What HANSAINVEST does

HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH is a German service Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft (external capital management company) founded in 1969 and headquartered in Hamburg. It is wholly owned by the SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe, a mutual insurance conglomerate affiliated with IDUNA Vereinigte Lebensversicherung a.G. für Handwerk, Handel und Gewerbe. The company is authorized and regulated by BaFin under identification number 10105509 and by the Deutsche Bundesbank under number 105509, operating under sections 20-22 of the German Investment Code (KAGB). HANSAINVEST is described as one of the few Service-KVGs in Germany with permission to set up funds in all relevant asset classes, covering securities and real assets, public and special funds, and open and closed-ended structures across both Germany and Luxembourg jurisdictions. The company administers 615 funds with approximately 60 new funds launched within the past twelve months, spanning a broad proprietary HANSA fund family (HANSAcentro, HANSAdividende, HANSAgold, HANSAreits US, HANSAsmart Select, etc.) alongside third-party white-label structures.

The technology platform centers on the Fondswelt portal (fondswelt.hansainvest.com), which provides fund overviews, current and historical pricing, performance data, and fund documents. Programmatic access is enabled through the public Fonds-API (api.hansainvest.com) and the Fond-Hub data integration platform (fondshub.hansainvest.com). Additional client-facing tools include a Performance Calculator (BVI method), Portfolio Calculator, Financial Calculator, and Fund Comparison tool. Marketing channels include the website, email newsletter, LinkedIn, Xing, YouTube, and Instagram, all oriented toward professional investors and financial advisors rather than retail consumers.

The business model is B2B subscription-recurring, with revenue generated from fund management and administration fees calculated on assets under administration and fund complexity. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is delivered through the SIGNAL IDUNA Depot custody solution (formerly HANSAINVEST-Depot), any bank or Sparkasse in Germany, and direct sales from Hamburg. The target customer base comprises institutional investors, fund managers, family offices, and asset allocators across the EEA and Switzerland, with US persons explicitly restricted from accessing fund information. The company holds BVI Ombudsman scheme membership for consumer dispute resolution.

Name

HANSAINVEST

Legal name

HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH

Website

https://hansainvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HANSAINVEST is a German service Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft that administers 615+ investment funds across all asset classes for institutional investors, family offices, and fund managers, operating under BaFin regulation in Germany and Luxembourg as a subsidiary of SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fund Administration Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Fund of Funds & Multi-Manager Mutual Funds (FSAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Markets Fund of Funds (PE / VC / Private Credit FoF) (FSAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Fund administration services
• Asset management
• Investment fund launch
• Capital management company
• Special fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management and Administration Fees: Revenue generated from setting up and administering investment funds across all asset classes. Fees are charged based on assets under administration and fund complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HANSAINVEST is a BaFin-authorized German service Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft (KVG) that sets up and administers investment funds for third-party asset managers and institutional clients. It is one of few service-KVGs in Germany permitted to launch funds across all relevant asset classes — securities and real assets, public and special funds, open and closed-ended structures — in both Germany and Luxembourg. The company administers 615 funds and supports fund partners with administration, custody coordination, distribution enablement, and investor services via the Fondswelt platform, Fonds-API, and Fond-Hub.

