The funds industry boasts 90% automation rates, so why is the fax machine still a ubiquitous presence? Nicholas Pratt examines the enduring appeal of this archaic technology.
Outsourcing is no longer taboo, according to Linedata’s Anup Kumar.
Nearly a third of investment firms are looking into outsourcing opportunities for their middle office operations, hoping to free up cash and human resource by removing the need to build and maintain internal teams to compete in the ESG, crypto and private debt markets or invest in introducing new systems.
Barely a month goes by without a survey of institutional investors that signals greater allocations to private markets investments.
EU proposals that should make ELTIF fund structures more accessible could prove particularly helpful for asset managers in France who target retail investors, say Ngoc-Hong Ma and Stanislas Haurens of Linklaters, Paris.
Aviva Investors has selected HSBC and Mount Street Group to service its real assets business, which holds $50 billion in assets under management.
Technology can help improve productivity and free asset management talent for wider client-focused roles. However, firms must change their culture to keep pace with ever-changing modes of operation.
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