--- title: Overcoming Incomplete Information to Meet a Critical Deadline description: Facilitating the seamless migration of 80 customers and 170 investment managers for a leading international bank amid complex challenges. Our expert intervention identified key roadblocks, developed tailored solutions, and ensured compliance with legal requirements—delivering a smooth transition within just four months. image: https://marketing.albanybeck.com/hubfs/fred-moon-gPhGHGbHRY0-unsplash.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://marketing.albanybeck.com/case-studies/overcoming-incomplete-information-to-meet-a-deadline#main-content) # Overcoming Incomplete Information to Meet a Critical Deadline Author: [Albany Beck](https://marketing.albanybeck.com/case-studies/author/albany-beck) Posted in: Insights Read Time: 2 Min Read ![](https://marketing.albanybeck.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fred-moon-gPhGHGbHRY0-unsplash.jpg?width=1280&name=fred-moon-gPhGHGbHRY0-unsplash.jpg) A leading international bank was selling its European financial asset services to another firm. The complex migration this involved was falling behind schedule with unexpected challenges threatening key deadlines.    Transformational Impacts - Pinpointed issues holding back the migration and rapidly developed effective solutions.  - Migrated all 80 customers and 170 investment managers within a four-month period. - Ensured key legal requirements of the project were met to enable the sale to continue. *“The initiative required clear communication with clients and their associated third parties which the team excelled at. Under the stewardship of the executive leads, consultants excelled into highly valued members of the team and the business analysts were outstanding. The project was delivered in a timely manner with a clear and focused understanding of what was needed.”* Identifying obstacles to a rapid migration The firm faced a time-sensitive challenge to migrate 80 customers and 170 investment managers to a new custodian under a court-sanctioned, legal transfer VII (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000).  The new custodian had set an ambitious timescale, but underestimated the need for detailed and precise documentation, leading to incomplete and inaccurate information that slowed progress.  As delays mounted, frequent updates were required to keep customers and investment managers informed, risking a loss of confidence in the process.  Our role was to identify and resolve these issues, ensuring a smooth and reliable transition, while meeting critical deadlines.  Putting change management expertise into action We worked closely with both banks to identify the core functional and operational differences that could impact customers and investment managers, as well as key actions that needed to be taken.  This enabled us to shape a tailored and structured migration solution, including the revision of inaccurate information which we redelivered to customers and investment managers. Our strategy was also underpinned by the development of key documents and tools: - A Master Information system that played a critical role in identifying accounts, services and methodologies relevant to the project. - A Transition Guide informing customers and investment managers of changes. 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