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1 Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds One-stop solution: data management, generation, distribution. Reporting Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds 2 1

2 Asset management companies are increasingly expanding marketing of their products internationally in order to tap new potentials. This goes hand-in-hand with increasing demands on fund documentation processes as a result of different rules in different jurisdictions, the need for standardization of data across the various publications and the necessity of a uniform and recognizable layout. IDS GmbH Analysis and Reporting Services ( IDS ) delivers solutions for consistent, low-cost creation of annual and semi-annual reports, fact sheets and key investor information documents ( KIIDs ) offering outstanding graphic and formal quality. Reporting Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds

3 Annual and semi-annual reports are important tools for fund marketing. In times of growing competitive and cost pressures, asset managers are increasingly turning to the possibility of international marketing for their products. In addition to the advantages, however, such a move also increases the burden of reporting: Annual and semi-annual reports are not only subject to the laws governing content and structure in their home country, but also to the legal frameworks in the countries where the funds are publicly distributed. Additional requirements apply in many countries as a result of regulations, recommendations or standards set by national industry associations. At the same time, annual and semi-annual reports are important tools for marketing the fund: every investor, before completion of a transaction, must be presented with the current annual report or if this is older than eight months the latest semi-annual report. As a rule, investors receive three documents in close proximity to their planned investment decision: the reports, fact sheets and the key investor information document (KIID). Consequently, many fund managers place great emphasis on ensuring consistency of data across all documents, as well as a compelling and recognizable layout in line with their unique corporate design. In order to create the reports, data and text material from multiple functions within the company (fund accounting, compliance, fund management, marketing, legal) must be consolidated, coordinated and structured according to specific national requirements. The annual reports must be audited and the reports submitted to the regulatory authority of each country within 2 to 4 months usually in the country s official language. 2 3

4 IDS offers a proven solution to ensure consistent, high-quality and low-cost report production. As a result of the numerous requirements relating to content, layout, language and deadlines, generating reports for international distribution is often a costintensive and error-prone process. Although databasesupported and structured processes can help compensate for these disadvantages, implementing them is usually complicated and expensive. With our Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds services, IDS offers a proven solution to ensure consistent, high-quality and low-cost report production. Features IDS provides full-service production of annual and semiannual reports from implementation of the data interfaces to consolidation of all necessary information and production of reports in a variety of formats, languages and layouts. We even handle distribution. IDS does this by drawing on long years of experience with data integration, structured administration of instrument, position and portfolio data, text modules in a variety of languages, performance and risk analysis, as well as rulebased report generation. For many years, our know-how in this broad field has helped us to successfully implement production of fact sheets and KIIDs in numerous countries and languages. For an overview of our services, please refer to the table on the right. Benefits Cost savings through maximum automation in relation to a complex topic with only limited usefulness as a competitive factor Reduction of non-investment-specific costs, increased focus on core competencies Optimum quality through structured data warehousing and rule-based production of reports under financial services regulations Production of all relevant investor documents based on consistent data with a uniform, highly recognizable layout Reporting Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds

5 Our services for annual and semi-annual reports at a glance: Expert support Full-service support during the implementation and operational phases, by experts with years of experience in the industry Minimized resource utilization Dramatically reduced resource utilization with full transparency over all process stages, from data consolidation to quality assurance and release of the generated reports, all the way to distribution and delivery to specified recipients Security Maximum-security and consistency through structured data warehousing, rulebased production as well as comprehensive plausibility and consistency reviews of the generated reports Economy Substantial cost savings through greater efficiency and access to additional synergies and quality benefits by combining the service with other IDS products especially Fact Sheets and KIIDs. Flexibility Extensive flexibility when it comes to meeting clients demands on structure, content and corporate design Multiple language support Report generation in a full range of languages and character sets On-time delivery On-time, cost-effective production and distribution through broad automation of individual process steps Modular solution Flexible service depth: clients can choose which parts of their overall process they want IDS to handle Reliability Persistent and reliable treatment of a key regulatory theme by an experienced and established service provider 4 5

6 Functionalities Efficient data collection IDS supports the various departments of the fund company with a structured procedure to setup interfaces for quantitative and qualitative information collection. In the operating phase, largely automated processes are used to collect and analyze the relevant information and data. Specialized database A central element of the production process is a database structure, specially developed for the complex reporting requirements, which serves to automatically merge text components and data. Expert support IDS offers comprehensive service and help desk functionalities through an international team of industry experts for reporting process realization and direct customer support. Our platform ensures reliable and economical mass production of the necessary reports within the timeframes set by national regulators for publication. Production of reports based on the time-tested interplay between database and document preparation systems Distribution via the IDS Fund Data Hub Basic functions Monitoring of imported data and text modules, plausibility testing, structured data warehousing and verifiable audit trails for all entered values Optional calculation of indicators such as portfolio or benchmark returns, portfolio and risk breakdown on the basis of imported data using methods agreed with the client Maximum uniformity of report structures across all funds; no-hassle application of exceptions and fundspecific rules Easy generation of status reports and support for controlling of outsourcers Reporting Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for Funds

7 Risiko Liquiditätsreporting Risiko Liquiditätsreporting Reporting Consistent reporting is indispensable. We deliver compelling presentations of investment results, decision-oriented reports and solid regulatory reporting. Related products Fact Sheets Key Investor Information Document (KIID) Fact Sheets Key Investor Information Document (KIID) In accordance with UCITS IV.

8 Contact Marianna Regecová Tel marianna.regecova@idsffm.com IDS GmbH Analysis and Reporting Services Koeniginstrasse 28, Munich, Germany For further information about IDS and all of our products, please visit IDS GmbH Analysis and Reporting Services All rights reserved. All information subject to change at any time. February 2014 Reporting _EN_PFS_Annual_Semi-annual_Reports and Semi-Annual for Funds 2 8