RAQUEST, Universal Investment, one of Europe’s largest fund service platforms and Super ManCos, will now rely on RAQUEST’s technology for its entire withholding tax processing. RAQUEST is a leading fintech specializing in withholding tax management solutions for financial institutions.
Moving forward, Universal Investment will handle both tax relief at source and withholding tax reclaims using RAQUEST’s software modules. A key component of this integrated solution is the modular STTI interface, which enables secure and efficient transmission of applications to tax authorities. By integrating STTI, the tax reclaim process becomes fully automated, allowing Universal Investment to submit applications digitally to international tax authorities – covering markets that now only accept digital submissions. This innovative step boosts process efficiency and quality across the board.
“Universal Investment has been on a growth trajectory for years. With continuously increasing fund volumes, expanding international market activities, and a steadily diversifying client base, our goal is to further develop our service offering while ensuring maximum efficiency and regulatory compliance in all processes. By partnering with RAQUEST, we aim to accelerate the digitalization of our processes and expand our international withholding tax service offering through our proprietary fund service platform,” says Corinna Jäger, Managing Director at Universal Investment.
“The collaboration with Universal Investment demonstrates that digital solutions in withholding tax processing are becoming a key competitive factor for investment management companies. We are proud to support Universal Investment with our technology as it continues to expand the capabilities of its fund service platform,” says Alexander Lerch, CEO of RAQUEST.
The Universal Investment Group is one of Europe’s leading fund service platforms and Super ManCos, with approximately EUR 1,383 billion in assets under administration, more than 5,000 fund and investment mandates, and around 1,700 employees across its offices in Frankfurt am Main, Luxembourg, Dublin, London, Paris, Stockholm, and Krakow. Founded in 1968, the company operates as an independent platform offering fund initiators and institutional investors structuring and administration solutions, as well as risk management services for securities, real estate, and alternative investments. Universal Investment is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and a member of the Forum for Sustainable Investments.
(As of September 2025)
For more information, visit universal-investment.com
RAQUEST is a leading fintech company specializing in withholding tax management for financial institutions. As part of the Halvotec Group, RAQUEST has been providing innovative software solutions for the efficient processing of withholding taxes for over 15 years. RAQUEST enables financial institutions to meet regulatory requirements, increase efficiency, and reduce costs while maximizing investor returns. The modular B2B software supports all common tax relief procedures and has established itself as the market leader in withholding tax processing with a customer portfolio of renowned financial institutions.
For more information, visit raquest.tax
