
Funds
Gibraltar’s position as a rapidly growing jurisdiction for the establishment and management of investment funds has been well recognised and Finsbury Trust has been at the forefront of this development.
Our Funds Team includes regulated Experience Investment Fund directors who are authorised by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and work with a range of hedge funds and private equity managers across traditional and alternative asset classes.
Our dedicated team have a proven track record in providing comprehensive fund formation and administration services for both regulated and private funds. We have also offered compliance, administration and asset services to Gibraltar’s leading investment funds for over a decade.
Fund structuring and formation
- Assistance and guidance with the initial fund structuring and formation
- Review of offering documents and other constitutional documentation
Investor services
- Undertake investor due diligence
- Maintenance of register of investor
- Process capital transactions, including investor subscriptions, redemptions and exchanges
- Preparation investor capital statements and other investor reporting
- Prepare and issue investor capital call & distribution notices
- Maintain investor records
- Manage investor communication
Fund accounting
- Preparation of periodic NAV computations
- Process corporate actions and dividends, expense accrual management
- Cash management and reconciliation
Financial accounting
- Maintenance of the fund’s books and records
- Calculation and processing of fees and accruals
- Preparation of statutory financial statements
- Liaison with fund auditors
Compliance
- Undertake the compliance function for investments funds
- Perform KYC & AML checks and reporting
- Regulatory compliance monitoring
- Preparation of regulatory reports and filings
Corporate Services
- Entity formation – including private and public limited companies, partnerships and foundations
- Daily administration and management
- Corporate and personal directorships
- Company secretarial services
- Registered office and agent
- Compliance services
- Accounting and financial reporting
- Establishment and management of banking and brokerage relationships
- Outsourced business services, including treasury, payroll and employment
- Re-domiciliation
Crypto funds
- Assist fund establishment and administration
- Fund accounting and valuations, shareholder registration and dealing
- Assist regulatory compliance monitoring
- Establish banking relationships
Gibraltar Crypto Funds – a novel way to invest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies
As the world’s first jurisdiction to regulate DLT operators, Gibraltar is seen as an ideal jurisdiction to house cryptocurrency funds. Finsbury Trust has been at the foreground of this innovation, actively participating in the board of the Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association and contributing to the industry’s best practice code for Crypto Funds.
Finsbury Trust assists clients in establishing regulated collective investment schemes that invest in crypto assets. We provide Crypto Funds with authorised fund directors, ensuring appropriate governance and compliance is in place. In addition, Finsbury Fund Services provides comprehensive fund administration services across assets classes, including with cryptocurrencies and blockchain related investment strategies.