After remaining static for many years, the alternative fund administration model is changing. As many hedge funds face fee compression, they are seeking to reduce costs by turning to bespoke forms of outsourcing.

With several Gulf REIT listings expected over the next few years, best-in-class administration systems will give investors comfort.

Citco launched a risk-enhanced reporting solution at the end of 2016 that gives users an interactive, fully customised reporting dashboard through the CitcoOne™ web portal.

As millions of children worldwide awaited their presents on Christmas Eve 2016, regulators dropped a gift down the chimneys of securitised lenders. Under a Dodd-Frank Act rule which took effect on 24 December 2016, these issuers are now required to retain, for their own books, a portion of the securities they issue.