Why Choose Gemini?
Advisors are increasingly providing alternative strategies to investors in the form
of pooled solutions and Gemini is uniquely positioned as a boutique firm that provides
the administration, accounting, and technology muscle to deliver accurate and timely
information back to both the advisor and the investor.
No matter what kind of pooled solution you offer, Gemini provides daily reconciliations
and accounting reports for simple and complex instruments that expedite monthly
statement processing and provides comfort to advisors and investors. In addition,
Gemini provides shareholder reporting via the internet that allows for quicker access
that institutional investors are seeking.
Gemini is a full-service administrator for pooled investments providing a comprehensive
list of solutions without the inflated cost. Some of Gemini's standard services
which separate us from other administrators are:
- Investor subscription and redemption processing for domestic and offshore funds
- Daily reconciliation of positions and cash
- Independent daily valuation of holdings
- Daily reporting of Profit and Loss to the management team
- Portfolio post-trade compliance
- Online access for investors to download reports and see transaction history for
their accounts
Gemini was founded in the early 1980s and our extensive experience in the fund industry
has led us to develop top notch solutions that we have fully integrated to ensure
the maximum efficiency for your fund. Some administrators' standard services are
available only to a fund with more than one billion dollars in assets, and tax services
are generally extra. At Gemini, we believe in providing the most extensive offering
of service possible - which means we'll provide them to you whether you have fifty
million dollars, five hundred million dollars, or over one billion dollars in assets.
Whether it is due to regulation or investor confidence, fund managers will need
to increasingly rely on their administrator to service their funds. Gemini's decades
of experience combined with our robust accounting and compliance systems are the
reasons many advisors choose us as their provider. In addition, our educated and
consultative staff enables us to support and satisfy the increasing level of service
required by many advisors.
Existing Funds
Once you're advising a fund, a few things become clear. You need a service provider
who cares about you as a client and doesn't just consider you a number. You need
servicing that is accurate and cost effective and administrators who are available.
We'd like you to consider the below questions:
- Does your fund administrator actively assist you in managing and reducing expenses?
- Do you have a compliance program that proactively identifies exceptions and works
with you to avoid violations?
- Are you receiving an accurate daily NAV for your fund before cut-off time?
- Who are your shareholders talking to when they call? Are they knowledgeable?
- Do your shareholders have access to the online options they need the most?
- Is your transfer agency living up to expectations?
- Does your provider extend their most comprehensive services to everyone, or just
the big funds?
- Are your provider's accounting, transfer agent and administration systems integrated?
Are updates done quickly?
- Does your administrator have the ability to provide a daily NAV?
- Does your administrator assist in the preparation of tax documents?
- Does your provider administrate daily cash movements?
- Does your provider reconcile cash and other balances with brokers?
- Do your investors have online access to reports?
If you answered NO to any of the above questions, we're glad you've come to Gemini
for help. We know how important it is to make sure you are receiving the attention
and services you deserve at the price you want to pay.