New York (HedgeCo.Net) – As new rules and regulations are being placed on the hedge fund industry, the role of service providers has become increasingly important, Risk.Net reports.

Investors into hedge funds are also monitoring service providers as part of the due diligence process. Both factors highlight the role played by services providers in keeping hedge funds compliant with regulations and supporting them in ongoing due diligence scrutiny by investors.

This year’s service provider rankings reinforce the importance of this segment of the industry. While some areas saw little change in voting patterns, there were some surprises in the changing preferences of voters.

Herre are some of the winners:

Fund administrator (single manager)
1 Citco (22.5%)
2 Apex Fund Services (14.6%)
3 JP Fund Administration (12.1%)
4 SS&C GlobeOp (8.1%)
5 Deutsche Bank (7.4%)

Fund administrator (FoHFs)
1 Citco (19.7%)
2 Apex Fund Services (18.5%)
3 JP Fund Administration (11.9%)
4 Deutsche Bank (10.2%)
5 BNP Paribas Security Services (9.6%)

Managed account platform from hedge fund viewpoint
1 Deutsche Bank (24.5%)
2 Lyxor Asset Management (15.1%)
3 Morgan Stanley (11.0%)
4 AlphaMetrix (8.6%)
5 Gottex (7.6%)

Managed account platform from investor viewpoint
1 Deutsche Bank (20.4%)
2 Morgan Stanley  (14.9%)
3 Lyxor Asset Management (11.9%)
4 AlphaMetrix (9.7%)
5 Innocap (7.5%)

Ucits platform from hedge fund viewpoint
1 Deutsche Bank (23.8%)
2 Alpha Ucits (17.9%)
3 Lyxor Asset Management (11.3%)
4 Morgan Stanley (10.2%)
5 Credit Suisse (7.9%)

Ucits platform from investor viewpoint
1 Alpha Ucits (23.9%)
2 Deutsche Bank (21.7%)
3 Lyxor Asset Management (12.0%)
4 Morgan Stanley (10.1%)
5 Credit Suisse (7.4%)

Alex Akesson
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