Manager Compliance and Operations Review

There's more to due diligence than understanding the investment side of a manager's business.
Russell Manager Compliance and Operations Review can help investors understand the non-investment risks of the managers in their portfolios.

How could this program help you?

• Manage risks through a deeper understanding of your investment managers:
  The reputation of your organization can be tied to the risks in your investment program. A deeper understanding of managers' business, operational and compliance risks can help protect that reputation.
  
• Obtain objective insights you can implement—in the real world:
  This program can provide a "second set of eyes" to review information that impacts your everyday investment decisions. Results can help you determine whether to hire or fire a manager—or they might help you work with the manager to address key issues.
  
• Save time and potentially, expense on behalf of your organization:
  Russell's end-to-end process requires specialized knowledge about investments, operations and global regulations. Our ongoing coaching and oversight can lower managers' risk ratings and potentially save your organization from an expensive termination.

How can I access insights from this program?

• On a standalone basis through a flexible program for large institutional investors.
• This research is embedded in Russell's multi-manager funds:These reviews are conducted on the managers hired or considered for multi-manager fund assignments.

Manager compliance and operations reviews are designed to be distinct and complementary to research focused on the investment aspects of managers' businesses. This program is also focused on analyzing managers that invest in listed securities.

Why Russell?

• Russell's team has practical investment and compliance experience:
  Russell's global manager oversight team has background and practical experience in understanding investment issues—in addition to investment operations, regulatory agencies and compliance.
  
• We have global scale, depth and perspective:
  Our team of professionals has knowledge of global managers and regulatory requirements to better serve clients—who invest globally or may be global in nature.
  
• We offer ongoing monitoring and support:
  For clients who choose an ongoing service, we provide ongoing monitoring and/or follow-up support on issues and recommendations with managers.
• Russell is a recognized leader in manager due diligence:
  In a 2009 FundFire survey of consultant relations specialists at asset management firms, Russell received more than double the votes of the next closest firm for the strength of its due diligence.

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