Product overview

HANSAINVEST (Hanseatische Investment-GmbH) is a German service Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft (asset management company) offering fund administration and investment management services. Their product portfolio consists of a unified platform called Fondswelt that provides fund management, administration, and investor services. The platform is supported by the Fond-API for programmatic access, Fond-Hub for data integration, and various calculator tools (Performance Calculator, Portfolio Calculator, Financial Calculator, Fund Comparison). HANSAINVEST manages a broad range of proprietary fund brands under the HANSA prefix (HANSAaccura, HANSAbalance, HANSAcentro, HANSAdefensive, HANSAdividende, HANSAdynamic, HANSAertrag, HANSAeuropa, HANSAglobal Structure, HANSAgold, HANSAinternational, HANSAperspektive, HANSApost, HANSAreits US, HANSArenta, HANSArenten Spezial, HANSAsecur, HANSAsmart Select, HANSAwerte), alongside third-party funds. They also offer Spezialfonds for institutional investors, depot solutions through SIGNAL IDUNA partnership, and have launched a global hotel fund in partnership with TUI Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fondswelt Platform An online platform providing fund overview, current and historical fund prices, performance data, fund comparison, calculators and downloadable fund documents for HANSAINVEST funds and selected partner funds, used by institutional clients, distributors and investors.
• Fonds-API (Fund API) A public API that provides programmatic access to HANSAINVEST fund data and pricing information for integration with third-party systems, used by fund partners and distributors.
• Fond-Hub A fund data hub platform provided by HANSAINVEST for accessing and integrating fund information, available at fondshub.hansainvest.com, targeted at partners integrating fund data into their own systems.
• SIGNAL IDUNA Depot (Fund Custody) Custody/depot solution enabling investors to acquire and hold HANSAINVEST fund shares, provided through the SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe partnership under the SIGNAL IDUNA Depot brand (formerly HANSAINVEST-Depot).
• Spezialfonds (Special Funds) Service Specialized fund setup and administration service for institutional investors and specific investor types, covering Spezialfonds under the German Investment Code (KAGB).
• Service-KVG Fund Setup and Administration Full-service external KVG offering covering the launch (Auflegung) and ongoing administration (Verwaltung) of investment funds across all relevant asset classes (securities and real assets), public and special funds, open and closed-ended structures, in both Germany and Luxembourg jurisdictions, delivered to institutional fund partners under BaFin oversight.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• TUI GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025HANSAINVEST partnered with TUI Group to launch a global hotel fund based in Luxembourg. The fund completed its first acquisition with the Emerald Zanzibar Resort & Spa in Tanzania. The fund aims to expand TUI's hotel portfolio through acquisitions and new developments under TUI brands including Robinson and TUI Blue. TUI Hotels & Resorts will operate the acquired properties.
• SIGNAL IDUNA GruppecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe provides the depot (custody) solution for HANSAINVEST fund shares, branded as SIGNAL IDUNA Depot (formerly HANSAINVEST-Depot). Fund acquisition and custody services are available through this partnership.
• Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)coreOthersBaFin is the regulatory authority that authorizes and supervises HANSAINVEST as an external capital management company (externe Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft) under the German Investment Code (KAGB), identification number 10105509.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Commerz Real: Commerz Real is the real-asset arm of Commerzbank, focusing on closed-ended real estate and infrastructure funds. It competes with HANSAINVEST's real-asset fund administration and Luxembourg structuring capabilities, especially for the TUI-type hotel/hospitality mandates.
• MEAG (Munich ERGO Asset Management): MEAG is the asset manager of Munich Re Group and ERGO. It is a broad incumbent offering institutional and retail fund products in Germany, with overlapping service capabilities for institutional asset manager clients.
• DWS Group: DWS is one of Germany's largest asset managers (formerly Deutsche Asset Management), operating across active, passive, and alternative strategies. As a broad incumbent, it competes with HANSAINVEST in institutional fund services and KAGB-regulated vehicles.
• Amundi (Germany): Amundi is Europe's largest asset manager, with German operations serving institutional and retail clients. As a broad incumbent, it competes with HANSAINVEST across fund administration, UCITS, and Spezialfonds mandates in Germany.
• Union Investment: Union Investment is the asset management arm of the cooperative financial network (DZ Bank group). It is a broad incumbent in German fund management with significant scale, overlapping distribution through Sparkassen, and competes with HANSAINVEST in both proprietary and third-party fund administration.
• DekaBank (Deka Group): Deka is the asset management arm of the German savings banks finance group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe). As a broad incumbent, it manages large fund volumes and competes with HANSAINVEST in Spezialfonds and institutional mandates.

Direct peers

• Universal-Investment: Universal-Investment is the largest Service-KVG in Germany, offering fund setup and administration across multiple asset classes. It is the most direct competitor to HANSAINVEST, serving the same institutional asset managers and operating under the same KAGB regime.
• BN & Partners Capital: BN & Partners Capital is a smaller German Service-KVG providing fund administration and structuring services. It is an emerging/niche peer in the same Service-KVG category as HANSAINVEST, though with smaller scale.
• Helaba Invest: Helaba Invest is another German Service-KVG, subsidiary of Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen. Like HANSAINVEST, it administers third-party investment funds and Spezialfonds under KAGB for institutional clients.

Regional players

• Metzler Asset Management: Metzler Asset Management is a Frankfurt-based asset manager with German institutional focus and a long heritage (founded alongside Metzler bank). It operates overlapping fund strategies with HANSAINVEST's proprietary HANSA* fund family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xxing.com/pages/hansainvest
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe22TV3WLJnbFurWvC95pdw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hansainvest-hanseatische-investment-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/hansainvest

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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