Going Global: How Asset Managers Can Expand Their Investable Universe, Responsibly

Meraki Global Advisors
Written by  Benjamin Arnold and Mary McAvey  

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A practical framework for hedge funds and asset managers navigating the operational challenges of international trading expansion.

Non-U.S. equities represent 35–40% of global market capitalization. Institutional allocators now expect access to that opportunity set. For growing funds, global expansion has shifted from competitive advantage to institutional requirement.
Most managers discover too late that adding new regions requires fundamental transformation of their trading infrastructure. The hidden costs of operational errors and regulatory missteps can exceed 200–300 basis points, eroding the alpha you’re trying to capture.
This whitepaper provides the operational playbook, written by practitioners, for practitioners. 

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What You’ll Learn:

  • Infrastructure Reality Check Why 24-hour coverage demands 2–3x the expected headcount and technology investment—and what it actually costs.

  • Regional Complexity Specific challenges in Europe’s fragmented liquidity landscape, Asia’s unforgiving settlement regimes, and emerging markets.

  • Build vs. Partner Economics A detailed cost comparison of internal desks ($1.35–$3.1M+ annually) versus variable-cost outsourced models.

  • Decision Framework Five critical assessment questions every manager should answer before committing capital to global expansion.

Meraki Global Advisors Disclosure
Meraki Global Advisors LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer and member of SIPC headquartered in Park City, UT. The content herein is informational only and not an investment recommendation.