Depositary for Real Assets in Germany and Luxembourg
In the area of real assets, we offer institutional customers a broad range of services as a depositary for alternative investment funds (AIF) - both according to German and Luxembourg fund structures.
The custody of real assets
As a dopistory, we ensure that investor interests are safeguarded and protect your capital from third-party access. In this way, we indirectly contribute to your investment success. While risk and portfolio management, among other things, are the original tasks of the fund manager, the depositary performs technical processing, safekeeping of the investment assets and various control functions for the protection of investors.
These include
- Verification of the ownership of the individual assets of the AIF
- Inventory management of assets that cannot be held in custody, such as real estate, private equity and other tangible assets, open-ended and closed-ended AIFs
- Monitoring and compliance with the legal and contractual investment conditions applicable to the respective AIF
- Carrying out general legality checks on all transactions of the AIF or for the account of the AIF, for example with regard to transactions such as acquisitions and disposals as well as financing and encumbrances
- Monitoring of cash flows (cash flow monitoring)
- Monitoring of unit certificate transactions, including preparation or monitoring of individual unit value determinations
- Monitoring of the contractually stipulated appropriation of earnings
Our services for mutual funds (UCITS) and special funds (AIFs)
Focus on investor protection:
We offer a highly specialized and expert custodian organization with a strong affinity for regulatory law (publications, commentaries, speaking engagements, etc.).
High level of expertise
In our customer service, a legal team of transaction-experienced lawyers in Germany acts as final and solely responsible experts - from the conclusion of the contract to the onboarding and the individual transactions of the assets in the fund. This high level of expertise is continued in the back-office areas - also in Luxembourg
Extensive range of asset classes in over 50 jurisdictions
The spectrum includes Real Estate, Private Equity, Renewable Energy, Aircraft/Aviation, Infrastructure and Loans (Debt Funds) as well as Custody and Control.
Customer focus
We maintain a partnership between the CMC and us as custodian. For example, the bank always provides the centrally responsible project manager for migrations/onboardings in order to keep the change effort at CMC as low as possible. The same people also support the CMC outside normal business hours.
Market presence in the real assets business
Regular user group meetings are held for all real asset customers. These meetings serve as a platform for professional exchange and as an internal marketplace for and with our customers.
Focus on investor protection:
We offer a highly specialized and expert custodian organization with a strong affinity for regulatory law (publications, commentaries, speaking engagements, etc.).
High level of expertise
In our customer service, a legal team of transaction-experienced lawyers in Germany acts as final and solely responsible experts - from the conclusion of the contract to the onboarding and the individual transactions of the assets in the fund. This high level of expertise is continued in the back-office areas - also in Luxembourg
Extensive range of asset classes in over 50 jurisdictions
The spectrum includes Real Estate, Private Equity, Renewable Energy, Aircraft/Aviation, Infrastructure and Loans (Debt Funds) as well as Custody and Control.
Customer focus
We maintain a partnership between the CMC and us as custodian. For example, the bank always provides the centrally responsible project manager for migrations/onboardings in order to keep the change effort at CMC as low as possible. The same people also support the CMC outside normal business hours.
Market presence in the real assets business
Regular user group meetings are held for all real asset customers. These meetings serve as a platform for professional exchange and as an internal marketplace for and with our customers.
