Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

In an industry where speed, accuracy, and trust are non-negotiable, one software company is quietly transforming the way investment managers manage a critical aspect of their operations: the dreaded fund factsheet.

Cape Town-based Ocellics has officially launched its Fund Factsheets platform — a modular, automation-first solution designed to eliminate the slow, error-prone processes that traditionally define fund factsheet production. And it’s already making waves. From large players like Old Mutual Wealth, which produces hundreds of factsheets every month, to nimble boutique managers, Ocellics’ approach is helping turn a longstanding compliance chore into a brand and data advantage.

“The importance of brand-consistent, timely, and accurate fund factsheets cannot be understated,” says Jonathan McKie, Director of Fund Data Services and Business Development at Ocellics. “We’re giving managers a way to digitise an often-neglected part of their business — without losing control, flexibility, or design integrity.”

Digitising a manual mess

The pain point is widely recognised. Producing a single fund factsheet involves extracting data from multiple systems, crunching risk and performance stats, and manually updating the information in Excel. Every step introduces complexity — and risk. Inaccuracies, brand inconsistency, or data mismatches are all too common.

The Ocellics Fund Factsheets platform addresses this head-on. Data can be ingested directly or through custom file uploads — including industry-standard ASISA formats. From there, the platform calculates monthly returns and risk stats automatically, handling both the raw data processing and the downstream reporting logic in one controlled environment.

But what’s key is the workflow layer: a publishing dashboard that manages validation, drafts, compliance checks, and approvals. Factsheets can be branded with advanced template design tools, meaning consistency in colours, logos, layout, and data is ensured across the entire library.

Speed, scale, and strategic leverage

For McKie, it’s about giving investment managers the tools to turn operational complexity into strategic leverage.

“Fund factsheets aren’t just regulatory. They’re a brand promise — a reflection of your firm’s discipline, transparency, and credibility,” he explains. “Managers shouldn’t be held back by legacy processes. They should be able to scale their reporting with the same efficiency and polish that defines their investment strategy.”

In a sector that’s increasingly under pressure to demonstrate performance and operational excellence, fund reporting can no longer be an afterthought. By moving factsheet generation from a disjointed manual effort to a centralised, rules-driven system, Ocellics is offering fund managers a way to regain control — while reducing human error, saving time, and enhancing credibility with clients and investors.

A growing footprint

While the platform is already live with several clients, Ocellics sees this as just the beginning. The team is actively expanding the platform’s capabilities and onboarding pipeline to support more asset managers — from discretionary fund managers juggling scale, to independent firms that need a lean, reliable publishing stack.

“The future of investment management is data-driven,” says McKie. “Our job is to make sure that future is accessible, practical, and sustainable — starting with the things firms do every month, like factsheets.”

With its modular design, strong user experience, and sector-specific focus, the Ocellics Fund Factsheets platform stands out as a rare combination of enterprise-grade capability and small-team pragmatism — something that South Africa’s financial services sector, often constrained by legacy tools and tight turnaround times, is hungry for.

And in a market where perception is as important as performance, enabling a smarter, faster way to publish factsheets could prove to be a competitive edge no manager can afford to overlook.