Untitled - Privilege Wealth
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Untitled - Privilege Wealth
Q1/2015 During the last quarter of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015 our Partnership has been fortunate to experience not only massive exponential growth, but also to enter into excellent new commercial relationships with new Limited Partners. Of course along with this growth comes extra responsibility, additional reporting requirements and a higher level of corporate governance and compliance. Furthermore, many of our “high-producing” Limited Partners were asking us for more qualified and expert help in the field of regulated financial products and promotions. the appointment of two new Directors to the Board of the General Partner, Privilege Wealth Management Limited: A new Sales and Marketing Director, and a new Corporate Governance and Compliance Director. As is our norm, the Partnership always endeavours to fulfil its vacancies from within the ranks of our own Partners, and we are especially pleased to report that both appointments have come from Limited Partners of our Partnership, continuing the pattern of internal management and control with outsourced specialist providers. We are very confident that alongside Mark It has been a very long search to find the right Munnelly ACA (a Chartered Accountant) and people with the experience and qualifications Peter Stokes BA LLB LLM (our in-house legal necessary to take our Partnership to the counsel and Director of our Helix program), next level, especially as the General Partner our two new Directors will bring a wealth of also has the responsibility of administering knowledge and experience to compliment the and managing the Partnership on behalf of Board of Directors of the General Partner, and the Limited Partners too. With this in mind please join us in welcoming them to Privilege we are extremely pleased to announce Wealth. 2 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com Contents Appointment of New Sales and Marketing Director to the board of the General Partner 4 Appointment of New Corporate Governance and Compliance Director to the board of the General Partner 6 New Products7 New Limited Partner, Share Capital and Introducers’ Agreement rules 10 Future Plans12 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 3 Q1/2015 Appointment Of New Sales And Marketing Director To The Board Of The General Partner Taking into account the high level of Authorised and Regulated investments and financial instruments that the Partnership deals with, it seemed logical that our “wish-list” would include: • A currently authorised and regulated Independent Financial Advisor (IFA). • A great deal of experience in a wide arena of financial services, including pension and hedge funds. • An existing wide network of introducers of his/her own. • An understanding of the current global financial economic climate and GFSC/ FCA/MiFID legislation. • Most importantly, a “safe pair of hands” who agrees with our main corporate tenet of solid and secure organic growth. on the brave”. Andrew Sweeney had worked very closely with one of our Limited Partners for some time, and therefore already had a very good grasp of the Partnership’s products and services. His qualifications and experience were impeccable and the synergies were obvious from our very first meeting; the problem was that he worked with one of our Limited Partners! Sometime later, and after some costly negotiation, we are happy to report that Andrew has joined us, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank those Limited Partners for a) permitting the appointment and b) for all their help in getting us to this point. Andrew has worked in the financial services industry in the UK for 22 years. Initially he joined the pension mutual company (NPI) via its graduate training programme. He was appointed as an Account Manager, firstly in A considerable list of requirements and not Edinburgh before transferring to Liverpool an easy task! But sometimes “fortune smiles as a Senior Consultant responsible for the “ But sometimes “fortune smiles on the brave”. ” 4 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com Andrew has built up an excellent understanding of the medium to long-term investment markets, especially in the authorized and regulated sectors. promotion of products and services to key intermediaries. Andrew left NPI to establish his own business as an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) in 1997, and has now been a regulated and authorised UK IFA for 18 years. In combining his corporate and entrepreneurial experience with a large variety of companies, from SME to large PLCs, Andrew has built up an excellent understanding of the medium to long-term investment markets, especially in the authorized and regulated sectors. During the last few years Andrew has acted as a consultant to various investment companies in terms of assisting them with their sales and marketing operations; especially in the development of new regulated