developed a business model which combines both specialist investment teams and products with a robust operating platform from which to run them. Hermes offers investment solutions which range from alternative strategies such as private equity, fund of hedge funds, commodities and our engagement focus funds to real estate, fixed income and specialist equity products. Hermes invests assets on behalf of over 180* clients across these product areas and has £21.6bn* under management.  Additionally, we help pension funds meet the highest standards of responsible long term ownership through our innovative Equity Ownership Service, which has over £40 billion** of assets under stewardship. Hermes is the advisor and principle investment manager for the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) and BTPS is also the 100% owner of Hermes. This unique relationship gives us a long-term parent whose requirement for investment excellence is perfectly aligned with that of all of our other clients and provides a privileged insight which informs our product development. Hermes BPK Partners LLP is a partnership formed in 2008 between Hermes Fund Managers and a group of investment professionals with extensive experience in the hedge fund industry. Focused on providing fund of hedge funds and advisory solutions to BTPS and other institutional clients, Hermes BPK uses the backing of BTPS’s cornerstone long term investment in the funds ($1.4bn as at 30 June 2009) and a clean balance sheet to negotiate and structure new and unique investment propositions for clients.

*   As at 30 September 2009
** Estimate as at 30 September 2009.
www.hermes.co.uk

As the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk.  CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate.   CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago.  CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the largest central counterparty clearing services in the world, which provides clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®.   These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.  CME Group, 20 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL  60606.  Telephone: 312-930-1000 / Fax:  312-930-8219 / Email: info@cmegroup.com
www.cmegroup.com