Article: Hedge Funds Aim Technology at Regulator, Investor Demands.(Regulations)

Byline: Shane Kite

Several hedge funds and their administrators are adopting enhanced systems aimed at fulfilling expected compliance requirements for more transparency and meeting heightened demands from investors to communicate portfolio information quicker and with more granular detail.

Much of the work involves porting standard portfolio processes to weekly, daily or even real-time schedules from what's typically been given lengthier, monthly or quarter-end treatment. The services reach beyond rote calculation of a fund's Net Asset Value, or "NAV," the traditional domain of hedge fund administrators.

The idea is to allow managers quicker ...

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