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Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers:

Delegates at the recent Opalesque Cayman Roundtable say that managers and service providers are rethinking business models in response to growing pressure to cut costs. As a result, the industry is experimenting with new product types, investor terms, and fee structures that are designed to provide better alignment of interests.

Product innovation

Caroline Heal a Partner at law firm Walkers says that she's seeing emerging managers come to market with founders classes that have special liquidity rights and fee terms as well as tiered management and performance fees linked to AUM.

Managers are also looking at fund structures. New funds are being created with less frequent redemptions and differing allocation structures, including rolling commitments similar to the capital calls that are common in private equity.

Additionally, some managers have restructured existing products in order to better align them with investor expectations. "It's interesting to see the way managers are adapting to the changing marketplace," Heal said.

Back office re-vamp

The back office is also being updated and streamlined in response to regulatory and investor pressure. More emerging managers than ever before are outsourcing some if not all of their operations. "Outsourcing is seen as more of a positive by investors a......................

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