SunGard: The new scalability: How hedge funds can achieve growth under pressure

In the hedge fund industry, size is a powerful magnet for investment. Today, the largest hedge fund managers attract by far the most capital from investors, for whom operational scale carries enormous weight. As scale becomes synonymous with success, smaller hedge funds face a fight to survive.

With a progressively higher proportion of hedge fund assets now raised from institutional investors, firms are already under pressure to demonstrate institutional credibility and high standards of