BNY Mellon Introduces Liquidity Management Tool For FoHFs

BNY Mellon has launched a new liquidity administration service as part of its fund of hedge funds (FoHF) offering.

The service will provide clients across BNY Mellon’s alternative fund administration and traditional custody segments with enhanced liquidity monitoring, reporting and analysis, plus advanced portfolio modeling capabilities. It is aimed both at existing FoHF clients who use ad hoc or manual processes for liquidity administration as well as public or corporate pension plans that require more sophisticated analytics and monitoring of their alternative investments portfolio.

The liquidity application will be made available via the BNY Mellon Connect portal. It is fully integrated with the company’s FoHF custody and accounting systems. Among its key features, the service enables clients to forecast redeemable investment amounts through “what if” analyses, along with information on notice periods, lock-ups, and cash settlement and redemption fees by investment.

“Many organizations perform their own liquidity analysis through vendor software, internal applications, or manually,” said Alan Flanagan, BNY Mellon global head of product management for alternative investment services. “Being able to outsource liquidity administration offers clients more comprehensive analysis, improved scenario modeling, and greater transparency – all much sought after by both fund of funds managers and institutional clients with a large alternatives allocation.”