Timely and accurate financial information

• Multiple structures supported, including: pooled structures, multi-manager structures, master-feeder
• Multi-share classes, share class hedging
• Multi-currency, Multi-GAAP
• Reconciliation of cash and securities
• NAV file management: electronic archiving and full availability of all accounting documents and data used in NAVs
• Performance fee calculation, including complex fee computations
• NAV validation by the management company
• Collateral accounting and collateral controlling

Our valuation services are based on solid and strict pricing policies, transparency, independent price sources, monitoring of pricing anomalies, and comprehensive reporting capabilities.

We provide consolidation services in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or Luxembourg Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Luxembourg GAAP). Our team of experienced professionals covers the full consolidation cycle from accounting and data collection to the publication of financial statements.

Fund and Investor Tax Services*
Our tax services for funds and investors are designed to help investment funds distribute their shares/units to an international investor base. Universal Investment calculates and publishes all relevant tax reports and figures in accordance with the requirements of the different tax authorities in the countries where funds are distributed. The reported tax data enables the end investor to file his taxes according to the requirements of his country of tax residence.

Tax Compliance Support*
Luxembourg investment vehicles may be required to register and file tax returns in Luxembourg or foreign jurisdictions. We assist their management bodies with registration, preparation and filing, e.g. VAT returns, domestic and foreign income tax returns as well as WHT returns on directors’ fees.

Withholding Tax Management*
We provide support on management of withholding taxes which might be refunded to the funds or directly to the investors based on DTT, domestic legislation or court decisions. Whereas a relieve at source as far as appropriate is always the first choice.

Tax Fund Structuring and Acquisitions*
We accompany fund set-up projects and acquisitions from a tax perspective.

Complex Valuation Services
Our complex valuation services aim at providing fair valuation and independent pricing solutions to clients investing in OTC derivatives, illiquid, and non-independently priced financial instruments.

Our solution is designed to provide a fund’s governing bodies with a fair value calculation such instruments or to challenge pricing from the counterparty, depending on the requirement of asset managers.

^{*Some of the services might be subject to a separate remuneration.}

• Audited annual and semi-annual reports for UCITS, AIFs and, other types of investment vehicles
• Reporting to national supervisory authorities