
Sensitive Industries Monitoring
Helping you stay on the right side of investment restrictions.
Sensitive Industries exposure on demand
Keeping on top of sensitive industries exposure has moved up the agenda in the past few years yet it remains a complex web of regulator and government rules that cover listed and unlisted, public and private issuers across a growing list of industries beyond the traditional ones of defence, banking, energy, transportation, aerospace, telecoms and media.
Rules often come with little guidance; can relate to specific industries, issuers, investor types; and an endless matrix of sub-categories. Single investments can be impacted by a myriad of each and rules might apply to all shareholders or just foreign ones.
With the investor responsible for determining whether a company is in a sensitive industry, senior stakeholders keen to know exact exposure and with thresholds tightening and changing, sensitive industries monitoring is problematic to say the least.
How FundApps Sensitive Industries works
Easily and securely upload your position file. Your position file is then run against the sensitive industries rules and the system automatically triggers the relevant alerts for approvals, disclosures or hard stops. Data is analysed in a matter of minutes.

Key features

Industry-specific legal & regulatory data
We use Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) codes and industry-specific legislation from our legal information provider aosphere.

Automated monitoring
Users are alerted via email with a daily snapshot of monitoring results and can interrogate them further in a single dashboard with embedded workflow, audit trail and more.

Results API
Calculation of how much can be traded in an issuers before reaching the next reportable threshold. Plus optional OMS integration connecting Compliance and Front Office teams.

Safely navigate obscure regulation
Whether it is waterfalls in Norway or Buddha casts and monk alms bowls in Thailand, we've got you covered.
In a nutshell...
Sensitive industry thresholds vary by jurisdiction, a single company can operate in a wide range of industries, there can be issuer-specific limits in an industry and the landscape is ever-changing.
Sensitive industries are subject to even more complex rules than shareholding disclosure, making automation and a flexible, future-proof solution essential.
FundApps monitors your holdings against global ownership limits in regulated industries, flagging potential breaches before they become problems. Whether you’re investing in Europe, Asia-Pacific or the Americas, we track the evolving shareholding disclosure rules and tell you when action is needed , helping you avoid surprises and stay compliant.

…I can highly recommend their people and solution to any firm, large or small, which deals with shareholding disclosures. At FundApps the team is always ready to go the extra mile to fit your need. More importantly, they will think with you. My experience with them has been nothing but EXCELLENT!
Vik D, Group Compliance Officer
Dutch Insurance Group

FundApps has allowed our organisation to stay on top of time sensitive disclosure requirements, alert us to approaching threshold breaches, accommodate rule changes in jurisdictions across the globe and provide audit trails on historical disclosures...
Kai Chu, Senior Compliance Analyst
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada

FundApps has simplified the complexities of shareholding disclosure regulations into one intuitive, easy to use platform and provides continued support from both their customer success team and content team when required.
Charlotte Sneddon, Risk Information & Reporting Manager
Quilter, United Kingdom

...With the help of FundApps, we can commit to delivering high-quality investment outcomes to our clients. We're excited about joining FundApps’ compliance community and we look forward to working together.
Dirk Kaltschnee, Compliance Officer
Deka, Germany

FundApps’ Shareholding Disclosure service provides an intuitive and transparent solution to the ever-changing regulatory requirements we face. It will enhance our confidence in the filings we make, the integrity of the data used and the auditability of our shareholding disclosure reporting.
Manoj Chopra, Head of Risk Services
Vontobel, Switzerland

The combination of the Rule Commentary functionality, the explanation from FundApps and the detail provided about the rules from aosphere provides our business with a reliable solution that we can continue to use as our business grows.
Ben Battye, Chief Operations Officer
BennBridge, United Kingdom

...Using FundApps Filing Manager, my disclosures are ready to be submitted directly to the regulator at the simple click of a button. Once completed, I can view the filing status in one place with an entire audit trail, eliminating the need to cross-check various sources and validate the information submitted, making the entire disclosure process seamless.
Lynne Marchetti, Compliance Specialist
WCM Investment Management, United States
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More resources

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GICS Changes in March to Impact Sensitive Industries Monitoring
The Global Industry Classification Standard is changing 17 March 2023, and investment management companies will need to reflect changes to stay compliant.
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No spreadsheets, no guess work, no late filings
FundApps’ automated Sensitive Industries monitoring makes it easy to stay compliant across multiple jurisdictions