Emerging Managers are Adapting to the New Funding Landscape

Funding remains the most daunting aspect for emerging managers. Attracting the attention of investors in a competitive environment remains a challenge.

To support the path to institutionalisation, independent service providers fill an important role, not only from a regulatory perspective, but also from an independence and expertise perspective.

Partnering early with established, reputable organisations regarding non-core activities affords emerging managers credibility and ensures best practice from inception to institutionalisation. This leaves emerging managers to focus on the portfolio management.

When partnering with a service provider, emerging managers should consider:

• which non-core services, when outsourced, will add value to the offering
• will the reputation of the servicing partner lend additional credibility to the offering
• are services offered by the service provider scalable in the long run
• expertise and depth of services of the servicing partner
• the cost and fee structures of the provider

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