This document discusses how outsourcing business processes can help hedge funds achieve operational efficiency and credibility. It notes that outsourcing can help funds rapidly launch new strategies, reduce costs by leveraging expert staff, maintain training and technology expertise, mitigate key person risk, and demonstrate robust operations to investors. The document then outlines the comprehensive outsourced services that FIS provides for hedge funds, including managing infrastructure, supporting software applications, and performing front, middle and back office operations through their dedicated hedge fund team. It argues that outsourcing non-core operations allows funds to focus on their core competencies and improve the client experience.

1. THE FUTURE IS COMING:
ARE YOU READY?
Leverage Business Process as a Service
To Achieve Institutional Credibility and Smarter Performance

2. THE HEDGE FUND OF THE
FUTURE ISN’T WEIGHED DOWN
BY ITS OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT.
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3. Could outsourcing your business
processes help your fund rise to reach
the future faster?
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4. 01
What’s driving the
demand for outsourced
services for hedge funds?

5. Ensure rapid time to market for new
funds or strategies
Support operations cost-effectively with staff who
understand technology solutions and complex hedge
fund strategies and processes
Keep abreast of training requirements for
new, existing or updated technology
applications
Reduce the “key man” risk
of dependence on individuals
for solution knowledge or experience
Provide global reach and 24-hour processing
capabilities without hiring operations staff in multiple
locations
Demonstrate robust operational capabilities
for investor due diligence
Hedge Funds Are Challenged …
They need to have expertise and resources across multiple areas to:
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6. Industry Perspectives
“Having already largely
outsourced back-office functions,
hedge fund managers are seeking
additional operational efficiencies
by outsourcing other non-core
activities – particularly technology,
legal and compliance
and middle-office functions.”
EY
Exploring Pathways to Growth –
Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey
“Traditional outsourcing will
expand ... FSIs of all types are
looking to reduce cost and
re-engineer their business
operations; therefore
outsourcers continue to add
greater domain expertise.”
CEB TOWERGROUP
Outsourcing – Increase Profitability
and Decrease Spending
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7. 02
What does outsourcing to
FIS look like?

8. FIS Provides Comprehensive Outsourced Services for
Hedge Funds
Managing the Hardware (IaaS)
Infrastructure Management Services for comprehensive
hardware and infrastructure support
Supporting the Software (SaaS)
Application Management Services for end-to-end solution support
Supporting the Operations (BPaaS)
Business Process as a Service to support front, middle, to back-
office hedge fund operation
Multiple levels available designed to minimize risks and costs –
so you can focus on your core business.
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9. FIS’ Hedge Fund Operations Team Can Support Your
Operations
Commitment to meet agreed
Service Level Agreement targets
Detailed reporting for investors,
regulators and senior management
Management of third-party data
feeds, administration of user access
and staff training requirements
Dedicated team to run/support
hedge fund operations
Responsible for day-to-day front,
middle- and back-office operations
24-hour application
monitoring provided by a dedicated
hedge fund service desk
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10. FIS’ Operations Team
Middle-office
Operations
Trade support
Security master maintenance
Valuation
Real-time profit and loss
Desk-level risk
Business data processing
Collateral management
Settlement processing
Back-office
Operations
Fund accounting and
shadow Net Asset Value
Reconciliation and
break resolution
Cash management
Regulatory reporting
Risk reporting
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11. Are your
operations
weighing you
down?
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12. Choose to Partner as an Enabler of Growth
Automate and
outsource non-core
processes:
Technology is a
competitive advantage
Focus on total
cost of ownership:
Effective cost-benefits
can be gained
Technology should
be an enabler:
Outsourcing allows the firm
to devote maximum focus
to core competencies
Improve end
client experience:
A positive – or negative –
experience can make
the difference in client
retention
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13. Don’t let
operations stand
in your way. We
can help your
fund rise to the
future.
CONTACT OUR TEAM:
getinfo@fisglobal.com

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