Real Estate Operating Models
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The key factors driving the evolution of real estate fund operating models
Alter Domus has a long, distinguished record of partnering real estate asset managers to rethink or restructure their existing fund operating model, and providing them with access to the expertise, technology, and resources needed to scale their business. This need to re-shape and re-vitalize real estate operational models has been driven by four key factors.
1. Global growth:
The real estate industry has shown double-digit annual growth over the past 20 years, both at the local level and globally. That is going to continue, albeit at a slower pace.
With fund managers increasing in size, they need to scale up their operations and manage that growth process.
2. Regulation:
The growth of alternative markets has brought ever increasing regulatory scrutiny and an enhanced regulatory framework.
Compliance with these regulations has become ever more complex, as has the consequent volume and difficulty of reporting requirements.
3. Investor Demands:
A investors become more sophisticated they are also asking for more types of reporting. With fund managers increasing in size, they need to scale up their operations and manage that growth process.
Also, the quality and accuracy of data has become paramount.
4. The need for advanced technology
With the volume of funds and data exponentially rising, only the enhanced use of technology, such as Alter Domus Digital Workflows Application can sustain and support AUM growth.
Harnessing Business Process Automation (BPA) and AI to build a “digital bridge” between client and fund administrator, our workflows create a collaborative, non-siloed approach to working. The coded automation of tasks frees all parties involved from the repetitive, labor-intensive aspects of the fund administration process and enables the ability to focus on activities that add value.
This technology has helped our clients improve operational efficiency and transparency across their portfolios, has ended the reliance on outdated communication channels such as email, while collating data into an analysis-ready source of truth.
Helping you find the right model
Alter Domus approach is founded upon flexibility and adaptation to your strategic objectives. We focus on removing the burden of day-to-day production and stakeholder management, while allowing you to focus on investors, investments, and risk management. Crucially, you retain full oversight and control over your data.
Choosing to partner with us is a strategic decision to prioritize and reinforce your firm’s unique culture. We assist you in this transformation, allowing your company to stay true to its core values and purpose, as you consolidate or grow.
Below we list out the three main foundational concepts. However, the exact set up across people, technology, data flows and platforms is always tailor made to meet our clients’ strategic objectives.
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The Co-Sourced Model
You’ll have an expert administration team who continue to use your technology, processes, and data infrastructure.
Advantages
- Decades of administration experience
- We take on HR responsibilities for your team
- No disruptions from your current model and cost efficient to implement
- Retains any bespoke technology platform developments
Considerations:
- No access to our industry-leading technology offering
- Potential platform and process bottlenecks remain
- Technology platform and data infrastructure costs remain with you vs potential to offset through us
Managed Services
Our expert team will actively manage technology and processes, while you control data infrastructure.
Advantages
- Leverages our deep administration, technology and process expertise
- We absorb technology costs and retain bespoke interfaces and developments
- You benefit from our ongoing investments in technology platform upgrading and innovation
Considerations:
- Ongoing costs and investments in data infrastructure
- Increased effort / time spent to build new systems interfaces
- Potential scalability bottlenecks
The Out-Sourced Model
Our experts will handle every aspect of your estate fund administration, including technology and data infrastructure. Information is delivered through AD’s client portal CorPro or direct API connectivity.
Advantages
- Leverages our deep administration, technology and process expertise
- We absorb Tech and Data infrastructure costs
- Full access to our industry-leading platforms, servicing and tech developments
- You benefit from our ongoing investments in technology platform upgrading and innovation
Considerations:
- More limited flexibility to deviate from Alter Domus technology stack and data infrastructure
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