Sequantis assists  institutional investors in various tasks relating to their investment monitoring: valuations, reporting, etc. Sequantis is different from most other asset service companies, particularly those that are subsidiaries of large banks. It is both independent and highly responsive, its platform Insight is designed to aggregate multichannel information (from Data vendors, Asset Managers, Custodians,…). To sum up:  Sequantis simplifies complex processes and works hand in hand with its clients.

Sequantis works with multiple custodians and a wide range of asset management companies, reconciling data on their behalf. This highly specialised approach is what sets Sequantis apart. “Traditional asset servicing companies are quite happy with assets that are lodged in their accounts, but sometimes have more trouble with aggregating data from multiple sources or other custodians,” explains Olivier Durquety and Laurent Maquaire, partners in Sequantis. This type of reconciliation and aggregation, however, is part of the DNA at Sequantis. From the outset, it has always worked with a large variety of clients, to retrieve data from investors themselves as well as from all entities they deal with.

The company doesn’t simply collect data, it also reprocesses them. “Our work involves achieving consistency for data collected from a variety of sources”, says Olivier Durquety. The data collected are often extremely disparate. Data has to be reprocessed before it can be aggregated and used to calculate the various reporting indicators needed. What Sequantis does is not consolidation of reported data, rather it creates reporting data from consolidated information. The heart of Sequantis activity is working with clean data. One of Sequantis key advantages is its data-cleaning capacity.

These complex procedures (data retrieval, data cleaning, etc.) are carried out solely using Sequantis’ in-house computer systems, which have been specially designed for the task. Processing financial data can be complex, highly complex in fact, for institutional investors if not part of their core business. They can choose to outsource these operations and rely instead on the teams at Sequantis. The data can then be used for reporting, particularly to regulators. Compliance is facilitated by the way Sequantis is structured. Having served institutional investors for many years it has in-depth knowledge of what their oversight bodies require.

Sequantis is not tied to any major finance industry player. Sequantis is agile, fast and efficient. Its information systems can retrieve data in bulk, from any source. The company works with all types of market professionals and their international affiliates.

Our rates are highly competitive when compared to traditional asset service providers and their high fixed costs. Payments to Sequantis are in the form of a licence fee, Insight is also a software package provided to the company’s clients. The software is annually licensed and charges vary according to portfolio complexity, the number of assets held and the number of different data sources to be linked with. Sequantis is one of the few asset servicers 2.0 providers serving the French markets.

To provide proper monitoring of its institutional clients’ investments, client services at Sequantis are located in Paris and are available at any time during business hours. Our client services team member speak French and English. Our team members are fully conversant with the obligations facing institutional investors: Solvency II for insurers as well as the various French codes governing insurance, social security, etc., and relevant accounting standards, French and IFRS. Sequantis has over a decade’s experience working with institutional investors and finance directors of major organisations both large, such as insurance companies, and smaller, such as “Mutuelles”. Sequantis assists every one of its clients via its client services team who are always reachable to answer finance directors’ questions about the data obtained or more general queries about the immediate regulatory outlook. Sequantis is both a dynamic technology start-up and a seasoned market consultancy. Our service to clients is located close to them and is totally personalised. Each team member services 8 to 10 institutional clients, meaning that they know them in great detail and establish lasting working relationships.