Welcome
Seamount Advisors is a specialist COO/CFO and operating-infrastructure advisory for hedge funds, asset managers, family offices and private capital - from founder-led launch through institutional scale.
Alpha and operating infrastructure are different disciplines. We build and strengthen the infrastructure side - the governance, controls, NAV oversight, treasury, investor dealing and provider management that let managers concentrate on investing. Every engagement is led directly by Martin Murphy, FCCA, supported where required by a trusted network of specialist legal, tax and regulatory partners.
Our approach is built on independence and trusted partnership: we provide oversight, control and governance - not the regulated production functions that stay with your administrator. That separation is deliberate, and it is what keeps Seamount the independent adjudicator of your operations.
Founder's Message: Martin Murphy, FCCA
I founded Seamount Advisors to bring three decades of institutional operating experience to managers who need it - whether at launch, through a period of change, or as they scale.
My career in fund services began in Ireland in 1995 and took me through Dublin, Bermuda and London. Early roles at Fortis and at BISYS/Hemisphere Management built my foundation in fund accounting, NAV and investor services. At West End Capital in Bermuda I held a COO/CFO remit across a $3.5bn multi-strategy hedge fund through its transition into NYSE-listed Flagstone Reinsurance. At State Street in Dublin I deepened my expertise in complex fund accounting and FX share-class hedging.
I then spent nearly thirteen years at Morgan Stanley, where as Executive Director I led a ~$50bn EMEA fund-services platform - driving a 400% increase in profitability, doubling assets and revenue, and supporting managers across launches, build-outs and conversions.
Since founding Seamount in 2022, I have worked hands-on across the sector: as embedded launch COO/CFO taking a Cayman master-feeder fund live and through to stabilisation; running independent, AIMA-aligned benchmarking that identified $210k+ in annual savings for an established manager; and, most recently, as interim Investment Operations Director over a £240bn regulated multi-manager platform. That combination - institutional scale and founder-led launch - is what I bring to every engagement.
I believe in enduring partnerships built on trust, transparency and integrity, and in hands-on leadership that delivers tailored, actionable results.
Personal Note
Outside work, I spend time with my family, play golf and coach youth rugby - all of which keep me grounded and bring clarity and focus to the work I do for clients.
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