transfer agency

As custodians become more selective about who they provide operational services for, Nick Fitzpatrick asks what they ideally want from...

A new era of mutual respect between fund managers and their outsourcers is dawning, but managers should expect their providers...

Convergence between traditional and alternative investment management strategies means transfer agents have to consider how to combine the two onto...

There are numerous small consultancy ‘shops’ in asset management. Fiona Rintoul asks if they are just unemployed professionals, or if...

The complexity of switching outsourcing providers might put many fund managers off, even if they are getting a bad service....

BNP Paribas' win of a large hedge fund mandate from a prime broker is a sign that custodians can now...

Mark Briol • Biff Bowman • Nadine Chakar • Jaron Van Dam • Susan Ebenston • Andrew Gelb • François...

The growth of 130/30 funds means more customers for the securities lending industry. Prime brokers are battling it out with...

The role of the custodian today is far more complex than it was, but are clients paying them too much?...

A pan-European fund supermarket should be easier to set up than eBay's global shopping centre. But platforms still lack the...