Transparent best execution: A must for private equity firms
Access to competitive pricing and operational efficiency will always be critical factors for private equity firms when it comes to trading currencies...
In today’s global investment landscape, FX and Interest Rate volatility are an unavoidable byproduct of managing cross-border capital – but managing that risk doesn't need to be an operational burden.
Whether hedging portfolio assets and investor share-classes, or seeking to enhance the returns on cash balances, investment managers face increasing pressure to demonstrate best execution and best practice.
Time consuming, disconnected systems and service providers
Onboarding new liquidity providers is difficult
Manual trade, settlement and reporting workflows
There’s a lack of transparency in FX execution costs or quality of return on cash balances
Struggling to demonstrate best execution
Do you know what the most common hidden FX costs are? The Forex market is one of the most opaque in the world, and with our latest FX research report for fund managers, we are lifting the hood on some of the biggest issues in the market, offering a unique window into fund manager’s views on FX and how they’re adapting their FX risk management practices & priorities.
Our Head of Institutional Solutions, Joe McKenna, highlights some of the costs associated with FX execution and hedging that fund managers should be aware of and rank them in order of transparency. His complete Fund Manager blog series can be found on the MillTech blog.
Access to competitive pricing and operational efficiency will always be critical factors for private equity firms when it comes to trading currencies...
A common theme in private capital right now is fund managers seeking out opportunities to outsource non-core activities as they build for scale.
Under MiFID II, fund managers that hedge their exposure to foreign exchange (FX) risk frequently have a fiduciary duty to demonstrate FX best execution.
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