Private equity firms have a growing need for technology that is driving many to outsource administration either entirely or partly. The regulators’ greater scrutiny of the industry, investors’ wishes for greater transparency and a general drive to improve the efficiency of administration are all playing a part.

Managers across the globe are racing to keep up with consultations and rules that call for clarity about funds' ultimate beneficial owners

Just eight years after their introduction, REITS have become key players in Spain’s buoyant commercial real estate market. The number of listed REITs, which are locally known as SOCIMIs, is growing fast and they have led the recovery in Spanish property.