Over four decades of experience administering millions of investments for hundreds of funds have earned Phoenix American a reputation for excellence in direct investment services. An SEC registered transfer agent, the company has developed advanced systems and precision operational support services to free fund managers to focus on the functions that drive their success.

Phoenix American provides industry leading transfer agent, shareholder record keeping, fund accounting and tax preparation as well as sales and marketing reporting services to companies that manage any variety of non-traded investment program:

Phoenix is here to address whatever operational issues your fund may face. If you simply need a more efficient and versatile system for managing your investor database, STAR-XMS can be hosted for your internal operational use. Whatever other back office or tax/accounting pain points you experience, we can tailor a custom solution to ease your burden and maximize your efficiency up to and including full service back office outsourcing by our professional in-house staff.

Working from over 40 years of experience as an investment fund sponsor, Phoenix American designed and built the most advanced shareholder management / transfer agent system specially tailored for the needs of alternative investment funds.

The system’s suite of applications maximizes fund operations efficiency. Beyond shareholder management, STAR-XMS integrates with in-house Fund Accounting, Tax Services, 1099/K-1 preparation, Printing & Mailing, SalesStrike enhanced sales reporting and Account Connect web portal access for investors and advisors.

Your customized STAR Web Portal delivers the fast, versatile interactive access to data demanded by today's information-driven society. Sponsors, advisors and investors have dynamic web-enabled access to the information they need with a secure interface. For maximum security, efficiency and ease-of-use, the STAR Web Portal is tailored to the needs and expectations of each class of user.

With the implementation of the JOBS Act, fund companies are seizing a new opportunity to reach investors and raise money more efficiently than ever before with funds formed under SEC rule 506(c) and Regulation A+. But with strict and still changing regulations, it is essential for fund companies engaged in general solicitation to separate their in-house operations from the roles of accreditation, record keeping and compliance. The accredited investor requirements of rule 506(c) and the auditing requirements of Regulation A+ make compliant procedure and administration of new investments of paramount importance. The task of processing and admitting new investors obtained through general advertising can be a far greater operational challenge than sponsors expect. To perform this task efficiently, and with the necessary compliance, takes experience and proven procedures. Phoenix American has helped to blaze this trail, and offers front-office and back-office outsourcing solutions tailored to the special needs of funds engaged in general solicitation of investors.

Industry knowledge, the right technology, attention to detail and dedicated customer service are critical to effectively managing the respondents to sponsor advertising, verifying their accreditation and suitability and processing them as new investors. Phoenix American has served some of the very first funds to emerge from the new regulations and has contributed greatly to their success.

Establishing Accredited Investor Status

Ensuring that investors are accredited and suitable to participate in alternative investment funds has never been more important. With the recent changes in regulation enabling general solicitation, regulators are enforcing suitability of investors like never before.

Phoenix American provides accreditation services in strict compliance with SEC rule 501 establishing qualification by annual income or net worth. Employing a comprehensive combination of automated and manual systems, submitted documentation and direct contact with investors, Phoenix American establishes and verifies the qualification of each investor. A Phoenix American Accredited Investor Certificate, with attorney signature, is then issued to the investor. This certificate is valid accreditation for use with any alternative investment for 90 days as specified under federal law.

The STAR-XMS system includes an accreditation module for clients where the accredited investor information for a fund is available and searchable along with all supporting documentation. This information is easily accessible for audit support and to streamline the process of re-accrediting investors for future programs.

Investor Re-Accreditation – for Regulation D Funds

In May of 2016, the SEC issued its final rule release implementing changes to the registration requirements under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. The revised rule mandates an annual test for accredited investor status, requiring that each issuer to establish a reasonable belief, at the end of each fiscal year, that it does not have 500 investors that are not accredited investors.

Phoenix American makes the process easy with online investor verification as part of Account Connect, our investor web portal solution. When investors log in to their online account, they will be prompted, each year, to check a box verifying that they remain accredited investors. Re-verification will be tracked and reported on an ongoing basis in the STAR-XMS accreditation module.

To maximize participation in the re-verification of investors and to establish the required “reasonable belief” that a sufficient number of investors remain accredited, Phoenix American may conduct mail or email campaigns on the issuer’s behalf encouraging investors to log in to their online account and verify their status.

For more information on Phoenix American Transfer Agent and Back Office Outsourcing Services, contact David Fisher at (415) 485-4673.

For crowdfunding platform operators, Phoenix American offers a complete back office solution utilizing the STAR-XMS system for the administration of special purpose vehicles. Automated new business entry, distributions, transfers, accounting and K-1 processing are available in a package tailored to the needs of your offering. Phoenix American back office solutions for crowdfunding portals streamline operational efficiency while remaining invisible to the investor.

Proxy season is a breeze with Phoenix American's fully integrated proxy services. We provide end-to-end proxy preparation, delivery and tabulation services all performed in our secure headquarters facility.