products and the development of distribution channels and routes to market for those products and the companies that offer them. It was in this role that Privilege Wealth and Andrew first met, and it became immediately apparent that his experience and entrepreneurial flair made him ideally suited to promote Privilege Wealth products via a global distribution network in his role as Group Sales and Marketing Director. We wish Andrew every success in his endeavours, and hope you will all make contact with Andrew in the near future. In the next 90 days Andrew will be visiting; London, Amsterdam, Panama, Dubai, United States and Marbella, if you would like to get together in any of these locations please contact Andrew accordingly. Sales and Marketing Director Andrew Sweeney Andrew.Sweeney@ PrivilegeWealthLP.com Cell: +34 674 570 007 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 5 Q1/2015 Appointment of New Corporate Governance and Compliance Director to the board of the General PartneR “Regardless of your thoughts on banking and transactional privacy, we believe that every financial institution should know exactly who they are dealing with, where they are based and what is the source of their funds. “ One of the pitfalls of such meteoric corporate growth is that everyone gets caught in the flow, and attention to detail can suffer as a result. dealing with, the source of their funds and the jurisdiction of their Limited Partner and its bank account. In the new global regime that seems to be emerging (or at the very least is being aggressively promoted by Europe and the US) banking, confidentiality, tax structure and financial privacy are not necessarily your guaranteed human rights. It is also true to say that global terrorism is also taking its toll on personal freedoms due to “Anti-MoneyLaundering” procedures. Of course we value privacy as highly as the next person, and will always, when within the law, endeavour to keep financial data and beneficial ownership private and confidential, as we believe that this is a basic right of every company and individual entrusting us with their business. However, it is also our requirement, and indeed we believe our responsibility, to know whom we are With the above-mentioned in mind CorporateGovernance and Compliance are now more important that ever, and it became apparent that we needed a specialist in the field of fund management and administration. 6 One of the more productive Limited Partners of Privilege Wealth is in the business of fund administration, and is extremely active in the international banking and financial services sectors. Once again, Privilege Wealth found itself drawing on its relationships with its own Limited Partners to fulfil a Board requirement of the General Partner. Minette Compson is an FSC licensed Experienced Investor Fund Director and Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com a qualified accountant with an excellent track record in fund administration and management. Her experience as the Head Management Accountant for ABN AMRO in the Netherlands, Senior Fund Accountant for Helvetica Fund Administration and Director of Fund Administration at Castle Trust Gibraltar led to her being headhunted to take up the position as Managing Director of Whitmill Fund Administration in Gibraltar. With Minette’s extensive knowledge of the international banking and financial services sector Privilege Wealth feels itself extremely fortunate to have secured her position on the board of the General Partner. As before, we wish to thank those Limited Partners involved for the time and effort involved in bringing Minette’s appointment to fruition. We welcome Minette to Privilege Wealth, and although her mandate is very much a behindthe-scenes governance and compliance post, we are sure that in her “policing role” you will all get to know her very well in the coming year. Should you have any compliance or governance queries, or indeed require assistance with international payment, banking or incorporation services please do not hesitate to contact Minette on: Governance and Compliance Director Minette Compson Minette.Compson@PrivilegeWealthLP.com Cell: +34 659 026 909 New Products Some of our Limited Partners are already well entrenched in marketing our new product range, and some of you have yet to enquire. We set out a list of our new product structure below, with a brief timeline and explanation on both the Luxembourg and Gibraltar “Listings”. There are various ways in which a security can be considered “Listed” depending upon where, with which listing authority, and in what capacity the instrument is listed. We set out below the various financial instruments available and where, when and how they will be shown as “Listed” or not as the case may be. Regular updates will be shown on the “Partners” section of the Partnership’s website from time to time in order that Limited Partners, Introducers and other interested parties may ascertain at which juncture each financial instrument stands. (Please bear in mind that just because an instrument has been accepted for listing, does not mean that it will immediately show on the relative platform or exchange, it can sometimes take 2-4 weeks for the names to show in the actual exchange listings themselves notwithstanding the fact that everything has been signed off and completed.) Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 7 Q1/2015 As many of you know Privilege Wealth has gone through a very aggressive growth phase, and in this respect finds itself waiting for administration and compliance issues to be completed in larger and more slowly-moving institutions. Therefore, although we are confident that everything has been completed, it can sometimes take time for the various “Listings” to actually show on the relevant exchanges. FTDA - E / Fixed Term Dividend Agreement MCLN - D / Multi-Currency Loan Note • Recently updated to include all four classes of recipient, and is now multi-currency (£-€-$) • Is also now issued as a record of all profitshare and remuneration due to Limited Partners and Introducers • Available wet-ink immediately, digitally online in 2 weeks. • Variable rate of return (01.00% per annum to 40.00% per annum) • Income Product - Paid Quarterly • Variable term (12 – 60 months) • Redeemable – 12 month anniversary with 30 day notice. • Uninsured • Generic Term Sheet now adapted for multicurrency use (£-€-$) • Voting rights now amended to allow for multi- currency, available in Series A, B & C • Available wet-ink immediately, digitally online in 2 weeks • Variable rate of return (06.00% per annum to 12.00% per annum) • Income Product - Paid Quarterly. • Variable term (12 – 60 months) • Redeemable – 12 month anniversary with 30 day notice • Insured 8 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com EMTN - Tranche C - EUR Loan Note EMTN - Tranche A / Lux - USD Loan Note • • • • • • • • • • • • ISIN listed Helix listed with NAV available on FundNav Bloomberg and Telekurs tickers available Société Générale acting as settlement and Listing Agent Clearstream listing expected April 2015 Financial Times listing April 2015 Legal Opinion from Luxembourg legal counsel on product. Fixed rate of return (12.00% per annum) Income Product – Paid Quarterly Fixed Term (60 months) Redeemable – Upon maturity date. Insured • • • • • • • • • • • ISIN listed Helix listed with NAV available on FundNav Bloomberg and Telekurs tickers available Société Générale acting as settlement and Listing Agent Clearstream listing expected April 2015 Financial Times listing April 2015 Legal Opinion from Luxembourg legal counsel on product. Fixed rate of return (12.00% per annum) Income Product – Paid Quarterly Variable term (12 – 60 months) Redeemable – 12 month anniversary with 30 day notice. Insured PIF - E EMTN - Tranche B / Lux - GBP Standard Asset • • • • • • • • • • • • ISIN listed Helix listed with NAV available on FundNav Bloomberg and Telekurs tickers available Société Générale acting as settlement and Listing Agent Clearstream listing expected April 2015 Financial Times listing April 2015 Legal Opinion from Luxembourg legal counsel on product. Legal Opinion from UK legal counsel as to “Standard Asset” Fixed rate of return (09.85% per annum) Income Product – Paid Quarterly Redeemable – 12 month anniversary with 30 day notice. Insured • ISIN should be available April/May 2015 • Available for inward investment April/May 2015. • Listed on Gibraltar Exchange shortly thereafter. • Fixed rate of return (10.00% per annum) Growth Product • Variable term (12 – 60 months) We currently foresee only one more product being issued, and that is our “retail-market” product. Although preliminary work has started it is a very big project, and we do not see the product being ready before August 2015. It will however immediately give access to investments from £100 and upwards. Obviously due to the new products and the costs involved in administering them, some remuneration agreements will change. In this respect, every existing Limited Partner will be required to sign the 2015 Introducer’s Agreement. Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 9 Q1/2015 New Limited Partner, Share Capital and Introducers’ Agreement rules As from the 1st April 2015 all Limited Partners who are also “Introducers” shall be required to sign the “2015 Introducer’s Agreement” and the 2015 “Limited Partnership Agreement”. • of 100,000 (£,€,$), failure to do so will result in cancelation of application or membership. Share Capital contribution shall be made within 14 days of signing Stage 2 (Limited The Partnership has a high-number of Partnership Agreement), or application will incomplete applications whereupon KYC, be cancelled. AML or the Share Capital requirement has • Share Capital contribution is reduced not been fulfilled. Furthermore in some cases to £500.00 (five hundred pounds), and Introductions have been listed without the third assumes that the Introduced Party will parties’ knowledge or consent, or simply the register their interest in either their own application was