Specialty Fund Services Robson Capital Management | February 2016

1. Specialty Fund Services
Robson Capital Management | February 2016

2. Increase your investor pool
Robson can bridge the gap between private investment vehicles
and the IIROC dealer channel
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185+
dealers
28,000+
advisors

3. Raising new capital
For private investment vehicles such as:
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Raising NEW capital is one of the greatest financial CHALLENGES
REITs MICs
Private
Equity
Funds

4. Want access to the IIROC dealer
channel?
Your private investment vehicle will require:
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ROBSON
can help
IIROC
Approved Fund
Manager
FundSERV
code

5. FundSERV
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Connects fund
manufacturers, distributors
and intermediaries
One of the most efficient
investment fund transaction
processing systems in the world
Need to be registered
‘Investment Fund Manager’
to get FundSERV
manufactuer’s code
300+ fund distributors
are clients
of FundSERV

6. HNW investors in Canada
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20%
Percent of HNW
portfolios invested in
alternative
investments
(average)
28%
Percent of average
HNW portfolio
invested in
Real Estate

7. Investor interest in alternatives
increasing
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In volative markets, LOW CORRELATION is a good thing
HNW investors
increased private
investment holdings
in Q4 2015
Alternative
investments
(real estate, private
equity) have low
correlation to public
equity markets

8. Limited vision
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If BROKERS CAN’T sell you, it’s HARD to access their CLIENTS
Brokers Investors
Private
investments

9. Your Fund
Registered IFM
✗ ✓
IIROC Approved Fund
Manager ✗ ✓
FundSERV Code
✗ ✓
Robson makes it easy
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10. DIY Pitfalls
Becoming an IFM
• Hire CCO
• Apply to OSC
• $100k working capital
• Quarterly statements
• Annual audited statements
• Financial institution Bond
• Periodic compliance reviews
• Annual registration fees
• Get on IIROC approved List
Get FundSERV manufacturers code
• Complete paperwork, wait for processing
• Associated fees
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1 WEEK
9-12 MONTHS
✗
✓
Private investments

11. New Rules open up Ontario market
Only accredited investors were allowed to invest in exempt markets
• $1M in financial assets OR
• Net income of $200,000 (or $300K with spouse) in each of prior
two years
• Ontario retail investors can invest up to $10,000 annually
• Amount increases based on household income if investor
receives professional investment advice
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NOW, Ontario retail investors can access private investments too
BEFORE
NOW

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13. Contact Info
Jeffrey Shaul, CEO
jshaul@robsoncapital.com
416·388·6185
Crystal Quast, Director/Business Development
cquast@robsoncapital.com
647·529·6364