Consulting

IFS provides a consultancy based service offering in the MENA region that spans from assisting clients in:

• The planning, structuring, documenting and launching of investment products regionally and globally, including of project management.
• Providing clients assistance with the requisite legal, governance, operational, technology, human capital, compliance, regulatory, reporting and company secretarial tools to effectively manage and distribute investment products.
• Playing a hands-on partnership role with its clients in the implementation of such tools, systems, policies and procedures, whether it is done for a new investment product or business line or the optimization and re-structuring of an existing operation.
• Performing risk assessment exercises across all functions of the investment management firm including management, trading, operations, technology, regulatory and compliance.
• Assisting foreign investment managers interested in establishing a presence, investing or distributing their products in the region. This includes providing due diligence and risk analyses services during their initial regional investment manager selection process as well as regular follow-ups.

This investment products covered include long only and alternative equity and fixed income funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds.