Asset manager, Asia
Vendor selection, platform implementation and target operating model redesign.
Enabled support of $2bn of additional AUM capacity.
Process / Systems / Data / Compliance
Business process, systems, data integration and compliance change that works in daily operations.
Equinox Consulting is a business process, systems, data integration and compliance change consultancy for financial services firms and founder-led businesses in finance, tech and marketing. Our experience comes from 20 years of delivery at firms including Morgan Stanley, UBS, ADIA and Manulife.
- 20+ years
- in investment operations and change
- $2bn
- additional AUM capacity enabled
- £300m
- fund launch operation built
Do you:
Our experience includes work with
- FullertonFund Management
- $4m
- generated by a front-to-back platform delivered on time and on budget, plus $800k in recurring annual subscription
- $3.3bn
- fund covered by a regulatory-reporting programme designed and implemented for a European investment bank
- >$300k
- saved for a client through process review and automation
- 30%
- fewer operational incidents and associated costs, with two staff roles redeployed
Case study
All case studiesIntegrating two banks without stopping the business.
Global bank
Post-acquisition IntegrationSoftware ImplementationCompliance OperationsProject Management
$3.3bnportfolio covered by a regulatory-reporting programme delivered during the integration
The challenge
After acquiring another bank, the firm had to integrate its operations and change the systems behind them, while delivering a US regulatory-reporting programme. We unified data from different sources and in different formats so the team could meet strict regulatory reporting deadlines.
What changed
Read the full case studyThe delivered solutions became the procedure manuals the business now operates from, and business teams now prepare and run their own testing.
We have been in your seat
Process, systems and compliance, planned together.
When transformation, technology, compliance and operations move separately, the gaps between them become the work. We know how that feels from the inside: a fixed date, open decisions and a team already at capacity. For 20 years we have brought these pieces into one plan, with clear priorities and named owners, at global banks, asset managers and growing businesses.
The plan
Three steps to a change that holds.
1
Book a 30-minute call
Tell us what is changing and what is in the way. You leave with a view on where the risk is, whether or not we work together.
2
Agree a scoped plan
We set out the decisions, owners, data and controls involved, with a timeline and a fixed scope.
3
Run it with confidence
We deliver alongside your team and hand over to named owners, so the change keeps working after we step back.
Our expertise
Ten services, from fractional operations to AML and KYC.
Four services for founders and growing businesses. Six for enterprise and financial services teams. They work on their own or together.
01 · For founders
Fractional Operations Leadership
When important work is drifting, someone needs to bring the decisions, dependencies and next steps into view. We take on a defined operating mandate, run the essential routines and prepare the work for an internal owner.
View service02 · For foundersTech Stack & Process Evaluation
As a business grows, tools get added one at a time and processes form around the people who started them. We review how your systems, data and routines fit together, and show you what to keep, fix, replace or automate.
View service03 · For foundersSoftware Implementation
New software often goes live before the processes, data and people around it are ready. We help you choose, set up and launch the right tools, then make sure your team can run them without outside help.
View service04 · For foundersPost-acquisition Integration
After a deal closes, two sets of systems, processes and teams have to work as one. We plan and run the operational integration so the combined business is simpler to run, with clear owners and controls from the start.
View service05 · For enterpriseBusiness Transformation
A change programme falters when people cannot see what will change, who decides or how work will run afterwards. We help turn priorities into a workable operating transition, from decisions and dependencies through to handover.
View service06 · For enterpriseProject Management
An approved initiative can still stall when dependencies are hidden and nobody knows who can decide. We put the plan, controls and handover work in place so teams can deliver and take over with fewer loose ends.
View service07 · For enterpriseSystem Implementation
A system launch can fail when configuration gets ahead of decisions about process, data, controls and support. We coordinate those decisions across front-office activity, operational processing, exceptions and reporting so the system is ready to use at launch and take on afterwards.
View service08 · For enterpriseCompliance Operations
Compliance requirements can break down when they reach day-to-day work. We help define responsibility, evidence and escalation routes, then support operational teams as they put agreed routines in place, with legal and specialist review where needed.
View service09 · For enterpriseBusiness Automation
Repeated manual steps, unclear hand-offs and missed exceptions create costly drag. We map how the work is done, agree who decides what, and coordinate automation that teams can take over.
View service10 · For enterpriseAML & KYC
AML and KYC policies only work when teams know what to collect, review and escalate. We turn approved requirements into workflows, system handoffs and responsibilities, while legal and jurisdictional questions remain with qualified advisers.
