Representative mandates for regulated financial services businesses — delivered on a project, retainer, or interim executive basis.
Overview
An institutional allocator — pension fund, endowment, or family office — looking to initiate or expand an ILS allocation. Arcus Advisory provides independent advisory on manager selection, strategy construction (cat bond vs. private ILS vs. sidecar), portfolio sizing, risk management, and investor terms review. No product to sell, no manager relationship conflict.
A Swiss-based EAM or boutique seeking FINMA authorisation under FinIA. Arcus Advisory guides the process end-to-end: organisational structure, governance framework, risk and compliance documentation, second line of defence setup, and regulator liaison. Grounded in SRILIM licensing experience — built from scratch under live regulatory scrutiny.
A new alternative investment fund — private credit, ILS, or hedge — needs operational leadership during the launch phase but is not ready to hire permanently. Arcus Advisory steps in as fractional COO or CFO: fund infrastructure, service provider selection, NAV oversight, investor reporting setup, and board representation. Typical engagement: three to twelve months.
A family office or pension fund allocating to alternatives for the first time needs a structured ODD process. Arcus Advisory designs the framework: manager questionnaires, on-site review protocols, red flag scoring, and ongoing monitoring cadence. Based on the experience from overseeing 300+ hedge funds.
An insurance group or asset manager with an outsourced investment programme needs a formal manager oversight structure. Arcus Advisory builds and manages the oversight layer — performance attribution, risk monitoring, governance reporting, and manager reviews.
A Cayman or Irish-domiciled ILS fund needs an independent board member with genuine asset class expertise. Arcus Advisory provides a non-executive director with deep alternatives risk and operational expertise — able to challenge management on portfolio construction, collateral management, provisioning, and investor terms.
A Swiss EAM or portfolio manager licensed since 2023 needs to verify its compliance framework is genuinely fit for purpose — not merely minimum viable. Arcus Advisory conducts a structured gap analysis against FINMA expectations, covering client classification, suitability documentation, conflicts of interest, and second line of defence effectiveness. In a formal assessment report remediation steps are discussed and potentially accompanied.
A single or multi-family office with USD 200m–1bn in alternatives exposure may need structured investment governance without the cost of a full internal team. Arcus Advisory attends IC meetings, provides independent risk challenge, oversees manager selection decisions, and ensures documentation meets institutional standards.
A regulated entity facing an upcoming FINMA audit or having received regulatory findings following a FINMA review. Arcus Advisory prepares the documentation, coordinates the response, and where needed acts as the interface with the regulator.
A regulated Swiss wealth manager losing its Head of Risk to departure or leave needs immediate coverage. Arcus Advisory steps in as interim, maintaining the risk monitoring framework, satisfying regulatory obligations, managing the second line of defence, and if needed supporting the search for a permanent replacement.
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