TAO Asset Management and Administration: Your Simplest Path to Smarter Asset Administration

The provision of third-party administrative services  is an essential part of the global structured finance industry,  allowing new and existing participants to confidently and quickly engage with the market. These services include, but are not limited to:

• Asset/Liability Monitoring and Reporting
• Hedge Monitoring and Maintenance
• Cash and Securities Management
• Sponsor, Investor, and Rating Agency Reporting
• Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Credit and Due Diligence Services
• Other non-discretionary SPV services

As the structured finance market evolves, technological advancements and process improvements have significantly enhanced outcomes for both administrators and their clients. This article highlights the advantages of choosing a third-party administrator, such as TAO Asset Management and Administration ("TAMA"),  a part of TAO Solutions Inc., offering a forward-thinking approach that combines deep industry expertise with innovative software solutions to deliver bespoke services.

When to use Third-Party Administration?

In today’s increasingly complex financial landscape, third-party administration not only strengthens the operational efficiency of established organizations but also offers new market entrants the fastest and most effective path to launch and scale:

1. Streamline Operational Workflows: Outsourcing processes such as cash management and asset/liability monitoring frees internal teams to focus on core business activities.
2. Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Administrators specialize in staying current with audit, risk, and compliance requirements.
3. Benefit from Industry Best Practices: A specialized service provider can leverage broad experience across multiple asset classes, tapping into economies of scale to keep operational costs in check.
   

The TAMA Difference

TAO Solutions redefines third-party administration by integrating with SecureHub—our proprietary structured finance SaaS platform—delivering immediate, tangible benefits including:

• Data Validation & Aggregation: SecureHub integrates collateral and financial instrument data from multiple sources, ensuring high-quality insights that support effective decision-making and accurate reporting.
• Determination Calculations & Collateral Reporting: Automated, accurate computations sourced from underlying collateral data to minimize human error and speed up financial workflows.
• Gain Access to Advanced Technology: Robust transaction modelling, reporting, and collateral management can be integrated seamlessly, minimizing manual input and reducing errors.
• Scalability & Adaptability: Because SecureHub is designed to accommodate various structured finance transactions, it can scale and adapt to support changing customer and market requirements.

This seamless integration of technology and administration creates a true “path of least resistance,” enabling standard tasks, custom reporting, and advanced analytics to operate effortlessly within a single, unified system.

A New Approach to Technology Onboarding

For many structured finance participants, adopting new technology solutions can often seem misaligned with their short-term strategic objectives and cost considerations, leading them to rely on legacy processes or incumbent administration providers longer than necessary. TAO Administration introduces a “New Approach,” specifically designed to overcome these barriers, reduce cost friction, and accelerate strategic agility:

• Outsource to TAMA: TAO administers your transactions, reporting, and other key processes.
• Leverage SecureHub: TAO’s proprietary SecureHub platform handles transaction modelling, reporting, and auxiliary services.
• “Lift and Shift” When Ready: As your business evolves, you can seamlessly transition from TAMA’s services to your own dedicated SaaS deployment of SecureHub—retaining full data continuity while embedding the platform’s advantages directly into your broader operational framework.

Key Benefits of TAMA’s Innovative Approach

Cost Savings:

• TAMA sets up transactions, reporting, and other processes within SecureHub.
• Because these tasks are already integrated, additional charges for process re-implementation are typically avoided.

Reduced Implementation Timeframes:

• Leveraging TAMA’s existing technology and workflows drastically shortens deployment schedules.
• Implementations that might otherwise take months can be completed in a fraction of that time, helping you realize operational efficiencies faster.

Efficiency in Resource Allocation:

• By outsourcing these complex tasks, you avoid devoting in-house personnel to extensive vendor migration programs.
• Your team can focus on more strategic and growth-oriented initiatives rather than day-to-day administrative tasks.

Compliance & Risk Mitigation:

• TAMA and SecureHub are designed to meet strict industry audit, risk, and compliance requirements.
• Continual updates are applied the platform in the background to ensure you remain aligned with shifting regulatory landscapes.

Future-Proof Scalability:

• The flexible, modular architecture of SecureHub keeps your business nimble. As your transaction volumes increase or your asset mix changes, the solution expands alongside your needs.

Embracing Technology for Ongoing Success

By engaging a symbiotic provider of technology and administration services early on, TAMA not only streamlines complex processes but also offers direct access to the innovations driving the future of structured finance.   The following case studies represent recent examples of our activities: https://www.taosolutions.ca/tao-asset-management-and-administration-case-studies

Conclusion

Choosing a third-party administrator that also is a technology vendor sets the stage for long-term success in an increasingly competitive structured finance marketplace. TAMA's new approach offers a smooth, cost-effective model that combines:

• Industry-leading administrative services
• Advanced SecureHub technology
• A flexible, “lift and shift” deployment strategy

With TAO Solutions, businesses can maintain their existing processes and relationships while strategically positioning themselves to capitalize on cutting-edge solutions in the future. By offering a “Path of Least Resistance,” TAMA ensures that customers don’t just meet today’s requirements but also confidently embrace tomorrow’s opportunities.

For more information, please refer to the following link https://www.taosolutions.ca/asset-administration