Foreside advises ETF issuers and asset managers regarding the regulatory, financial, operational, and distribution requirements of exchange-traded funds. We closely follow the expanding U.S. and international ETF marketplaces and the rapid product innovation in the market today. We also understand the various ETF strategies, such as index and active management, for equity, bond and commodity fund types. As legal underwriter, Foreside will also be your conduit to the Authorized Participant (AP) community, interacting daily with the APs, on your behalf. Foreside provides the following solutions for ETFs:
Launching an ETF
- Start-up consulting (distribution, compliance, financial, operational, and regulatory)
- Assessment of time-to-market strategies
- Product development (ETFs, commodity funds or pools, and ETNs)
- Selection of service providers
- Website services
Distribution Solutions
- Legal underwriting
- Registered rep licensing + compliance
- FINRA marketing material review
- Distribution consulting
- Negotiation and execution of AP agreements
- Fund Officer + Regulatory Administration Services
Operational Services
- AP operational services
- Operational consultation (both domestic and global)
- Call center
- AP order taker through our proprietary technology, ForesideXchange®
Foreside works with standalone ETFs, as well as those in series trusts through our partners.
