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Description

Costars offers a comprehensive investment administration platform tailored for third-party administrators, fund supermarkets, wealth management firms, building societies, and retail banks. This multi-asset solution enhances client servicing and boosts sales channel engagement while facilitating the introduction of new products, such as fully automated ISA management. Furthermore, Costars includes essential management features to address the tax and regulatory needs of investors. It effectively organizes various instrument types into portfolios, which can be either wrapped or unwrapped, and makes them accessible through different distribution channels. The platform is capable of managing millions of portfolios and positions seamlessly, ensuring high throughput without facing scalability challenges. With both automated and manual trade entries, it provides current and historical portfolio valuations, automated checks for customer credit and ID verification, and maintains a thorough data and documentation audit trail. Additionally, Costars delivers comprehensive reporting and compliance functions, as well as deal validation, authorization, and pricing, ensuring that all aspects of investment administration are efficiently managed. This all-in-one solution empowers users to streamline their processes and improve overall operational effectiveness.

Description

Asset owners, including those in pension plans, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds, should consolidate their external manager data requirements into a unified digital platform within the investment office, encompassing areas such as manager research, operational due diligence, ESG considerations, compliance, audit confirmations, and event-driven inquiries. This centralized platform is beneficial for both emerging managers and well-established funds, allowing for the management of standard due diligence questionnaires (DDQs), investment databases, and investor DDQs seamlessly. By fostering collaboration among investor relations, RFP, marketing, compliance, and product teams, organizations can significantly reduce errors and enhance service quality. Whether serving as an OCIO, investment consultant, wealth platform, or fund of funds, it's essential to construct a robust diligence framework that spans a diverse portfolio of fund products, enabling the effective delivery of unique investment options to clients on a large scale. Additionally, this approach not only streamlines operations but also ensures that all stakeholders are aligned in their strategic objectives.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Experian Connect Yes 

Integrations

Experian Connect No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

corfinancial

Founded

1996

Country

United Kingdom

Website

www.corfinancialgroup.com/financial-software-products/costars/

Vendor Details

Company Name

DiligenceVault

Founded

2014

Country

United States

Website

www.diligencevault.com

Product Features

Investment Management

Accounting Management No 
Benchmarking No 
Bonds / Stocks No 
Client Management No 
Commodities No 
Compliance Reporting No 
Data Import / Export No 
For Investment Advisors No 
For Investors & Traders No 
Fund Management No 
Modeling & Simulation No 
Payroll & Commissions No 
Performance Metrics No 
Portfolio Management No 
Risk Management No 

Product Features

ESG

Activity Dashboard No 
Analytics/Reporting No 
Audit Management No 
Benchmarking No 
Compliance Management No 
Data Visualization No 
Document Management No 
Performance Metrics No 
Risk Assessment No 

Investment Management

Accounting Management No 
Benchmarking Yes 
Bonds / Stocks Yes 
Client Management Yes 
Commodities No 
Compliance Reporting Yes 
Data Import / Export Yes 
For Investment Advisors Yes 
For Investors & Traders Yes 
Fund Management Yes 
Modeling & Simulation Yes 
Payroll & Commissions No 
Performance Metrics No 
Portfolio Management No 
Risk Management No 

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