ACCESS appointed Link Group to establish and operate an authorised contractual scheme (ACS) to enable the Administering Authorities to pool their asset investments.
Link Group are responsible for the overall management of the ACS which includes the creation of investment sub-funds and the appointment of investment managers. A thorough due diligence process is undertaken before the investment managers are appointed and robust monitoring is applied to the investments, incorporating the risk and governance of the investment managers.
Link Group appointed Northern Trust as the depositary to the ACS.