Custody
Hedge funds, funds of hedge funds and investors into the industry have expressed their preferences for a range of service providers including prime services, administration, legal and many others.
Citco Fund Services claims the top spot in rankings of administrators for both single managers and fund of hedge funds but other large service providers are trumped by a pair of boutiques.
Emma Cusworth discovers why it remains difficult for investors and regulators to value level 3 assets and hold service providers accountable for any mistakes.
Banks are increasingly using their IT infrastructure to increase their competitive advantage. Learn how this can work in practice.
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In a post-financial crisis environment dominated by regulation and concerns over counterparty risk, transparency and diversity, prime custody is becoming the choice for hedge funds and investors
Marina Lewin, global head of business development at BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the international hedge funds industry.
The valuation of hedge fund assets has become an issue fraught with tension. Fund administrators say they are up to the task. Fund managers believe they alone have the knowledge needed.
Known as a good location for smaller start-ups, Malta’s fund administrators are beginning to see more variety and larger sized funds considering the jurisdiction, although AuA remain small.
With only a couple internationally recognised custodians operating in Malta, the regulator is keen to attract more competition before European Union legislation hits the statue books.
Citco expects more money to flow into the hedge fund sector in 2012 but with it comes more demanding conditions imposed by institutional investors keen to have transparency and better risk controls.
European Union and US regulations could impact the way custodians do business with hedge funds. At the same time the relationship between custodians and prime brokers is also evolving.
This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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