Technology

Private funds are using technology to battle the talent crunch in the industry, writes Stuart Keeler of PFA Solutions.

Investment in tech, and getting partners on board with it, has been crucial to surviving and thriving in one of the most challenging markets the industry has ever seen.

The service provider adds a company that helps LPs and GPs find vendors, and its CEO says more is on the way.

A new mysterious and professionalized hacking group poses a threat to private funds via their service providers, publishing victims' valuable corporate files on its searchable website when they don't pay up on time.

With investors asking for greater transparency, the new platform streamlines investor reporting, allocations, capital calls and portfolio accounting.

An Intertrust Group survey shows gaps in expectations regarding how often to make performance and ESG data available.

Nearly one in 10 LPs has been hit with cyber-attacks in the last five years, and the next five only promises to hold more in store for them.

Consequences should be enforced if employees don’t follow your policies and procedures, and cyber insurance, though expensive, should be considered.

GPs need to ask more of their ESG data and reporting technology, as the market is unlikely to stop evolving, Allvue’s Paymun Saket says.

The company, which provides personalized portals to big names in alternative assets, wants to bring its sophisticated information and workflow management to the mid-market.