Fund Outsourcing

The online report where a cross section of hedge fund, private equity, traditional and alternative fund managers share their insights on the challenges and opportunities in outsourcing key functions to a third party organisation.

Over recent years the trend towards outsourcing within fund management has increased due to the overwhelming pressure of complying with stringent new regulations, highly active investors and greater expectations towards risk management and modelling. With such pressures on operations, managers have sought external expertise to assist in staying on top of growing business management demands.

With such concerns abounding, the Fund Outsourcing report will seek to clarify from a users perspective some of the key tactics employed in using an outsourcing model, ranging from choosing your provider to legal obligations and maintaining a successful working relationship.

Key issues that the report will investigate are:

Examining the outsource provider’s role
Choosing the best outsource provider for your business needs
Ensuring transparency and control over the provider’s activities
Measuring your outsource provider’s efficiency
Clarifying the legal and regulatory issues involved
Matching expertise and cost-management
The challenges and implications of the outsource provider’s geographical location

Key providers this report is suitable for include: