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As the hedge fund market continues to grow and evolve, the role of the fund administrator is becoming increasingly important and complex. Ken Somerville, Head of Business development at Quintillion Limited, explains the advantages of outsourcing to a third party administrator.
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Shariah-compliant investments now account for hundreds of billions of dollars in assets. Alka Banerjee explains how Standard & Poor’s is responding to the needs of Muslim investors with the launch of several equity indexes that track the stocks of Shariah-compliant companies. |
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With the world of service provision rapidly changing, EFM is pleased to bring together some of the industry’s leading players to discuss key trends and issues that the industry as a whole faces. From consolidation, to regulation, to the future role of the prime broker, the discussions following capture the essence of today’s fund servicing industry and try to predict how these developments will shape the industry in future. |
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Because change is inevitable, consideration for its management should be a given for any fund management firm. But those using a traditional systems’ architecture will not have the agility of their contemporaries that have moved onto a seamless processing systems environment, explains John Mayr, marketing and partner development for SimCorp.
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The European fund industry is still largely dependent on fax machines and paper reporting. Ivan Nicora, Director and Head of Investment Fund Product Management, Euroclear, explains why STP is crucial in driving down both the cost of fund transactions and the risk of human error, particularly in regard to the increasing cross-border volumes within Europe. |
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Clearstream is Deutsche Boerse Group’s fund processing and settlement provider. During last year’s Fund Forum in Barcelona, Clearstream’s Executive Board Member Philippe Seyll talked with efm about the latest developments in fund processing and settlement. Now, Anke Dembowski talks with Philippe about the latest developments in this field. |
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