authorized some time ago, and personal name or in the name of their own the party involved simply never performed. existing body-corporate. • In the event the Introduced Party / envisaged In addition new products and services require Limited Partner requires any of the following new profit-share agreements, and these too services they will be invoiced by Privilege need to be agreed between Limited Partners, Wealth separately: Introducers and the General Partner. • Incorporation of Trust, Limited Company or Corporation in a variety of The main changes are (no changes are jurisdictions. retroactive): • Arrangement of banking facilities. • Arrangement of Visa or Mastercard • All remuneration will only be paid upon Free payment and process facilities. Funds (ie the 80% residual amount after all • Accounting or Trust services. insurance premiums and capitalization are paid). • A commission and profit-share structure in terms of the new Helix and Fund products is now included in the 2015 Introducer’s Agreement. • A fixed hierarchy and structure of Limited Partners and override profitshare percentages is now featured in the Introducer’s Agreement. • Any Introducer introduced by a Limited Partner will have 3 months to complete • the entire Limited Partner application, compliance and registration process and to pay their share capital contribution, after which, should they remain in default their application will be cancelled. • Any new introduced party that applies to become a Limited Partner has 4 months within which to introduce a minimum 10 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 11 Q1/2015 Future Plans New Website for Privilege Wealth IT Based Promotion Due to the highly secure nature of the Partnership’s website, it is difficult to allow very much sales, marketing and promotion content. Of course there is also the matter of financial promotion legislation. Privilege Wealth is therefore in the process of designing a new “front-end” user-friendly website in order that qualified and prospective Limited Partners and Introducers may understand what we do and how we do it in a more structured and simple manner. In contrast, the Partnership is currently producing a video animation of “the pitch”, it will explain exactly what Privilege Wealth does, how it makes profit and the security and processes involved. A new team of cyber-agents will be contacting wealth managers, family offices and financial institutions to show the animated presentation live on the prospective clients desktop. New Brochure Audit A new set of hard copy brochures and wet-ink Mark Munnelly has taken the decision to agreements will be produced in the second process quarterly management accounts via quarter of 2015, in order that those “less IT our auditors KPMG. literate” amongst us, may do business face-toface with a quill! 12 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com Acquisitions/Mergers etc. Attention to detail, strengths, weaknesses and perception. It has come to our attention that some of our associates find it difficult to comprehend how a) we can own our own insurance cell, b) insure ourselves and c) even when they do understand it, find it extremely difficult to get over objections and queries as to the insurance component of our products. Furthermore, some less sophisticated investors perceive it as a possible weak area of our business model (notwithstanding the fact that Re-insurance is always purchased from third-party “A-Rated” insurers). Therefore during the next trading period, it is highly likely that Privilege Wealth Management Limited may simply divest itself of its own insurance cell, and purchase cover on an arm’s length transaction basis. We feel this is much simpler and easier to understand. On the opposite end of the spectrum, as Privilege Wealth becomes stronger in the Pay- Day and Pawn brokering market sectors, we are taking increasingly larger security measures. Our standard On-going Funding Agreement with any Pay-Day lender involves us taking default security to include: • The signed resignation of all Directors • The signed transfer of 100% of the shareholding in the Pay-Day lender • The lodging of all secure-sever passwords In effect, in the case of a default we would immediately own the company, have walk-in rights, and simply collect the debtor’s. As the capital loaned by Privilege Wealth to the PayDay lender only equates to approximately 20% of the combined value of the debtors’ books, we are obviously extremely secure in our capital debt (that is why we can get insured so easily). There is only one possible way that Privilege Wealth could be more secure, and that would be in owning and running its own operation, and we could well see an acquisition or two in the coming year in this regard. Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com 13 Q1/2015 14 Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com +44 (0) 203 582 3810 www.PrivilegeWealthLP.com 186 Main Street, Gibraltar Info@PrivilegeWealthLP.com
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