Apex NZ have proprietary software, written on the Microsoft Stack, utilising many of the features available as well as a number of APIs which reside in Microsoft Azure. NeXus, our core system, handles all our fund accounting, unit pricing, settlements, registry and KiwiSaver in a fully integrated environment to ensure maximum efficiency and integrity.

At a structural level our architecture looks like this:

1. Multiple data input methods for clients to pass application data (e.g. flat files, API and PDF).
2. Secure SFTP channel for delivering flat files.
3. Cloud based services for writing and retrieving investor / investment data and kicking off appropriate workflows.
4. Data warehouse for storing all investor / investment data. Updated daily.
5. NeXus interface available for clients (read only view).
6. NeXus data validation service.
7. Secure folder used for the transfer and importing of flat files.
8. BPM onboarding workflow engine.
9. Main investor and investment system.

Below is a diagram which illustrates the structure of beneficiaries, investments, portfolios and assets within NeXus.

1. Guardian and trustees are beneficiaries with no direct links to an investment only to another beneficiary (e.g. parents of a minor).
2. A guardian and trustee are connected through a relationship link in NeXus.
3. There are two types of beneficiaries - individual (e.g. Mum or Dad) and entity (e.g. business or trust). A beneficiary can also have relationship links to other beneficiaries (e.g. parent of a minor).
4. Beneficiaries can also be linked to the same investment (e.g. joint investment between a couple or multiple trustees to a trust)
5. There can be multiple types of investments - KiwiSaver and unit trust (retail and wholesale)
6. An investment can be connected to a single or multiple portfolios
7. A portfolio (fund) is made up of a series of assets. Assets can be shared across multiple portfolios.