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Portfolio Management Service (PMS)

Portfolio Design - Portfolio Tracking - Portfolio Optimisation

Invest with Confidence

Breakdown of the associated benefits within the PMS service

Dedicated portfolio manager contact

Every client of the PMS service is provided with a dedicated contact e-mail address linked directly to a PMS team member. The team is available to answer any of your queries or questions relating to your account. If you feel that your questions cannot be answered by e-mail there is an emergency contact telephone number, so that you can speak directly to one of the PMS team.

 

Expert initial and ongoing advice

The PMS team works very closely with its clients to initially build an ideal portfolio based on the risk profile, investment objectives and priorities of the client. Once the portfolio has been designed and the account structure opened, the PMS team is on hand to provide continual support and assistance.

 

Fund monitoring assuring peace of mind

This is the main feature of the of the PMS service. When a portfolio has been activated the PMS team monitors the performance of the entire portfolio.  This is achieved using a series of exclusive in-house filters, indicators and the PMS proprietary software. The system of fund monitoring allows the PMS team to perform a series of fund monitoring tasks, with an aim to optimise the client’s portfolio returns and profitability, whilst minimising the downside losses of any fund.

 

Fund alerts

One of the unique features of the PMS fund monitoring service is that the proprietary software will trigger a fund alert, if a fund breaches one of the preset parameters.  This will raise the attention of the PMS team to investigate why a particular fund has been flagged. This will lead the PMS team to perform both of the following tasks:

 

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Place the fund on an internal alert list for greater monitoring.

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Send an e-mail directly to the client, informing them that the fund has been placed on the alert list, and that action may need to be taken soon.
 

If the fund does not recover, after being placed on the alert list,  the PMS team will provide the client with options for selling the fund and recommending a suitable replacement fund.  This alert system is designed to maximise a clients gains whilst preventing major losses from any one fund.

 

In-depth regular reports

In addition to portfolio fund monitoring process and the alert system, the PMS team will provide its clients with a bi-annual report, comprising of a complete breakdown of the entire portfolio. Within this report a client will have a full summary of each and every fund within the portfolio, including all the facts and figures and comparisons of the funds performance compared to the relevant sector benchmark returns, which will show if the fund manager is adding value on behalf of its investors. The report also includes the performance chart for the technically minded investors with a series of technical indicators applied and explained. The individual fund managers forecast will also be included within the report. Economic data will also be provided, in the form of a financial market summary, which often includes external commentary. Additionally, the PMS client may request a full breakdown of their portfolio at any time.

This should not be confused with the general portfolio valuations that are available 24 hours a day within the online valuation system offered.

 

On-line valuation system

All clients of the PMS service have access to the 24 hr on-line portfolio valuation system. Using this system, clients can obtain an up to date valuation on their portfolio, and because it is on-line, you can access this information from anywhere in the world that has an Internet facility.

There is a one off $50 set up and activation fee for the service.

 

Investments are held within a tax-free account structure via a prestigious British  investment/assurance company

STAR Financial does not receive or handle client’s money directly, we have therefore secured the services of a range of leading European offshore investment/assurance companies to hold and administer the buying and selling of our clients funds. These companies have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and are located within the British Channel Islands, which offer regulatory frameworks of the highest order. Some of the external companies we use for maintaining the PMS accounts have over 150 years history within the financial services industry, and are the offshore subsidiaries of major British or European investment/assurance companies, of which some are Standard & Poor's (S&P) AA credit rated.

 

Highest discounts on the underlying funds

Due to the combined nature of the PMS account structure; clients will receive the highest possible discounts on entry into underlying funds. Typically a fund entry fee of 5% will be discounted down to 0.5% (reduced by 90%) on average, although this may vary slightly.

 

Cost effective fee structure based on the services offered

When you consider the huge savings made on the discounted entry prices for the underlying funds, and the unique solution offered by the PMS service to minimise losses whilst maximising profitability, we genuinely consider this to represent good value to the our clients.
 

For a breakdown and a comparison of the fees click here

 

PPB account without the PMS monitoring service
If you prefer to use the tax efficient PPB account structure, but without using the PMS monitoring service, the fees and entry levels will be as follows:

 

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Minimum investment is reduced to $50,000

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6% up front fee (94% invested)

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£360 per annum account admin fee

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All the account features, discounts and tax benefits remain unchanged

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100% penalty free access from day one

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PMS monitoring service can be added at anytime (subject to a flat 1% pa fee)
 

The above fees are discounted by almost 30% in comparison to the standard PPB charging structure.

 

*Penalty free access to your funds

Within the PMS account structure, it is possible to have penalty free access to your money at any time. However, during the first 8 years if you withdraw more than 90% of the initial amount invested, there could be a small early redemption fee applied.

 

Switch funds without triggering a capital gain

Due to the tax efficient nature of the accounts used for the PMS service, if you decide to sell a fund, this will not trigger an automatic tax liability!  This is achieved due to the fact that the institution owns the underlying funds, and purchases the funds on the account holders’ behalf. As an investor within the PMS service you own the account, not the underlying funds, the PMS team and the client instructs the institution to buy or sell the funds depending on the investors objectives. As a result of the institution purchasing the underlying funds, the investor benefits from its corporate buying power. These institutions buy and sell funds worth millions of dollars on a regular basis, and therefore pass on the institutional rates it secures onto its clients. This ensures that the account is both cost effective and tax efficient.

 

Almost every mutual fund accepted, across all markets

There are around 38,000 funds available, almost all of which are suitable to held within the PMS account structure.  This ensures that the PMS client has a very wide choice of market sectors, fund type and currency.

 

**Stocks & shares can also be held within the account (Including Nikkei shares)

In addition to mutual funds, there is an additional account structure available to PMS clients that can also hold, buy and sell stocks and shares. Provided that the shares are listed on any of the worlds major stock exchanges. The same tax benefits apply to buying and selling shares, as with the mutual funds

 

 

As can be seen the PMS service offers many valuable benefits to its clients, which is why it is proving to be so popular. The process of STAR Financial Managements fund monitoring and the alerts system, is to the best of our knowledge a totally unique service to offshore mutual fund investors. Like any system, the PMS service is not infallible, investors will sometimes have a minor loses on a fund, but it will prevent a client from destroying there portfolio, which has happened to far to many investors over the recent years. PMS is designed to maximise a clients returns whilst minimising downside losses. The PMS service certainly offers greater reassurance and confidence to our clients, when compared to investing in a fund and just leaving it to chance!

The PMS service is not a mandatory service; the choice however, is yours…


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