Back-office outsourcing has become a mature market, whereas middle-office outsourcing is still a growing sector with many companies not yet fully aware of its benefits, according to Caceis, Credit Agricole’s asset-servicing bank providing execution, clearing, custody, depositary and fund administration services.
SRP talks to Mathieu Baudouin ( pictured ), head of middle office, investment management services and Mathieu Carré ( below-right ), team manager, structured products team, at Caceis, about the increasing number of companies seeking to outsource mid-office functions to address the “heavy resource burden of incessant regulatory developments, rising market risks and increasing cost pressures” clashing with “a desire to focus on their core business of generating investor va