Corporate service providers sit in a tough spot. They're accountable for the governance health of hundreds of client entities and SPVs, but they rarely own the systems that would let them prove it. Board materials, statutory records and compliance data are often scattered across spreadsheets, shared drives and point tools. All of which makes consistent, auditable execution harder than it should be, and makes it difficult for providers to differentiate on anything beyond price.
IQ-EQ, a global investor services group managing corporate administration for funds, corporates and asset owners across dozens of jurisdictions, has taken a different approach.
As part of its corporate governance, company secretarial and administration services, IQ-EQ runs its clients' board activity and entity records on a single, integrated platform: Diligent Boards and Diligent Entities. Here's how the firm describes the impact in its own words.
This blog is adapted from IQ-EQ's Corporate administration services page and is republished with permission. Read the original on iqeq.com.
To help clients manage board activity, corporate records and compliance obligations more efficiently, IQ-EQ uses Diligent as part of its corporate governance, company secretarial and administration services.
Through a secure, integrated platform, Diligent combines board governance and entity management capabilities, helping organisations improve oversight, reduce manual administration and maintain accurate, auditable records.
Diligent Boards helps organisations manage the full board cycle, from agenda creation and board pack preparation to approvals, action tracking and AI-assisted minute drafting, within a secure and scalable platform.
Delivered as part of IQ-EQ's corporate governance and company secretarial services, it streamlines board administration, strengthens oversight and helps maintain consistent, auditable processes across boards and committees.
Key features include agenda management, secure board pack distribution, document annotation, voting and approval workflows, digital signatures and role-based access controls. Together, these capabilities help organisations manage board activity more efficiently while maintaining control of sensitive information.
Diligent Entities brings entity information, corporate records, statutory documentation and compliance data together in one secure, centralised platform.
This creates a single source of truth, helping organisations improve visibility across their structures, maintain accurate records and give stakeholders access to trusted, up-to-date information when they need it.
Available as an enhancement to IQ-EQ's wider governance and administration services, Diligent Entities is particularly valuable for organisations with multiple SPVs, subsidiaries or cross-border structures that require greater visibility, control and compliance oversight.
Features such as organisational charts, automated workflows, compliance tracking, reporting dashboards and role-based access controls help organisations manage entity data more effectively, strengthen governance and make better-informed decisions.
IQ-EQ's experience reflects a broader shift among corporate service providers: Moving board and entity management off disconnected systems and onto one platform, so compliance evidence, records and board activity stay consistent no matter how many clients or jurisdictions are involved.
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