Fund Distribution

Expand market knowledge: SGSS’ specific regional expertise and presence in 19 key distribution countries provide insights into market entry, distribution channels, the competitive landscape and asset flows.

Ease regulatory requirements: SGSS’ Global Distribution Hub offers a single-entry point for fund registration covering 19 distribution markets, and manages:

• The pre-marketing process (for Alternative Investment Funds only), the registration, maintenance of registration and deregistration of funds/subfunds in countries, the coordination with local authorities, the centralised facilities and, upon request, the physical local agent facilities.

• Centralised facilities (either a physical presence in the country or centralised in Luxembourg): provides a single-entry point for all legal documentation as well as for investors and local authorities.

Enhance client access: SGSS’ global service model enables asset managers to distribute their products in multiple markets:

• SGSS’ Transfer Agent services are the cornerstone of SGSS’ distribution support model, allowing full onboarding support for local investors with industry leading technology combined with locally adapted service models (France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, Italy)

• Connected to over 30 international distribution platforms, messaging and connectivity platforms can be leveraged to harmonise, translate, and transmit electronic data as well as to enhance fund distribution efficiency

• Through our connexion to Fundsettle (Euroclear Bank) for the routing of orders on international funds, global asset managers can connect with more than 800 transfer agents and 150 000 funds on a large coverage of countries

• Through our partnership with MFEX, asset managers can delegate the management of trailer fees IN or OUT

• In addition, our partnership with MFEX allows us to offer:

  • Operational due diligence service on asset management companies according to defined criteria

  • Data solutions

  • Euroclear Global Watch

• SG Markets, Societe Generale group’s 24/7 transactional and secure information web portal, enables clients to manage, control and monitor their operations

Leverage data:

• Fund Alerts, a bespoke real-time alerting solution that sends asset managers automatic notifications (via SG Markets and/or SMS and/or email) of investor subscriptions/redemptions and inflows/outflows at market closure, based on thresholds configured in advance by clients (asset managers).

• Regulatory data provision for KIID; KID; SII and Fund Fact Sheets.

• Advice on NAV (Net Asset Value) and Shareholder notices.