Carbon360 releases list of ?Top 40 Administrators? illustrating sweeping impact of hedge fund industry asset losses
Written by admin on April 5th, 2011For the Top 40 administrators, the force of hedge fund asset losses translated into an overall decline in assets under administration (AUA) of -24%.
The 2009 Fact Book is a comprehensive, 500+ page in-depth industry analysis of 150 administrators (market breakdown, growth, revenues, costs, and profit) and identifies trends in the fund administration space.
To obtain the full ranking, intelligence and competitive matrix of all 150 administrators, please go here:
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Top 5 administrators
While Citco Fund Administration saw its assets decline by -33%, the administrator remained firmly at the top of the list with an AUA of 0bn, staying 8bn ahead of its nearest competitor – State Street. SEI was a newcomer to the top of the list, increasing its AUA by 18% to achieve 5bn, while Fortis Prime Fund Solutions and The Bank of New York Mellon each suffered setbacks but managed to secure fourth and fifth place rankings. Altogether, these five represent ,296tln of the 2.8tln assets administered by third party service providers.
Largest asset base increases went to administrators under 0bn
Number 14 ranked Northern Trust gained an astounding 90% in AUA adding 40bln in assets year over year, but industry volatility was such that this only meant saw the firm moving up 6 places from its previous ranking of 21. Other firms that were able to increase assets even as the industry shrank by historic records include AIS Fund Administration (+29%), SEI (18.%), JP Morgan Fund Services (14%), and Ophedge Investment Services (13%). Of these five increases, four took place in administrator firms with less than 0bn in AUA.
While largest declines tended to hit bigger firms
The largest declines in assets hit the following firms: HSBC Securities Services (-46%), Caceis (-44%), Citi (-43%), CIBC (-39%), and RBC Dexia (-39%).
While the top 11 firms all have assets over 0bn, ten saw asset declines. Out of the remaining 29 firms (with AUA under 0bn), seven managed to increase assets during the turbulent period.
M&A will likely define changes to administrator industry in 2010
Carbon 360° has determined that asset level drops have seen hedge fund managers utilizing fewer available administrator services, resulting in a 5% drop in fees to 7.78bps for single strategy funds and to 6.5bps for fund of funds. This has impacted administrator profits, contributing to an industry income decline of -27% and may well result in increased M&A activity within the administrator space in the future.
The Top 40 Hedge Fund Administrators:
Company
Total 2009 ($ Billions)
Total 2008 ($ Billions)
% Change
1
Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc.
440
664
-33.7
2
State Street
252.3
326.8
-22.8
3
SEI
205
173
18.5
4
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
200.5
325.6
-38.4
5
The Bank of New York Mellon
199.5
248
-19.6
6
Citi*
192
342
-43.9
7
HSBC Securities Services
173.49
324.5
-46.5
8
Goldman Sachs Administration Services
156.7
201.8
-22.3
9
UBS Global Asset Management Alternative Fund Services
153.9
228.4
-32.6
10
Caceis
113.49
205.4
-44.7
11
SS&C Fund Services
110
140
-21.4
12
JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services
96
83.9
14.4
13
GlobeOp Financial Services
91
109.5
-16.9
14
Northern Trust
84.5
44.4
90.3
15
BNP Paribas*
82.6
76.05
8.6
16
PNC Global Investment Servicing
75.7
120.9
-37.4
17
Butterfield Fulcrum*
75
74.8
0.3
18
Morgan Stanley
73
91.5
-20.2
19
Société Générale Securities Services
54.56
65.7
-16.9
20
Ophedge Investment Services
39
34.5
13
21
RBC Dexia
35.29
57.9
-39.1
22
NAV Consulting, Inc.
32
31
3.2
23
Heritage International**
31.91
40
-20.2
24
Admiral Administration
30
34.6
-13.3
25
HedgeServ
25
n/a
n/a
26
Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd*
24.91
40.2
-38
27
Trident Trust
20.04
26.3
-23.8
28
Citadel Solutions LLC
19.97
30.3
-34.1
29
Harmonic Fund Services
19
25.47
-25.4
30
Maples Finance**
18.03
22.6
-20.2
31
Spectrum Global Fund Administration**
17.5
22.5
-22.2
32
UMB Fund Services
16.69
n/a
n/a
33
Anson Fund Managers**
15.96
20
-20.2
34
AIS Fund Administration
15.5
12
29.2
35
Kaufman Rossin Fund Services, LLC
14.7
17.09
-14
36
CIBC
14
23
-39.1
37
Caledonian Global Fund Services
12.7
18
-29.4
38
Lacrosse Global Fund Services**
11.57
14.6
-20.8
39
NottinghamInvestment Administration
10.8
n/a
n/a
40
Meridian Fund Services
10.61
15.8
-32.8
Total for Top 40
3264.42
4332.11
-24.65
* Restated 2008 AUA
** Estimated
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