How Tigris Works
Who does what — and who controls your money
A deliberately simple model: your assets stay at your bank, Tigris manages within the mandate you agree, and — where you have one — your adviser stays part of the picture.
Four roles, clearly separated
You
You own your assets, set your objectives and agree the mandate. Nothing happens outside the terms you approve.
Your bank
Your bank or custodian holds your assets in your name and settles transactions. Tigris does not take custody of your money.
Your adviser
Where you already work with an adviser you trust, we work with them — not around them. Your relationship continues.
Tigris
Tigris advises on or manages the portfolio within your mandate, monitors it on an ongoing basis, and reports to you.
Tigris does not hold client assets and does not provide custody. Our authority is limited to what your mandate provides, and your assets remain at your bank, in your name.
How onboarding works
A confidential conversation
We discuss your objectives, your existing banking relationships and what you want an investment manager to do — with no obligation.
Understanding your position
We review your objectives, time horizon and risk appetite, and consider how your assets are currently held and managed.
Agreeing the mandate
We agree, in writing, whether the mandate is advisory or discretionary, its parameters, reporting and fees. Your assets stay at your bank.
Management & monitoring
Tigris manages within the agreed mandate, monitors the portfolio on an ongoing basis, and reports to you transparently.
Fees, agreed in advance
Fees are agreed with you in writing before any mandate begins, and are set out clearly in your mandate documentation. We will explain how Tigris is remunerated, and disclose any conflict of interest relevant to your portfolio.
Where a Tigris-managed strategy is recommended, we say so plainly, and it is assessed under the same suitability discipline as any third-party investment.
Questions clients actually ask
Tigris is smaller than my bank. Why does that matter to me?
Scale is not the same as alignment. Tigris is deliberately focused: our role is the quality and oversight of your portfolio, not the distribution of products. Your assets are not held by Tigris — they remain at your own bank, in your name, whatever the size of either institution.
Who actually controls my assets?
You do. Your assets are held in custody at your own bank or custodian, in your name. Tigris manages or advises within a mandate you agree in writing, and does not take custody of your money.
Can Tigris move money out of my account?
Tigris’s authority is limited to what your mandate provides, and your assets remain at your bank in your name.
What happens if my adviser leaves?
Your assets and your relationship with your bank are unaffected. Where an adviser introduced you, we work to preserve continuity for you; your mandate with Tigris continues on its agreed terms.
What happens if Tigris ceases operating?
Because your assets are held at your own bank and not by Tigris, they remain yours, at your bank, in your name. Arrangements for the orderly transfer or wind-down of mandates are addressed in your documentation.
Will Tigris push me into its own funds?
No. Any Tigris-managed strategy is assessed under the same suitability discipline as any third-party investment, is disclosed plainly, and is available only where appropriate for accredited and institutional investors.
Understand the model, then decide.
If anything here raises a question, the best next step is a short, confidential conversation.