Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention comprises a computer system for providing an infrastructure platform. That computer system preferably comprises a bank computer operable to communicate via a computer network with a fund manager computer operated by a fund manager managing a fund, wherein the bank computer is operated by a bank holding a security interest over one or more assets of the fund. The bank preferably has agreed with the fund manager to a set of one or more investment guidelines regarding the fund. Those guidelines constrain the fund manager to trade the assets in a specified manner. The fund preferably underlies a structured product sold to one or more investors.