View serviceUnsure which service applies?
Tell us what you are working on. We will agree the scope, priorities and next steps with you.
Book an intro callWhich service fits?
Answer three questions. We will point you to a place to start.
Who is this for?1 of 3
How we work
How an engagement runs, from diagnosis to handover.
We shape the change, help deliver it and support the move into everyday operations. Each engagement starts with a scope agreed for your situation.
- 01Understand
Understand how the work runs.
Define the problem, understand the operating reality and agree what good looks like.
- 02Design
Plan the path.
Connect priorities, processes, controls, technology and ownership into a workable plan.
- 03Deliver
Deliver with your teams.
Manage dependencies, decisions and implementation, with governance everyone can see.
- 04Embed
Hand over to your owners.
Support adoption and handover, and set a regular routine for improving the work.
Blog
All blog postsNotes on implementation, controls and automation.
Business automation · 4 min read
Before you automate, decide what should happen
Automation works best when the process is understood first. Define the decision, the owner and the exception route before you choose a tool.
Read the postCompliance & operations · 5 min readAML and KYC controls need an operating workflow
A policy does not tell a team how to handle every live onboarding or transaction case. The workflow must link each control to a decision, an owner and a record.
Read the postImplementation · 5 min readBefore go-live: test the handover as well as the system
A system can be ready to launch before the business is ready to run it. Check the people, controls and handovers that take over after delivery.
Read the postFounder
Who you will work with.
Hasan Veletanlic
Founder, Equinox ConsultingMore than 20 years in investment operations and change, covering regulatory reporting, compliance, KYC and business process improvement, with global banks, asset managers and sovereign investors including Morgan Stanley, Schroders, ADIA, UBS and Manulife. Hasan now brings that enterprise experience to founders and growing businesses in finance, tech and marketing, and automates the business processes that slow them down.
Selected results
Read the case studiesNew fund launch, London
Built the operational infrastructure: systems and processes, recruitment, prime brokers, vendors and regulatory requirements.
Operation in place for a £300m fund launch.
Investment operations
Process review and automation of manual work.
Saved the client more than $300k, cut operational incidents and associated costs by 30% and redeployed two staff roles.
Front to back platform
Delivered a front to back platform on time and on budget.
Generated $4m plus $800k in recurring annual subscription.
European investment bank
Designed and implemented a regulatory reporting programme for a $3.3bn AUM fund, owning requirements, testing and sign off.
Delivered solutions documented as the procedure manuals the business now operates from.
Sovereign investor, Middle East
Broker set up with KYC and AML checks across equity, fixed income and derivatives, plus transaction monitoring including SPV cash movements.
KYC and AML checks for more than 100 new trading brokers.
Working together
Book the free callThree ways to work together.
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.
Diagnostic
A fixed-scope review of one process, system or programme. You get a written view of what is working, what is at risk and what to do first.
Best forBefore a launch, a key hire or a change of direction
FeesFixed fee, agreed upfront
Fractional
A set number of days each month running operations or a programme alongside your team, with a named internal owner to hand over to.
Best forFounders and leadership teams without a full-time operations lead
FeesMonthly retainer
Project
A defined piece of delivery from plan to handover: an implementation, an integration or an automation.
Best forChange with a clear start, end and owner
FeesFixed price or day rate
Free checklist
Go-live readiness checklist.
The questions to answer before a new system goes live: process owners, data, controls, exceptions, support and handover.
- Checks for process, data, controls, exceptions, support and handover
- Who should own each one
- The warning signs to act on before launch
What is at stake
The cost of a change that does not land.
If the gaps stay open
- Launch dates slip while decisions wait for an owner.
- Teams keep manual workarounds and spreadsheets long after go-live.
- Data does not reconcile, and regulatory deadlines get tight.
- Audit findings arrive before the benefits do.
When the change lands
- Decisions are made on time by the people who own them.
- Processes, systems and data work as one operation.
- Controls hold and reports go out on time.
- Your team runs it confidently after handover.
Common questions
Common questions.
This is general operational guidance, not legal or regulatory advice.
At the outset, we explore your priorities, stakeholders, constraints and decision-making arrangements. Together, we define a practical scope and the evidence that will demonstrate progress.
Start a conversation
What needs to work better in your business?
Tell us what you are working on. We will agree the scope, priorities and next steps with you.
Book an intro callAny further work with Equinox is agreed separately.