Fund Administration

The shift to working from home has changed the type of cyber threats facing fund managers and pushed risk mitigation up the agenda, say Sanne Group’s chief technology officer, Marie Measures, and chief strategy officer, Jason Bingham

As ESG issues rise up managers’ agendas, fund administrators are seizing the opportunity to deliver products and services that meet their needs.

From non-accredited investors to trading platforms, wider access to private market investments will transform how the industry operates, writes Jay Cipriano, senior vice-president at SEI Investment Manager Services

ESG criteria are expected to play an increasing role in deciding where funds are based, according to an IFI Global survey.

Timely access to information has become critical for GPs and LPs alike, and the importance of data to value creation is only set to increase, say Tim Toska and Jared Broadbent at Alter Domus

The robots are already here; the next step will be moving away from individual products and services to holistic platforms.

Diligencing processes may have been overdue a revamp, and with the pandemic serving as a catalyst, technology has had a chance to come into its own.

Artificial intelligence could offer an array of insights to private equity firms, but first they must be able to access and normalise data.

Fund managers are increasingly outsourcing administrative operations in order to focus on adding value to assets and investor relations, says Ocorian’s head of alternative investments, Simon Burgess.

From tech requirements to clear communication, here are the crucial considerations for finding an effective outsourcing partner.