FINANCIAL SERVICES & FUND ADMINISTRATION
Data Platforms for the World's
Third Largest Fund Centre.
- ISO 27001 Certified
- ISO 22301 Certified
- DORA Aligned
- GDPR Certified
- Trusted by Waystone
HST Solutions delivers data platforms and software engineering for fund administrators and financial services firms across Ireland, the UK, Luxembourg, and Europe, including regulatory reporting, ManCo systems, and AWS/Azure migration. ISO 27001 certified. DORA aligned.
Why fund administrators bring us in
- Data pipelines break under regulatory deadlines
- Legacy systems can't scale
- Hiring senior data engineers takes 6+ months
- Single hires get stuck on infrastructure
You don’t need another vendor promising “digital transformation.”
You need pipelines that don’t break at month end and reports that
regulators trust.
Who brings in HST for financial services
Fund administrators with legacy SQL Server estates
ManCos consolidating regulatory reporting
Operations teams drowning in manual data reconciliation
CTOs with open senior data engineer roles for 6+ months
Firms preparing for Central Bank inspections
If that sounds familiar, we've solved it before.
What is Fund Administration Technology?
HST provides the senior data and software engineers who modernise fund administration technology without the 6-month hiring cycle or the risk of a single contractor getting stuck.
Data Platform Modernisation
- SQL Server → AWS (S3, Glue, Athena) or Azure (ADLS, Synapse, Fabric)
- Legacy SSIS → Modern ELT (dbt, Airflow, ADF)
- Data lake architecture with Lake Formation / Unity Catalog governance
- CDC pipelines for real time data replication
Regulatory Reporting & Compliance
- AIFMD Annex IV automation
- UCITS KIID generation
- Central Bank of Ireland reporting
- Audit trail and data lineage documentation
ManCo & Operations Systems
- Holdings and NAV calculation pipelines
- Risk and oversight reporting (RiskCore, OpsCore patterns)
- IMO reporting consolidation into Power BI
- Multi source data normalisation
Custom Software Development
- Investor portals and client reporting
- Internal operations tools
- API integrations with custodians and data vendors
- Workflow automation
Services for Financial Services
| Service | Application in Fund Admin |
|---|---|
| Data Engineering |
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| Cloud Migration |
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| AI/ML Engineering |
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| DevOps & CI/CD |
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| Custom Software Development |
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Technology Stack
We mirror your stack. If you're on Azure with Power BI, we won't push AWS and Tableau we harden what you run.
Case Study
Waystone — Data Platform Modernisation
- Challenge
- Waystone's legacy SQL Server estate couldn't scale with growing fund volumes.
- Nightly SSIS jobs were fragile, documentation was sparse, and the team spent more time firefighting than building.
- What We Built
- Migrated core holdings and risk data to AWS S3/Iceberg data lake
- Implemented Glue, DMS, and CDC for automated data pipelines
- Deployed Athena for analyst querying with Lake Formation governance
- Replaced fragile SSIS packages with monitored, tested Glue jobs
- Created comprehensive runbooks for operations team
- Result
- Nightly jobs moved from fragile SSIS to monitored pipelines.
- Data consumers now build on a documented, versioned lake instead of ad hoc exports. 100TB+ processed daily.
Waystone — Risk & Oversight Reporting
- Challenge
- Risk reporting (RiskCore) and oversight tracking (OpsCore) were siloed.
- IMO reporting required manual consolidation from multiple sources. Committee packs took days to prepare.
- What We Built
- Stabilised RiskCore holdings templating and OpsCore task/oversight systems
- Consolidated IMO reporting into Power BI with normalised multi source data
- Enforced access control, SLAs, and audit trails
- Single trusted data layer for committee and regulatory packs
- Result
- Committee and regulatory packs generated from a single trusted layer with full audit trails.
- Manual consolidation eliminated.
Why financial services firms choose HST over alternatives
| Big 4 / Consultancies | Contractors / Marketplace |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domain knowledge | Generic consultants | Variable | Fund admin specialists |
| Delivery model | Expensive teams, slow | Solo, no support | Engineer + PM + Architecture |
| Accountability | Change requests | Walks away | SLAs, ISO 27001, IP assignment |
| Cost | €200k+ projects | Hourly, unpredictable | €5-6k/mo fixed |
| Speed to start | 8-12 weeks | 2-4 weeks | 7-10 days |
We've processed 100TB+ daily for fund administrators. We know the domain.
Ireland
The Global Fund Administration Hub
Ireland is the world’s third largest fund domicile and largest hedge fund administrator globally:
€5.25 trillion
40+ fund Administrators
8,870+ Irish Domiciled funds
17,000+ Professionals
Central Bank of Ireland
This concentration means intense competition for senior data engineers who understand the domain. HST provides that expertise without the 6-month hiring cycle.
Regulatory & Compliance Expertise
| Regulation | What We Deliver |
|---|---|
| DORA | ICT risk management support, third party risk documentation, incident reporting systems |
| AIFMD | Annex IV reporting automation, risk reporting |
| UCITS | KIID generation, PRIIPs compliance |
| Central Bank of Ireland | CP86 substance requirements, inspection readiness |
| GDPR | Data governance, consent management, audit trails |
| MiFID II | Transaction reporting, best execution |
We’re ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certified, and DORA aligned the security, business continuity, and ICT risk management standards your regulators expect from you and your suppliers.
Pricing
Precision Pod
€5–6k/month
Single seat
- 1 Senior Data/Software Engineer
- PM included (up to 6–8h/month)
- Architecture reviews (up to 2h/week)
- DevOps/QA assist
- 3-month minimum, then 30-day notice
Pair Pod
€10–11k/month
Two engineers
- 2 Senior Engineers (e.g., Data + Backend)
- PM included (up to 10h/month)
- Architecture reviews (up to 4h/week)
Mini-Team
€15–16k/month
Three engineers
- 3 Engineers (e.g., Data + Backend + DevOps)
- PM included (up to 15h/month)
- Architecture reviews (up to 6h/week)
- Swap guarantee in first 2 weeks.
Start in 7–10 business days.
Give us 20 minutes. We'll show you how we've solved data problems for fund administrators.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between fund administration and fund management?
Fund management involves investment decisions selecting securities, managing portfolios, generating returns. Fund administration is the operational backbone NAV calculations, investor reporting, regulatory filings, transfer agency. HST works with fund administrators on the technology that powers these operations.
How long does a data platform migration take for a fund administrator?
Typical migrations take 3–6 months depending on complexity. Our 12-week programme delivers pilot workloads by week 6 and production migration by week 12. We run parallel systems during transition to ensure business continuity regulatory deadlines don’t move.
Do you work with the Central Bank of Ireland's requirements?
Yes. We understand CP86 substance requirements, inspection preparation, and the documentation standards the Central Bank expects. We’re DORA aligned, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certified the security, business continuity, and ICT risk management standards expected of regulated financial services firms and their technology suppliers.
Can you work with our existing technology stack?
Absolutely. We mirror your stack if you’re on Azure with Power BI, we work in Azure with Power BI. We don’t force technology changes that add risk. We modernise incrementally, proving value before expanding scope.
What makes HST different from hiring contractors for fund admin technology?
Contractors work solo with no support structure. HST provides senior engineers backed by PM for scope and comms, architecture reviews for design decisions, and DevOps for release support. If your engineer is stuck, they have a team to call not just Google.
How fast can you start?
7–10 business days from signed agreement to engineer embedded in your team.
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