Bespoke Fund Document Solutions

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1 Bespoke Fund Document Solutions FundsLibrary has extensive fund document resources to provide bespoke solutions to fit your needs. Whether you are a data distributor / vendor, intermediary or fund supermarket, this guide will explain how and why FundsLibrary can offer you the right fund document solution for your clients. FundsLibrary

2 Contents Bespoke Fund Document Solutions 2 What s accessible though FundsLibrary? 3 How do these solutions work? 4 Adding FundsLibrary content to your website 5 How do I track the usage of these documents? 6 Why use FundsLibrary Bespoke Fund Document Solutions? 6 About FundsLibrary 7 Contact details 7

3 Bespoke Fund Document Solutions FundsLibrary is a leading distributor of fund documents in the UK, delivering in excess of 800,000 documents to investors and clients each year. We deliver documents to major fund supermarkets, IFA websites, financial websites, and software providers, as well as through our own website: Extensive coverage Our bespoke document solutions allow you to provide a huge range and depth of fund information, via your own platform (whether that s a website, extranet or intranet) with minimal IT development. You can display fund documents: from up to 200 different fund management groups (examples shown in fig.1) for over 2,000 funds in up to seven different formats (e.g. factsheets, report and accounts, simplified prospectuses, independent research) via three different simple IT methods Daily updates Using our proprietary technology, the currency of our fund-specific documents is checked on a daily basis, so that what s stored within the FundsLibrary database is identical to what s hosted on every fund management group s own website. This ensures that you are hosting compliant, goodquality documents, which can be compared on a like-forlike basis by your clients. Flexibility If you wish to display documents that are outside of our current 2,000 fund coverage we can acquire these documents as part of our service. In addition, if you need a more bespoke IT method for how the documents are displayed, this may be accommodated. Regular feedback As part of our bespoke solutions service, we will also automatically monitor the usage of the documents you display and provide you with regular detailed reports. in an environment of your choice FundsLibrary Fig. 1: Key fund management groups currently working with FundsLibrary 02

4 What s accessible through FundsLibrary? All the fund documents that you wish to display are automatically supplied from the FundsLibrary database, which means we monitor, update, store and deliver all documents upon request. You can display up to seven different types of document: Key fund documents produced by the corresponding fund management group: investor fund factsheet simplified prospectus / KFD report and accounts adviser fund factsheet Independent fund-specific research: Standard & Poor s research reports Fund management group-produced market commentaries: regular (quarterly/monthly) market and strategy reports ad hoc market commentaries Fund-specific documents, independent research and market commentaries Fig. 2: Investor factsheets Fig. 3: Simplified Prospectuses / KFDs Fig. 4: Report & Accounts Fig. 5: Adviser factsheets Fig. 6: Fund-specific S&P research Fig. 7: Quarterly market reviews 03

5 How do these solutions work? Automated document retrieval, and the reliability of our systems and software which drive both document collection and distribution to our clients websites, are key to our document solutions. It is these systems that enable us to deliver over 800,000 documents to clients and investors each year. The diagram below shows how the FundsLibrary document collection and distribution process works. The initial stage of automated daily checking of fund management group websites, is essential in providing you with the most up-todate fund documents available. Fund management group websites Automated daily check of documents available on fund group websites FundsLibrary Database Bespoke document solutions Your Website Fig. 8: FundsLibrary document collection and distribution process 04

6 Adding FundsLibrary content to your website There are three simple ways to add FundsLibrary content to your website. Option 1: Incorporate hyperlinks to your existing platform FundsLibrary will provide you with all necessary URL links to our central database. These links can then be embedded into any section of your own website, providing users with instant access to each document. Your Website Option 2: White label the FundsLibrary document store Using this option, FundsLibrary will provide a complete bolt-on web solution. The range of documents and funds presented can be tailored to your requirements. The sample shown here can reflect your own layout, colour scheme and branding. Option 3: FundsLibrary i-frame The i-frame can contain direct links to all documents for a particular fund. It can either be delivered as a small i-frame or a pop-up window. This provides you with the flexibility to incorporate documents within an existing fund information template, so that they are clearly visible on your website for your clients, whilst we maintain the content of the i-frame. FundsLibrary i-frame 05

7 How do I track the usage of these documents? Using FundsLibrary document solutions, not only will you be able to provide your clients with access to up-to-date, high-quality and compliant fund information, you will also be able to track the usage of these documents. Our management information feedback can tell you exactly which of the hosted documents people are looking at, and at what volume, and for which funds. (Fig. 9 below shows a sample overall summary of document request volumes; a complete set of sample management information is available on request.) Delivery volume Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month Simplified prospectus Report & accounts Factsheets Fig. 9: Sample feedback summary showing overall volumes of document requests per month Why use FundsLibrary Bespoke Fund Document Solutions? 1. Minimal IT development - a total solution is provided which requires little internal IT development. 2. Cost saving - all document handling costs are removed. 3. No additional work for you - all documents are automatically updated directly from fund groups websites via a proprietary software solution. 4. Significant value add to your online proposition - a comprehensive solution covering all required fund documents. 5. Management information - all downloads are recorded to give you a full picture of which documents clients are using. 6. Reliability - guaranteed service availability 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round. 7. Support - a dedicated IT support and development team, available when you need it. 8. Proven interest in key fund documents - investors need professional quality information; research shows that both private and professional investors use fund documents more than any other method to make their fund selection decisions. Fund factsheet Face-to-face meetings Fund manager sales person Telephone conversation Video interview Other Number of respondents Fig. 10: Preferred method of manager/fund selection (source: incisivemedia) 06

8 About FundsLibrary FundsLibrary is a subsidiary of Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, one of the UK s largest retail investment brokers. The company was established to create a single data and document hub, bringing together up-to-date fund management group information, in a standardised format, for professional investors. Our current market coverage extends across over 250 fund management groups, to encompass over 2,700 different funds. FundsLibrary currently delivers data and documents to over 6,000 professional users in the UK and provides data services to many of the leading fund distribution companies..com Fig. 11: Sample of FundsLibrary s key clients Hargreaves Lansdown PLC has divisions spanning direct customer marketing, investment management and research, independent financial advice, portfolio management services, pensions (corporate and individual) and stockbroking. It has assets under administration of over 10 billion, employs over 600 people and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. More information about Hargreaves Lansdown PLC is available at Contact details If you would like more information about our bespoke fund document solutions, please don t hesitate to contact us. Contact Steve Elford or Richard Baillie on: Tel: info@fundslibrary.co.uk FundsLibrary, Pembroke House, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3BH FundsLibrary