RisCura Consulting
Leading Guidance and Support for Institutional Investors
The institutional investor’s job is tougher than ever. Increasingly stringent regulation, coupled with higher expectations only adds to the problems of increased risk and instability across investment markets. These days, exercising good stewardship and achieving the best returns requires a rare mix of talent, skill and insight.
RisCura Consulting helps institutional investors achieve and maintain optimal performance, in line with a fund’s particular requirements, while adhering to appropriate regulation. Facilitating and implementing a fund’s decisions, we assist with all strategic, technical and practical aspects of institutional investing with a comprehensive range of advanced analysis and specialist advice.
Investment Consulting Driven by Client Needs
As renowned experts, with dedicated focus on the investment value chain, we know that one size definitely does not fit all. Our, industry-leading technology and proven processes, steeped in risk management, enable us to deliver the custom guidance and security institutional investors need.
Our repeated successes for many of Southern Africa’s largest institutional investors (with over $200 billion in client funds under management) gives us the experience and influence to advocate powerfully for our clients. At the same time we empower our clients by helping them understand ever-changing investment complexity and industry jargon, through specialised training sessions and materials in market trends, investment processes and regulation. And, because we remain independent of all other financial services we not only avoid potential conflicts but can also communicate in uncompromised confidentiality.
An Unrivalled Suite of Investor Services and Investment Support
Investment audit
As well as supporting regulatory compliance, our investment audits also help uncover otherwise unseen performance opportunities by looking into, investigating and proposing improvements to fund strategies.
Fund review, member analysis and needs assessment
Reviewing a fund’s strategy, analysing individual investor profiles and identifying specific needs - enabling clients to retain complete control but with RisCura’s experience and knowledge always on hand.
Investment strategy/ALM and investment policy statement
Preparing a full client-centric asset liability model (ALM) to determine the fund’s future liabilities and required returns and with a relevant investment strategy. Our pioneering approach to liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies empowers our clients to structure investments around vital cash flows as well as focusing on both income and capital protection.
Manager research and selection
Supporting a fund with the many conflicting choices when choosing an asset manager, through deep industry knowledge, intensive research and due-diligence, before presenting a short-list of appropriate candidates to the investment committee.
Implementation of mandates and benchmarks
Judicious structuring and allocation of mandates are essential. We enable funds to maximise diversification and reduce costs by selecting and allocating appropriate mandates and benchmarks in line with the manager research and selection process.
Fee negotiation and contract finalisation
Our size and established relationships with managers enable us to facilitate more cost-effective fees – with all fees checked on all relevant asset-manager portfolios against market values, returns and calculation methodology.
Access to a unique range of specialist investment services
A noted benefit for all our clients is the ability to call on in-depth, specialised knowledge and expertise – from Analytics to Fund Services, Transition or Fundamentals - at any time, relevant to your precise requirements and without multi-party confidentiality concerns.
Progressive Investment Thinking
Of course, putting all these services to work for you takes some discussion and planning – especially if we are to deliver the customised services that have brought success to so many of our clients throughout Africa and beyond. Starting that process now is simple: just contact us here to talk to us about your investment requirements.
