Fund distribution services

We provide fund distribution services through our subsidiary FundRock Distribution S.A., authorised by the Luxembourg authority Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) to act as an investment adviser, distributor, and third-party marketer of shares or units of funds. Under this MiFID license, we can act as global fund distributor or sub-distributor of the funds managed by our affiliates. We leverage our free provision of services (passport) throughout the European Union to offer you a long-term and stable solution.

It is our intention over time to create a network of branches (in France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the Netherlands) to complement our Luxembourg office, offering a base for your sales or relationship management resources to work from for cross border distribution.

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We streamline access to fund platforms and help you to meet regulatory requirements and reduce legal fees by:

Entering into new and repapering existing legal agreements with key European distribution platforms
Coordinating between the platform and investment manager client
Handling all data requirements

As part of the FundRock Group, our clients’ additional distribution requirements are directly addressed by our extended management company resources (registration, share class, governance, data, etc.).

We currently offer access to the following platforms with established relationship with 20 clients since 2013 under several platforms:

UK: Circa 20 platforms for UK domiciled funds and European domiciled funds upon request
Nordics: Circa 10 platforms for European domiciled funds
DACH region: Circa 8 platforms for European domiciled funds under negotiations
Global: Allfunds and MFEX

We provide regulatory oversight to client’s sales and/or relationship management resources which allows non EU27 based managers to market into the EU in a fast and flexible manner without needing to set up a physical presence. We act as the Distributor (or co-distributor) where:

We ensure compliance of marketing activities with local regulators
We allow deployment of resources close to the end investors without concern for substance
We provide the use of FRD office space and branch network which all benefits from freedom of service across the European Union (passport), as well as access to Switzerland

Our CSSF regulated subsidiary provides a robust fund distribution platform through which our clients can establish or maintain their long-term relationships with professional European investors with total flexibility (geographically, head count, time to market).

We provide a complete distribution solution for managers with limited European sales presence.

Provision of experienced sales teams
Coverage of all European markets, or option to just those markets that are not currently covered by the manager
Ability to incorporate existing sub-distributor network
A strong oversight and governance model

FundRock distribution works with clients as the European extension of their own sales resources. The FundRock group (ManCo, distribution) has built a deep understanding and detailed knowledge of our funds, enabling us to cover most of our clients’ needs to safely perform business development activities across the region, while adequately representing their key differentiating characteristics.