Northern Trust to provide middle-office services for Martin Currie Investment Management
Custodian continues hot streak of middle-office outsourcing deals and continues to accumulate assets under custody from UK fund managers.
Tag: outsourcing
Dutch insurer Lifetri outsources middle- and back-office to CACEIS
The mandate will also enable Lifetri to continuously monitor its investments with an integrated view on all internally and externally managed portfolios.
Fund Administration
Fireside Friday with…. Citco’s Jay Peller
The experience of 2020 has triggered a major shift in the service provision relationship between alternatives asset managers and their service providers, according to Jay Peller, head of fund services at Citco.
Financial institutions undertake review of product development for 2021, finds study
The survey of 32 C-Suite executives from global financial institutions found that over one third are considering, or have shifted, to new services and strategies.
The art of investment operations transformation part one: The buy-side view
Margin compression, new markets, and COVID-19 has created huge strains for asset managers, forcing them to review their investment operations. What solutions will firms look to turn to as they aim to transform their operations?
Fund Administration
Fireside Friday with… SS&C Technologies’ Mike Hutner
The ability to own the technology stack within a front-to-back service offering has made the tech vendor giant a key partner for hedge funds, according to SS&C Eze general manager Mike Hutner.
Northern Trust wins unique outsourcing mandate from hedge fund Strategic Global Advisors
Recent studies have shown buy-side firms, particularly hedge funds, are expanding their outsourcing options to include middle-office and certain trading functions
Apex Group to offer outsourced CFO and COO services to asset managers
The launch of the service comes as the roles of the COO and CFO are increasingly becoming blurred with other functions within an investment manager.
Asset managers to face increased regulatory scrutiny over outsourced NAV oversight
Greater regulatory scrutiny comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a greater risk in the event a fund administrator cannot strike a NAV.
Large buy-side firms looking to reduce outsourcing partners, finds research
Asset managers and asset owners with over $100 billion in assets under management (AuM) said they plan to reduce their number of service providers.