Hedge Fund Administration Trends
The expansion of third party hedge fund administration continues at a remarkable pace. With the hedge fund industry undergoing seismic shifts, however, administrators are faced with a formidable set of business and operational challenges.
The hedge fund administrator’s role is evolving, and the product “fund administration” is expanding. Funds are looking to their administrators for expanded valuation and reporting capabilities as well as greater middle office functionality, collateral management, risk reporting, and compliance services. In addition, administrators are gearing up their offering to grab a share of the rapidly growing market for fund of fund administration. In a new report, Trends in Hedge Fund Administration 2008, Celent offers a broad view of the trends and drivers in this space.
Continued growth of the hedge fund industry stands out as a capital driver of the hedge fund administration market. As competition heats up, the majority of hedge funds have opted to unload the burden of maintaining a back office in order to free up resources to allocate to their core activities–trading and generating alpha. Additionally, increased fund complexity and shifting sources of capital have created an incentive environment that is highly conducive to the outsourcing trend.
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