Mandate setup
For Mandate setup the scope is drafting the mandate, agreeing reporting dates, recording decision limits; anything else is agreed in writing.
Third-party managers
VW Aureus in London: mandate paperwork, portfolio administration and asset oversight for private and corporate holdings, reported in plain figures.
Third-party managers
Three jobs arrive most often: a mandate to set up, records to straighten out, or holdings to review.
For Mandate setup the scope is drafting the mandate, agreeing reporting dates, recording decision limits; anything else is agreed in writing.
Portfolio administration covers reconciling statements, tracking income, keeping the audit trail. Everything else is confirmed in writing first.
Asset review covers summarising holdings, testing costs against the mandate, noting drift. Everything else is confirmed in writing first.
We talk through what you need, what is realistic and what it costs, so you can decide with the full picture in front of you.
How it works
The sequence is fixed, and each step is confirmed in writing.
Objectives, reporting dates, limits and fees are written down and signed.
Statements, deeds and correspondence are collected and listed.
Every position is checked against a statement and anything unclear is raised.
A short written summary is issued at each date fixed in the mandate.
Third-party managers
Mandates, statements and reporting are kept in one place, checked against source documents and issued on the dates agreed. A short call usually settles whether this is a mandate or a records job.
Good work is mostly a matter of listening first and measuring twice.
Before you ask
Questions that come up before a mandate is agreed.
Yes, and the handover is routine: records are requested, checked against statements and reconciled.
Correspondence and reporting requests are handled here once written authority from you is in place.
For the work set out in the mandate, quoted in writing before it starts, with no share of any holding.
Regulated advice, discretionary dealing, tax returns and anything that depends on a figure nobody can check.
Position and cash
Write a few lines about what you need. There is no obligation until you accept a written quote.