Investment Funds

The investment funds industry has experienced significant growth in the last 20 years directly contributing to the wellbeing of the Canadian economy. As the leading advisors to the mid-market investment funds sector, we are the right partners to bring greater financial clarity and guidance.

Maintaining clarity in the investment funds industry means understanding the potential impact of the new regulatory landscape and an investment fund manager's overall business and investing strategy. Ensuring compliance doesn't come without its challenges: demands from investors for increased transparency at all levels, frequent reporting requirements, new control structures and changing costs just to name a few. As well, the need to transition from Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for publically accountable enterprises is creating challenges. IFRS does not provide industry specific standards in this sector and demands that any transition effort from GAAP to IFRS require effective knowledge of both sets of reporting standards as well as an detailed understanding of financial reporting for Canadian investment funds.

The audit, tax and advisory professionals at Collins Barrow have the necessary expertise developed over years of serving mid-market investment funds in Canada. We offer dedicated and highly talented partners and professional staff who will devise the right solutions for you with the right level of insight and knowledge.

Managing Assets

Our Partners and professionals understand the investment funds sector having served this industry for more than 30 years.

At Collins Barrow, we recognize that the investment funds industry has its own unique set of opportunities and challenges including evolving regulatory requirements, market turbulence and a changing competitive landscape. Add to this the fact that the sector is affected by Canada's conversion to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with new criteria and reporting rules potentially affecting the valuation of funds under management as well as, the calculation of fees for fund managers. This environment inevitably calls for an advisor that has a balanced perspective of the industry and the talent to address the financial and strategic business concerns to mitigate risk.

We offer advisory services to clients of all sizes including investment managers, funds administrators, mutual funds, flow-through funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds and other alternative investment funds. An impressive list of clients, extensive public markets experience and industry specialists in-house means clients can remain confident that we understand the important industry issues and will proactively respond.

Our Fund and Fund Manager Services include:

• Audit and Assurance
• Fund accounting and financial reporting support
• Tax advice and compliance
• Risk management and control
• Transaction advice to help effectively structure mergers and acquisitions
• Offerings Memoradum and Prospectus Support
• Valuation support
• Corporate governance
• Addressing new and/or changing accounting standards and developments for the effective transition to International Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Responding and reporting to Provincial Securities Commissions
• Business strategy and modelling

Partner attention and accountability, consistent audit methodologies, a multi-discplinary approach and most importantly, a commitment to clarity, that's what you can expect with Collins Barrow. Speak to a Collins Barrow professional today.