Investment firms manage a wide range of complex contracts, and firms risk missing their payments, contractual obligations, and compliance requirements using existing manual management methods. API integrations help to address this risk by connecting contracts and terms to the systems and teams that manage them.

The SEC has issued significant updates to Regulation S-P that expand data protection obligations for financial institutions and their vendors. These new requirements don’t just affect policies—they create contractual obligations that many firms have not faced before.

For investment firms, trade and financing agreements sit at the intersection of legal, accounting, operations, and trading functions. Yet in many investment firms, these teams still operate in silos. Information must flow seamlessly between these groups to create efficiencies.

Manual tracking methods, including spreadsheets, shared drives, and email threads, are no longer the right solution.  Advanced AI-Powered technology tools are the answer.

This blog outlines what investment managers need to focus on and timetable during three key phases of growth: Pre-SMA Allocation, Pre-Commingled Fund Launch, and Post-Commingled Fund Launch.

By examining how specific terms change over time across service providers and contract types, legal and business teams can proactively adapt their negotiation strategy instead of relying on outdated benchmarks.