hedgeweekLIVE North America: Pandemic lockdown is accelerating hedge fund outsourcing trends Submitted By Hugh Leask | 23/06/2020 - 2:39pm The trend towards outsourcing – a continually evolving sphere within the global hedge fund industry – is likely to have been further accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, as managers embrace the ‘digital-first’ approach brought about by the coronavirus lockdown, speakers at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America digital summit said. Emerging and start-up hedge funds have long been confronted with decisions over whether to build, manage and maintain their business infrastructure on-site, or outsource non-investment related functions.