UBS & Credit Suisse
Automated Fee Management Platform for Financial Institutions
Industry: Finance & Tax
Credit Suisse, now part of the UBS Group, served private and institutional clients with a strong focus on asset and fund services.
In response to growing regulatory demands, financial institutions require solutions that automate fee management across mandates, partners, and product structures. A centralized and rules-based platform was implemented to ensure accurate processing of management and performance fees—supporting compliance, transparency, and operational efficiency.
Status quo
Asset managers and fund providers face the challenge of handling complex fee structures across diverse mandates and channels.
Manual calculations of performance and trailer fees are error-prone and inefficient. Regulatory compliance (e.g. MiFID II) requires audit-ready documentation and precise processing—yet many systems lack transparency and standardization in fee workflows.
The challenge
A rules-based solution was required to calculate and process management, trailer, and performance fees accurately—across different asset classes, partners, and sales channels.
The system needed to support contract-based revenue logic, integrate with centralized data warehouses, and provide audit-ready compliance reporting. Flexibility in Transfer Pricing, modular Post-Processing, and full lifecycle transparency were critical for meeting both operational and regulatory demands.
The solution
A scalable, rules-based fee management system was implemented with modules for calculation, payment, and reporting.
The platform consolidates financial data across mandates and automates the processing of revenue and cost-sharing models. Management and performance fees are calculated per partner and channel. Integrated compliance checks and audit trails ensure transparency. Payment scheduling and reporting modules complete the fee lifecycle seamlessly.
The result
The platform automates complex fee management workflows, significantly reduces manual effort, and increases accuracy.
It improves regulatory readiness through integrated compliance checks and transparent audit trails. Clients benefit from reduced error rates, faster reporting cycles, and greater control over revenue and cost-sharing models. Operational risks in the end-to-end fee lifecycle are significantly minimized.
Technical
Highlights
Even complex projects can be summarised in clear technical terms. Key figures and distinctive features provide insight into the concrete implementation – measurable, tangible, and transparent.
- Rules-based calculation of performance and trailer fees
- Centralized mandate data warehouse
- Integrated compliance validations (e.g. MiFID II)
- Post-processing modules for invoicing and booking
- Scalable and audit-proof data structure
- Configurable Transfer Pricing logic
The solution automates fee management across mandates and partners, improves compliance transparency, and reduces operational risk. Reporting, invoicing, and control processes are now faster, more accurate, and better aligned with regulatory requirements.
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