Internationally Distributed Managed Futures Fund




      This is the service scope that GLFS provides to a Internationally-Distributed Managed Futures Fund:

Fulfillment Services
  • Hosting a custom, online ordering system for financial advisors to request marketing materials for client presentations
  • Providing marketing material tracking reports for the fund sponsor. Each Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) sent is asigned a control number
  • Housing marketing materials in a clean, climate-controlled building
  • Printing and collating any additional notices that are added to each prospective investor kit
  • Coordinating the annual mass delivery of updated prospectus, subscription agreements and sales brochures

Investor Services
  • Processing subscriptions and redemptions
  • Entering investor and financial advisor information into databases accessible to fund managers through our secure, customized, hosted Website
  • Calculating and processing redemptions and any penalties
  • Mailing acknowledgement of investment, redemption and change in account information to investor, financial advisor and custodian
  • Generating Blue Sky Reports: Sending out daily system-generated reports to customer for early notification when state limits are nearing 100% so they may file for new limits
  • Storing document images pertaining to each investor on secure Website (e.g. monthly financial statements, K-1s, e-mails, acknowledgement letters, requests, supplements and subscription agreements)
  • Performing anti-money laundering (AML) screening and reporting:
    • Using the latest Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) lists provided by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to screen the investor records daily
    • Screening all investor records for matches to any newly circulated SDN list sent by OFAC
    • Reporting found matches to the fund operator immediately
    • Reporting the scan results monthly in a letter to the fund operator
  • Reconciling monthly investor activity with broker dealers and the fund operator
  • E-mailing or mailing monthly financial statements annual privacy statements, audited annual financial statements, and K-1s
  • Maintaining financial advisor contact information
  • Notifying financial advisor of monthly activity through proprietary Client Status Report
  • Maintaining selling agent database and customized Websites
  • Maintaining custodian Websites
  • Maintaining website for financial advisors with specific fund information
  • Generating ad hoc reports at no additional charge

Financial Services
  • Calculating and publishing the daily estimated Net Asset Value (NAV)
  • Maintaining fund history database
  • Calculating and creating commission reports
  • Processing month-end tasks (posting redemptions, transfers, and new sales, creating monthly financial statements with fund PNL and investor investment detail)
  • Providing one-page consolidated monthly financial reports
  • Filing with SEC (424b3)

Special Services
  • Holiday Card Mailing