Outsourcing options

Smaller Asian hedge funds generally spend less on risk management systems than their European and US counterparts. But vendors are offering outsourced risk management services at a lower price - will this work? By Sarfraz Thind

The huge growth of the Asian hedge fund sector in recent years has meant more opportunity for providers of hedge fund services and risk management systems. And European and US software companies have been targeting the expanding demand for risk management among Asian hedge funds. Established companies like New York-based RiskMetrics and Paris-based Beauchamp Financial Technology have been steadily