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Custom Investor Reporting Software
Features, development steps, benefits, costs
ScienceSoft relies on 19 years of experience in investment IT and 35 years in data analytics to engineer automated investor reporting solutions that help investment managers efficiently meet their reporting obligations.
Investor reporting software enables automated generation and distribution of personalized investor reports. Such software provides secure centralized storage for the produced reports and often includes a self-service portal for investors to access the reports and track their portfolios.
Custom investor reporting software can automate an investment firm’s complex and specific reports and offer advanced visualization options for investment data. It can smoothly retrieve data from any required back-office systems, including legacy software.
Another advantage of custom software is that it can be powered with advanced security mechanisms for enhanced protection of sensitive report data. Moreover, custom investor reporting solutions can be designed in compliance with an investment company’s local regulations (e.g., SEC for the U.S., SAMA for the KSA) to simplify adherence to region-specific disclosure rules.
- Key integrations: investment portfolio management software, investment accounting system, CRM, and more.
- Implementation time: 7–13 months on average.
- Development costs: $80,000–$250,000, depending on solution complexity and the chosen development approach. Use our free configurator to estimate the cost for your case.
Examples of Investor Reports Software Can Automate
Portfolio summary reports
Asset performance reports
Capital account statements
Fund allocation reports
Investment transaction reports
Investment valuation reports
Risk assessment reports
Benchmarking reports
Investor capital call notices
Distribution reports
Redemption and withdrawal reports
Management fee reports
Cash flow reports
Tax reports (e.g., K-1 forms)
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reports
Key Features of Investor Reporting Software
Below, ScienceSoft’s consultants outline a list of features that would form the core of a robust investor reporting system. Our team can engineer the entire system from scratch or develop particular functional modules for upgrading the reporting solution you currently use.
Custom report templates
Investor reporting teams can create branded report templates tailored by investor segment (institutional, individual), jurisdiction, asset type (e.g., equities, bonds, real estate), and more. Templates can be automatically localized to match the regional standards of foreign investors (languages, currencies, date formats, numerical separators, etc.).
Compliant report forms
The software can provide prebuilt compliant templates for standardized disclosure reports. They can include templates of Form ADV Part 2A disclosing the investment firm’s services and fees, K-1 Form detailing taxable investor income and deductions, and Form 1099-DIV showcasing dividends and capital gain distributions.
Automated report generation
The software uploads the necessary data from the connected systems in batches and auto-populates predefined report templates. Large language models (LLM) can be applied to quickly summarize investment data for non-standard reports. If you require real-time investor reporting, the software can continuously aggregate portfolio data and pull it into investor-side dashboards.
Rich data visualization options
Investment data can be visualized using a variety of general and investment-specific techniques. For example, you may choose line graphs for investment performance trends, pie charts for asset allocation, heatmaps for risk exposure, trend charts for return dynamics, scatter plots for portfolio benchmarking, and waterfall charts for contribution breakdown.
Financial calculations
Investment KPIs can be pulled into reports as is from integrated systems or calculated based on user-defined formulas. The software can calculate general metrics like portfolio value, NAV, VaR, dividend yield, and asset-specific indicators, such as J-curves for private equity, beta coefficient for stocks, GRM for real estate, kurtosis for hedge funds.
Report currency conversions
The software supports automated conversion of the investment firm’s default reporting currency to the investor’s preferred currency. Exchange rates are applied automatically based on the up-to-date FX data (can be obtained from portfolio management software that usually integrates directly with financial market data platforms).
Report modification
Investor reports can be auto-consolidated according to pre-set rules to generate an aggregated overview of investor performance across multiple accounts or investment performance across various funds. Software can also auto-split comprehensive group reports into investor-specific reports to provide tailored performance summaries for each investor.
Automated report submission
Reports can be sent to investors ad hoc, upon approval in line with a pre-configured approval flow (triggered by the last due party approving the report), or by a user-defined schedule (weekly, monthly, etc.). Prior to submission, reports get auto-converted to the investor’s preferred format (PDF, XML, etc.). Software can upload reports to an investor portal or send them via email.
Investors can create and manage their accounts, configure preferred notification channels, view and download reports. The portal can feature real-time dashboards on the agreed metrics, with the drill-up and drill-down capabilities. Investors can communicate with managers via a live chat. An AI-powered virtual assistant can be introduced to help investors solve operational issues 24/7.
Report status tracking
Reporting specialists can monitor a report’s progress by its status (created, approved, sent, etc.) via dedicated real-time dashboards. In-app notifications can be configured to alert investment management teams when a report is ready for review, pending approval, or due for submission. Portal notifications can inform investors about the new reports.
Centralized storage
Investor reports and related documents are stored in a centralized repository accessible to the authorized parties. Reporting professionals can trace the full history of report versions. Intuitive search by tags and metadata and smart search powered by LLMs let investment teams easily find the required reports.
Security
Investor report data and the reporting software are protected via role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, data encryption, intelligent fraud detection, and other robust security mechanisms. Custom reporting solutions can provide compliance with SOX, SEC, SOC1/SOC2, GDPR, NYDFS, CCPA, and more.
Get Investor Reporting Features Tailored to Your Needs
ScienceSoft is ready to create a custom solution that will empower you to automatically create compliant reports with intuitive visualization options to elevate your investor reporting processes and investor experiences.
Important Integrations for an Investor Reporting System
- To quickly feed granular asset and portfolio performance insights into investor reports.
