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While AI can play an important role in compliance efforts, it’s best paired with robust human judgment, expertise and accountability, write Igor Rozenblit and James Basili of the regulatory consultancy Iron Road Partners.
Employee-owned fund administrators can offer a competitive advantage during this era of consolidation, according to Celeste Barone, the president, chief client officer and co founder at 4Pines Fund Services.
Private equity firms may find that their extra security steps around distributing money to LPs are making these transactions less safe, says Todd Sorrel, co-founder and CEO at 6lock. Here’s how to defend the process from today’s threats.
While AI certainly has its advantages, adoption still requires caution, explains EisnerAmper partner Nicholas Tsafos.
GPs looking to tap retail capital should develop a best-in class framework to address the operational challenges, according to Brian Hong, head of retail and regulatory services, Gen II Fund Services.
LP defaults on capital calls remain rare, but the pressure on investors is real. Here’s a practical look at the contractual realities, the options available to GPs and LPs, and why the playbook is evolving, from Alexander Branton, the CIO of Nodem Capital.
The fund vehicle offers real flexibility for managers at the moment, write Ajay Pathak and Chris Ormond of the law firm Goodwin.
CFOs must shift mindset and upgrade operations to be equipped to meet the demands of a fast-evolving private markets landscape, says CSC’s Marshall Saffer.
With secondaries becoming a more popular pathway to exit, it’s key to acknowledge the complexity of valuations, according to Valuation Research Corporation’s Subu Parmeswaran.
As private fund CFOs face growing pressure for liquidity, forecasting, payment connectivity and facility management are emerging as the pillars of an advanced treasury model, say CSC’s Chantal Drost and Ram Chandrasekar.