Data Solutions
True investor transparency depends on data trustworthiness. By integrating fund, asset, and investor data under one governed platform, fund managers can transform investor reporting from a compliance task into a strategic communication advantage.
Data Platform Build for Enterprise Fund Management
Challenge
An APAC-based enterprise fund management team — aligned to a global asset management platform covering infrastructure, renewables, real estate, and impact investing — faced persistent challenges in investor reporting, transparency, and operational efficiency.
Manual processes, disconnected regional systems, and fragmented data repositories made it difficult to deliver timely, accurate, and insightful investor reports. The absence of a unified data model limited visibility across products, funds, and investor portfolios, leading to inefficiencies and inconsistent communication between front-, middle-, and back-office functions.
The objective was to design and implement a robust, scalable data platform that enhanced investor reporting accuracy, enabled digital self-service experiences, and supported real-time analytics for fund performance and capital flow transparency.
Solution
Harmonic Strategy was engaged as Lead Consultant to design and oversee the buildout of a data platform tailored for enterprise fund management, focusing on data integrity, investor reporting automation, and integration across real asset portfolios.
Data Platform Architecture
Designed a modular data platform architecture unifying inputs from Fund Administration, Asset Management, and Investor Relations systems.
Leveraged a cloud-native stack (Azure + Snowflake + Power BI) for scalable storage, compute, and analytics.
Developed data pipelines for automated ingestion of fund performance, capital movements, and asset-level metrics from regional systems.
Investor Reporting Transformation
Introduced a central Investor Data Hub to manage fund-level and investor-specific data for reporting consistency.
Automated quarterly and ad-hoc investor reporting using Power BI templates and embedded analytics.
Integrated APIs from external fund administrators to enable real-time data refreshes for NAV, liquidity, and performance tracking.
Governance & Control Framework
Established a data governance model for fund and investor data domains, defining ownership, lineage, and quality controls.
Embedded data validation layers within ingestion pipelines to detect anomalies in balances, capital calls, and distributions.
Introduced a data quality KPI dashboard to monitor completeness, accuracy, and timeliness across all reporting workflows.
Integration Across Real Assets
Mapped financial, ESG, and operational metrics across Real Assets — including infrastructure, renewables, and real estate — to create unified analytics views.
Aligned platform data model with strategic growth sectors such as digitalisation, decarbonisation, and green finance.
Linked fund performance KPIs to macroeconomic indicators (e.g., inflation-adjusted yield, IRR delta vs. benchmark) through automated data feeds.
Stakeholder Enablement & Change Management
Collaborated with regional teams across Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and North America to standardise data inputs and business rules.
Provided governance training for investor relations and reporting analysts on new platform workflows.
Developed technical and business documentation to support ongoing platform maintenance and scalability.
Key Deliverables
Cloud Data Platform Blueprint (Azure + Snowflake + Power BI)
Investor Data Hub & Reporting Automation Framework
Data Governance Model & Quality KPI Dashboard
API Integrations with Fund Administrators and Asset Systems
Real Asset Data Mapping Model (Infrastructure, Real Estate, Renewables)
Investor Relations Analytics Suite (Capital, Liquidity, Performance)
Client Benefits
Enhanced data transparency for investors via real-time access to capital statements, cashflow insights, and fund performance metrics.
Reduced reporting cycle times by over 50% through automation of data ingestion and report generation.
Strengthened governance and risk control through centralised data quality monitoring.
Empowered leadership with dynamic dashboards for investor engagement and fundraising strategy.
Created a scalable foundation to support expansion into new asset classes and geographies.