ASSET & WEALTH · DISCRETIONARY MANAGEMENT
Investment Advisory
Firm Framework
Advice without discretion is a different institution entirely: a narrower permission, a lighter capital burden, and a liability that has to be documented rather than assumed. We build the firm around that distinction — suitability and know-your-client frameworks, research and recommendation records, fee disclosure, and client reporting.
THE SPECIFICATION
Architecture & Audience
An advisory firm recommends; the client decides and executes. The distinction sounds procedural and is not: it changes the licence class, the capital requirement, the professional indemnity cover, and what a regulator will hold the firm responsible for. For many founders it is the right first institution — and for some, the right permanent one.
Advisers establishing an independent practice; managers who want to build a client base before taking discretion; and firms whose value is judgement and access rather than execution.
What We Deliver
A complete architecture, designed, launched, and managed
We determine the precise regulated activities your firm will conduct and map the licence permissions required to cover them. Scope determines liability; it must be set before any client relationship begins.
We prepare and submit the regulatory application and manage the approval process from submission to authorisation. The application is built to anticipate regulator questions, not to answer them reactively.
We design the client assessment and recommendation process required to demonstrate suitability for every piece of advice. The framework is built to withstand a complaint and a supervisory review.
We implement the document management and record-keeping infrastructure required to evidence the advice process. Every client interaction is captured, stored, and retrievable on demand.
We deploy the relationship management and client-facing reporting tools that connect advice delivery to ongoing service. The systems integrate with portfolio data and compliance monitoring.
We structure and place the professional indemnity cover required by your licence and appropriate for your client base. Cover is benchmarked against peer firms and reviewed at each renewal.
We manage the individual regulatory applications required for senior managers and controlled-function holders. Applications are prepared to the standard the regulator expects and submitted without delay.
We build the complaints handling procedure and redress process required by your licence. The framework satisfies regulatory obligations and protects the firm in the event of a formal dispute.
We manage the periodic regulatory returns and ad hoc submissions required by your licence on an ongoing basis. Returns are delivered accurately, on time, and in the format the regulator prescribes.
What We Deliver
A complete architecture, designed, launched, and managed
We determine the precise regulated activities your firm will conduct and map the licence permissions required to cover them. Scope determines liability; it must be set before any client relationship begins.
We prepare and submit the regulatory application and manage the approval process from submission to authorisation. The application is built to anticipate regulator questions, not to answer them reactively.
We design the client assessment and recommendation process required to demonstrate suitability for every piece of advice. The framework is built to withstand a complaint and a supervisory review.
We implement the document management and record-keeping infrastructure required to evidence the advice process. Every client interaction is captured, stored, and retrievable on demand.
We deploy the relationship management and client-facing reporting tools that connect advice delivery to ongoing service. The systems integrate with portfolio data and compliance monitoring.
We structure and place the professional indemnity cover required by your licence and appropriate for your client base. Cover is benchmarked against peer firms and reviewed at each renewal.
We manage the individual regulatory applications required for senior managers and controlled-function holders. Applications are prepared to the standard the regulator expects and submitted without delay.
We build the complaints handling procedure and redress process required by your licence. The framework satisfies regulatory obligations and protects the firm in the event of a formal dispute.
We manage the periodic regulatory returns and ad hoc submissions required by your licence on an ongoing basis. Returns are delivered accurately, on time, and in the format the regulator prescribes.
Infrastructure Selection
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