Common Practices for GIPS® Compliance
ACA has gathered all the common best practices of performance teams complying to the GIPS standards and will discuss the most common question we receive from clients, "What do other firms do?"
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ACA Mirabella Regulatory Hosting
ACA Mirabella is the award-winning regulatory hosting division of ACA Group and a market leader in our sector. We provide regulatory hosting solutions for discretionary fund (AIFM) and managed account management, investment advice, the arranging of investment deals, placing, and for local marketing or fund distribution in the UK and throughout the EU. We employ a team of over 40 governance, risk and compliance professionals, dedicated to hosting solutions.
Our timeline
- 2004: ACA Mirabella established to provide regulatory hosting services.
- 2005: Regulated by the Financial Services Authority (now the FCA).
- 2014: Opened a Maltese subsidiary, registered with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and expanded ACA Mirabella’s presence in Europe with the ability to provide a full-scope AIFM with MiFID add-on permissions
- 2018: Acquired by ACA Group.
- 2019: Established Mirabella Malta Advisers Limited and added an EU Tied Agent solution, which provides our UK clients continued access to clients and investors in Europe.
Who we work with
ACA Mirabella’s AuM is now $23.2bn*, hosted on our discretionary investment management platform. We hold over 150 client relationships, including more than 70 discretionary investment mandates and over 65 Appointed Representatives. We have more than 200 individuals registered at the FCA.
* As at 30 April 2021
ACA Mirabella is the trading name for the regulated entities in the ACA Group, which includes: Mirabella Financial Services LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales number OC309035, Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA FRN 415559, Mirabella Advisers LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales number OC384100 Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA FRN 606792, Mirabella Malta Advisers Limited and Mirabella Malta Limited, both of which are limited companies registered in Malta, registered with the Malta Financial Services Authority to conduct investment services business.
Our Commitment to Our Clients
Our clients range from multi-billion dollar financial institutions to new start-ups. We help Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate, Placement Agents, Corporate Financiers, Distribution firms and Marketing businesses.
We work closely with each client to evaluate and design the appropriate policies and framework to meet the industry leading standards of our platform. This high bar is maintained across each of our solutions.
Combining Team, Technology, and Stability to Deliver Results
Our team of 40 focus exclusively on regulatory hosting in the UK or EU. That team includes former regulators and CCOs, senior compliance practitioners, risk officers and analysts, as well as those experienced and professionally trained in finance, law, and operations. We overlay every engagement with professional compliance and risk oversight and provide a comprehensive but proportionate control structure. We use in-house ACA systems and best of breed third-party technology to manage regulatory and transaction risk, undertake regulatory reporting and meet local and international requirements. We’re supported by the stability of a well-resourced parent company; and alongside our ACA Mirabella team have access to additional ACA Group expertise through an international team of over 600 professionals in regulation, cybersecurity, fund performance measurement and regulatory technology.
To learn more, complete this form and our Head of Client Development, Anthony Bennett, will arrange an initial call.
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Annual Best Execution Disclosures
RTS 28 best execution reports, in accordance with the European Market in Financial Instrument Directive 2014/65/EU (“MiFID II”).
01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Malta Advisors Limited
01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Financial Services LLP
01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Financial Services LLP
01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Malta Advisers Limited
01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Financial Services LLP
01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017
Annual best execution disclosure: Mirabella Financial Services LLP