Investment accounting software
- For streamlined and accurate data pulling into investor financial reports.
- For fast reconciliation of investor-related cash flows.
- To auto-populate reports with investor data and simplify adherence to individual reporting schedules.
- To instantly update other employees involved in investor communications on the reporting progress.
Investor interaction channels
Mail systems, messaging services, etc.
- To immediately notify investors about new reports via their preferred interaction channels.
Some of my clients from the investment domain complement their portfolio management systems with advanced analytics solutions used specifically for portfolio modeling and investment performance prediction. In this case, I recommend integrating reporting software with both of these systems. This will let investment teams automatically intake both operational metrics for regular portfolio reporting and strategic analytics for complex investment modeling reports.
Steps to Build a Robust Investor Reporting Solution
Investor reporting software development lets investment companies retain full control over the security, legal posture, integration capacity, and functional upgrading of their reporting solutions.
Below, ScienceSoft’s investment software engineering team shares their common steps and best practices for delivering high-quality reporting solutions with an optimized TCO.
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Functional design
Business analysts study the investment company’s reporting workflows and interview project stakeholders to elicit requirements for the reporting solution. ScienceSoft’s experts also run interview sessions with subject matter experts (investor account managers, reporting specialists, etc.) to get a nuanced understanding of the company’s specific goals and needs. We advise on value-adding software capabilities and help triage the features for launch. Compliance consultants are involved to define region-specific regulatory requirements for the reporting solution. After gathering all the details, business analysts map business and legal requirements, including requirements for report structures and data points, into a detailed functional specification.
Investor reporting software market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7% and reach $10.8 billion by 2031. The market is evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in data analytics techs, changing regulatory rules, and shifting investor expectations. This gives fintech startups an ever-green opportunity to enter an emerging niche with an innovative solution. If our client builds an investor reporting product, we research the market and target audience needs, define the winning niche, and form a unique selling proposition.
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Technical design
Solution architects design a secure and resilient architecture for investor reporting software. To handle recurring reporting tasks more cost-effectively, ScienceSoft’s architects recommend using cloud-based SOA and microservices options that allow for on-demand scaling of computing resources. When composing a tech stack, we keep in mind both technical (performance, security, scalability, availability) requirements for the solution, and the investment firm’s specific priorities (minimized development budget, quick solution launch, cost-effective maintenance, etc.).
You will also need a plan of integrations with your existing systems and, if the new reporting solution is to replace a legacy tool, a step-by-step transition plan. In our projects, we help our clients select pragmatic integration solutions and define the components of legacy reporting systems that can be reused for quicker and cost-effective development.
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UX and UI design
UX/UI designers map out straightforward user journeys and create intuitive layouts for reporting professionals and investors. They also design compliant, investor-friendly report templates and suggest the optimal visualization options for various investment data. ScienceSoft’s teams use ready-made visual components from libraries like Microsoft Power BI and Syncfusion and create custom charts for specific needs. This approach speeds up the development process and provides rich report visualizations. At this stage, we also run early usability tests to adapt UX/UI fast and avoid costly rework during development.
Our UX/UI designers work together with data engineers to ensure the investor report templates incorporate accurate data mappings and calculations.
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Project planning
This is the stage where project managers scope and schedule the investor reporting software development tasks, determine the resources needed to complete the project, and estimate the project budget. ScienceSoft’s PMs additionally introduce a tailored pragmatic strategy to mitigate potential project risks.
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Development and testing
At this stage, the development team codes the back end (including APIs and data mapping components), builds role-specific user interfaces that had been laid out by UX/UI designers, and sets up scalable data storage for an investor reporting system. ScienceSoft’s QA engineers run functional, security, and usability tests in parallel with coding to quickly identify potential issues and prevent costly fixes at later stages. We pick a tailored testing approach for each reporting software project to deliver quality results within the client’s time and budget constraints.
PMs collaborate closely with development teams and the investment company’s stakeholders to report updates and timely implement feasible changes.
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Integration and data migration
Back-end engineers integrate the investor reporting solution with the necessary systems. Dedicated integration testing helps ensure smooth and secure data flows.
If our client’s new software is aimed to replace a legacy reporting tool, at this stage, ScienceSoft also migrates investment data from the currently used system to the new solution. Starting with small-scale test migrations helps us identify potential bottlenecks and refine the process before massive data movements.
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Deployment
Engineering teams configure investor reporting software infrastructure, establish data backup and recovery mechanisms, implement robust network security tools (SIEM, IDS/IDP, firewalls, etc.), and set the solution live. Prior to launch, ScienceSoft’s team double-audits software compliance and involves the client’s investor reporting specialists in user acceptance testing to make sure the solution fully aligns with the original requirements.
After deployment, it’s key to take care of smooth software functioning and provide efficient user support. ScienceSoft’s warranty usually covers free investor reporting software support for 1–3 months after launch. After that, we offer continuous solution maintenance, L1–L3 support, as well as regular security and compliance checkups — all as separate services.
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Costs to Develop Investor Reporting Software
Developing custom investor reporting software may cost around $80,000–$250,000, depending on the solution’s functional scope, performance, security, and compliance requirements, the complexity of integrations, and the chosen sourcing model (in-house or outsourced).
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How You Benefit from Custom Investor Reporting Software
In ScienceSoft’s experience, automating company-specific investor reporting tasks and introducing convenient investor self-service can bring the following benefits: