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pControl Asset Allocation

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Solution introduction

Designed for customized Asset Allocation models, high efficiency Portfolio Implementation, and streamlined Investment Operations, pControl™ Asset Allocation addresses the investment process needs of Institutional Asset Allocators

pControl Asset Allocation solutions offers Outsourced CIOs, Endowments and Foundations, DB and DC Pensions, Superannuation Funds, Product Manufacturers, and Life & Annuity Companies an enterprise platform and future proof pathway to adapt as business conditions change

Discretionary portfolio management
pControl Discretionary Portfolio Management solution profile is intended for organizations managing full or partial discretionary allocations, trading in open architecture funds, alternative investments, separately managed segregated accounts, or proprietary products across multiple clients, managers, sub-advisors, or custodians.

Designed to address the needs of Chief Investment Officers, Portfolio Managers, Compliance Teams and Investment Operations who manage bespoke client or product-wide Asset Allocation models, this solution profile is tailored to:

  • Outsourced CIOs
  • Delegated Investment Managers
  • Fiduciary Managers
  • Endowments and Foundations
  • Implemented Consultants
  • DB Pensions Providers

Algorithmic portfolio management
pControl Algorithmic Portfolio Management solution profile is intended for organizations managing product centric Asset Allocation models delivering outcome-based investment solutions via cross-invested pooled products or complex investment structures.

Designed to address the needs of Chief Investment Officers, Portfolio Managers, Compliance Teams and Investment Operations requiring automation of asset allocation algorithms with flexibility to manage tactical implementation decisions, including:

  • Specialist Multi-Managers
  • Custom Target Date Fund (CTDF) Providers
  • DC Investment Only (DCIO) Providers
  • DC Pension Providers
  • UK Trust Based Pension Providers
  • Australian Superannuation Funds
  • Trust Company and Retirement Services Providers

Uniquely, this solution profile addresses the needs of large Asset Owners and Pension Funds who manage assets in support of Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit schemes, and who seek to integrate the multi-manager investment implementation processes through the front office and middle office while leveraging their third-party service provider relationships for back office accounting and custody.

Investment Operations
pControl Investment Operations solution profile is intended for Investment Operations teams seeking Investment Book Of Records (IBOR) capabilities to manage cross invested pooled product vehicles, or open architecture investments. The solution includes automation of cash allocation, rebalancing, order management and unitization, with associated support for investment compliance and interfund operations.

Investment Operations

  • Cash allocation & rebalancing for daily cashflow processing and 'back-office rebalancing', and settlement of accrued expenses and other operational funding activity

  • Order management transaction life-cycle for placement, approval and settlement instructions and notifications to multiple custodians, multiple transfer agencies and multiple asset managers, including constraints on dealing and liquidity terms for alternatives
  • Proprietary product order management of inter-plan investment cashflows and receipt of external transfer agency cashflows
  • Ability to capture special purpose vehicle characteristics for complex asset types which are infrequently valued or require proxy valuations
  • Cash forecasting for management of client funding and liquidity demands
  • Integrated reconciliations for cash, transactions and holdings
  • Attention Status Monitor dashboards to allow Investment Operations personnel to manage exceptions and escalations across the entire Investment Process
  • Standardized data loads, transaction reports, transaction instruction and notification exports with SWIFT, EMX and scanned document/fax interface support

Fund accouting & investment operations
pControl Fund Accounting & Investment Operations solution profile is intended for Fund Accounting and Investment Operations teams seeking a single platform for Investment / Accounting Book Of Records (IBOR / ABOR) to manage cross invested pooled product vehicles, or open architecture investments. The solution includes automation of cash allocation, rebalancing, order management, interfund operations, NAV pricing, unitization, fund or sub-ledger accounting, and tax calculations.

The Fund Accounting & Investment Operations solution is tailored to organizations requiring automation of asset allocation algorithms in manufacturing unit linked investment products via on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet investment structures, including:

  • Life Companies
  • UK Life & Pension Companies
  • UK Trust Based Pension Providers
  • Unit Linked Product Providers
  • Annuity & Capital Guaranteed Product Providers

Uniquely, this solution profile addresses the needs of large Asset Owners who leverage their balances sheets in support of product manufacturing and who are have in-house Investment Operations and Fund Accounting operating models.

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