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Fund administration

Shadow accounting highlights hedge fund desire for counterparty safety

Counter party risks and a desire for more control has led hedge fund managers to minimise their dependence on any one service provider. This has resulted in parallel, ‘shadow’ accounting.

Hedge Funds Review | 06 May 2011secure

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Cayman Islands set for continued dominance

As the Cayman Islands continues to hold its position as the number one hedge fund domicile, private and public sector initiatives look at ways of improving competitiveness for the hedge fund industry....

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Apr 2011

Cayman fund administrators see upturn in market and plan for growth

Despite losing work to lower-cost onshore locations, fund administration in the Cayman Islands continues to be an important business sector with some growth potential.

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Apr 2011

Statistics

Statistics and facts about Cayman's hedge funds industry giving the latest numbers for registrations of funds and administrators as well as Cayman's position as an international finance centre.

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Apr 2011

GlobeOp launches hedge fund flow indexes

Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp has launched the first in a series of indexes that will track capital flows and performance in the hedge fund industry.

Hedge Funds Review | 05 Apr 2011secure

Northern Trust to purchase Citadel hedge fund administration business

Northern Trust is set to acquire Citadel’s hedge fund administration business, Omnium. Once the deal goes through, Northern Trust will rank among the 10 largest administrators for hedge funds.

Hedge Funds Review | 26 Mar 2011secure

Privium to offer support to start-up hedge fund managers

Internationally experienced industry veterans Paul Smith, Clayton Heijman and Nick Paris have started a new business venture to support the launch of new hedge fund management operations.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Mar 2011secure

Citco expands in Asia with Shanghai middle and back office administration office

Citco Fund Services has opened an office Shanghai with 80 staff. It will concentrate on expanding Citco’s middle and back office administration services in the greater China region and the Far East....

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2011secure

HSBC launches sharia-compliant securities services in 17 markets

HSBC Securities Services and HSBC Amanah, the HSBC Group’s global Islamic financial services division, have launched a sharia-compliant securities service, HSBC Amanah Securities Services.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Mar 2011secure

Advent eyes expanded role in hedge fund software market

Advent Software, already the dominant provider of portfolio accounting software for teh hedge fund industry, is developing hosted solutions and expanding its footprint in the middle office.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2011secure

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