:: Providing CTO advisory services, project management, and process automation/streamlining ::

Business Consulting Service
Our Business Consulting Group consists of a professional team of individuals with deep domain experience providing enterprise wide technology and operations support for Alternative Investment Firms We are able to advise clients on both applying and leveraging technology to achieve effective business results. Our work spans both advisory roles as well as the implementation.

Operational Risk and Technical Assessment
Our Business Consulting Group specializes in offering firms the ability to mitigate operational risk and better prepare for the demands of institutional investors due diligence review with its Operational Risk and Technical Assessment product offering. The Assessment provides a high-level review of front, middle and back-office technology, workflows and information flows on an intra and inter departmental basis. The result is a detailed baseline illustration of the Firm’s current operational and technical infrastructure, highlighting gaps in critical business processes and the applications supporting them. As key deliverables of the analysis, our Business Consulting Group not only recommends solutions to alleviate stress points but also supports the Firm in their implementation. By engaging in the review, the Firm can achieve a better alignment of capabilities between its investment and operational teams. Each review is unique, and will be scaled and tailored based upon both the size and complexity of the Firm’s operational infrastructure and the business goals.

Vendor Selection and Implementation
There are a significant number of technology vendors, both traditional and non-traditional, entering the Alternative Investment landscape across the trade lifecycle. As non-traditional players enter the market and as traditional providers continually evolve, evaluating and selecting vendors that best support the needs of a Firm can become confusing and overwhelming. Our Business Consulting Group has deep product knowledge of the front to back office vendor landscape supporting both derivative and exchange traded asset classes. Gravitas utilizes a proven Vendor Evaluation Toolkit methodology and approach to evaluate vendors and provide objective recommendations to our clients.

Fund Administration Due Diligence and Evaluation
The competitive landscape of third party Fund Administrators has evolved significantly in recent years, with a dramatic increase in the pool of service providers with varying technology and process capabilities. Due to increased complexity of trading strategies and the security products that are traded, proper evaluation of Fund Administrators (people, process and technology capabilities) is critical. Our Business Consulting Group specializes in understanding the needs of a Firm, and then evaluating those needs against the cost, capabilities, value added-services, controls and overall quality of a Fund Administrator in order to objectively and independently recommend the best service providers for that Firm.

Business Continuity Planning
In a dynamic market, regulatory, and technology environment, you need a flexible Business Continuity Plan that anticipates growth and change. Gravitas Technology’s seasoned technology and financial services experts guide you in the planning and management of your operations. Gravitas has developed an industry best practices Business Continuity Plan offering which helps Firms deal with disaster situations and give them a road map on continuing their operations in an organized manner.

Our Systems Integration and Software Services teams can also implement and support your technology plans and operations.

		Operational Review and Technical Assessment

		Vendor Selection and Implementation

		Fund Administration and Due Diligence


		Business Continuity Planning