Expertise
For institutional investors and wealthy private clients, the report is often the most important instrument for monitoring and judging their investments – on the board, in the investment committee, on a foundation board or in conversation with the relationship manager. It has to give account and contain everything the next decisions need. To do that, the whole chain has to be right: from the investment and advisory process through the data and calculations to the report itself. We have worked along this chain for three decades.
The chain
It starts with the investment strategy, the mandate and the advice. What is decided here, the report has to be able to explain later: which strategy applies, which rules must be kept, what was recommended and why. The foundation is one consistent view of risk across all assets.
A report shows facts: positions, performance, allocation, risk, usually against a benchmark. Some come from the book of records, many the reporting has to calculate itself, over long periods and many levels of aggregation. Where these calculations happen decides consistency and effort.
The case for an Investment Calculations Layer →Clarity on reporting systems: The Essential Model →
The report gives account and provides a basis for decisions. When all goes to plan, it should reassure, explain and give grounds for trust. When it does not, it should alert, analyse and prompt action. Every figure and every chart has to support that aim. Otherwise it confuses and distracts.
The purpose of investment reporting – from the perspective of the bank, the advisor or the asset management →Systematic design of investment reports →
A report also has to show that the rules are kept: investment guidelines and regulations, regulatory requirements and the expectations of supervisors and auditors. For clients abroad, the rules of their country and the tax implications of their investments come on top. Whoever is responsible for investments monitors and steers them with this instrument.
Strengthening the Sustainable Financial Sector through the Implementation of New Self-Regulations →Challenges with the ASIP ESG Reporting Standard →Optimisation of investment reporting for Swiss pension funds →
Expertise and platform
Cinnamon grew out of this chain. The two grow together: what we know, we build in. What the platform shows makes the knowledge sharper.
Terms
The two terms are often used interchangeably. We tell them apart by the parties involved:
Whoever is responsible for the whereabouts of, and decisions about, an asset, such as the bank or the wealth manager.
Whoever prepares the report. Often the same party, sometimes a third one, such as a global custodian.
Whoever reads the report. Not always the owner, but for example the board of a pension fund acting for its members.
In conversation since 2006
Every year we invite specialists from banking, wealth management and asset management. The topics show how the field has developed.
Surveys and white papers
bmpi conducted the Client Reporting Survey 2020. The focus was on the topics Flexibility and Online Features. We are pleased to share the results.
Read →A recent survey undertaken by PwC Switzerland and bmpi indicates that investors have a need for standardization and regulation of ESG investing reporting. However, institutional …
Read →Investment reporting by Swiss pension funds has already reached a high level. However, a recent benchmark study raises the question of whether the existing reports meet the …
Read →These guidelines are based on the Principles for Investment Reporting and formulate recommendations for effective investment reporting.
Read →Investment reporting faces a particular challenge with structured products (Struki), as these often have complex constructions and non-transparent costs. The focus is on the …
Read →The landscape of investment reporting is undergoing a transformative shift with the integration of workflow applications. As diverse departments collaborate to validate data …
Read →How we put it into practice
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