Fund admin outsourcing trends in Ireland

The fund administration landscape is transforming globally, driven by a combination of strategy and the requirement for operational efficiencies. The Irish Funds association's May 2025 report notes that fund managers increasingly treat outsourcing as a deliberate value enhancer, not just an operational fix.

Ogier Global's experienced fund administration team is seeing these trends reflected across client bases, where our services continue to grow in step with evolving client and fund investor needs and expectations.

From operational tactic to strategic lever

Once seen as back-office, outsourcing is now central to fund managers’ strategy. The report highlights three main drivers:

• Rising investor expectations around governance and transparency
• Innovation and regulatory pressure on operations
• Cost efficiency and access to specialist expertise and systemised solutions

Outsourcing now helps asset managers address transparency and performance demands, while retaining control and focus over core investment strategies.

Fund governance and fiduciary expectations

With greater scrutiny from investors, regulators and boards, outsourced administrators now play a key role in governance, not just processing or reporting. Modern administration supports enhanced value adds such as risk frameworks, ESG data, regulatory filings and cross-jurisdictional compliance.

Ogier Global’s integrated model, combining fund administration, regulatory consulting and legal services across BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Luxembourg and the UK, is designed to meet these requirements.

Tailored operating models

The Irish Funds report notes growing interest in hybrid outsourcing, letting managers keep some functions in-house while delegating others. This flexibility is essential as fund strategies diversify into private markets, real assets, fund-of-funds and ESG mandates, each with unique requirements.

Ogier Global tailors operating models from core administration to scalable solutions to meet investor and regulatory demands.

Cost predictability and scalability

Outsourcing reduces fixed costs whilst offering predictable and scalable pricing as funds grow. More critically, it enables access to expertise and systems unattainable in-house, vital for new strategies, jurisdictions or regulatory change.

A human capital perspective

At Ogier Global, people remain central to the outsourcing equation. As noted in the Change 2025 report, service providers that invest in technology without under-investing in talent are those most likely to succeed. This is something reflected by Ogier Global, where we have aligned our platform growth with investment in senior leadership and operational expertise with a key focus on a hands-on white glove service.

In line with this, we are pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Pamplin to Head of Fund Administration. Based in Ireland and overseeing global administration operations, Jeff brings over 25 years of leadership experience and will guide the continued enhancement of Ogier Global’s administration services across private and regulated fund structures, supporting clients from pre-launch through the full fund lifecycle.

To discuss Fund Administration, regulatory support or operating models, contact Jeff Pamplin directly.

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This client briefing has been prepared for clients and professional associates of Ogier. The information and expressions of opinion which it contains are not intended to be a comprehensive study or to provide legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for specific advice concerning individual situations.

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