The April 2025 Tariff Shock On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, including a 10% levy on Chinese goods and additional duties on imports from Canada and Mexico, escalating his trade war rhetoric. By April 4, the market reacted violently: the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 2,231 points (5.5%), the S&P 500…
How FundCount’s Power BI Integration Ups Your Own Game
Imagine you’re lost in a dense forest of financial data—no map, just trees of numbers blocking every turn. That’s the daily grind for family offices and asset managers drowning in reports. Portfolios, accounting ledgers, and market feeds pile up, turning insight into a slog through spreadsheet quicksand. Instead of plotting strategies, you’re wrestling formulas. Then…
What to Look For in Investor Portal Software
Investor portal software is the front door to your investment accounting system. It gives clients a secure path to capital accounts, statements, and performance details without rummaging through endless spreadsheets. The 2022 EY Global Wealth Management Survey found that more than half of firms depend on digital platforms for core reporting. That number has grown…
Latest Release Addresses Automating Cash Reconciliation
Finance teams sometimes face a long night’s work when they realize a single slip in data classification has thrown off the entire close. FundCount’s new release lightens that burden by refining how partner transactions are imported and by introducing a tool that automatically compares records with external bank and credit card sources. The enhancements reduce…
Hedge Fund Software Engineer Career Guide
What Does a Software Engineer at a Hedge Fund Do? Picture a battlefield where a single misplaced command can cost millions in a heartbeat. That’s the world of a hedge fund software engineer who are among the masterminds keeping the chaos at bay. These developers do far more than write code—they craft the technical lifelines…
Family Office Jobs
How to Find and Secure a Career in Wealth Management Family offices have become powerhouses in wealth management. They oversee vast sums for affluent families, often spanning multiple generations. They coordinate investments, estate planning, and philanthropy under one roof. Many finance professionals view these roles as the gold standard of private wealth careers. Competition is…
Comprehensive Guide to Fund Administration Companies
Fund Administration Companies and Their Critical Role Today’s investment environment can feel like navigating a maze, thanks to ever-changing regulations, diverse asset classes, and investors who demand clarity and efficiency. Fund administration companies are the quiet heroes of this scenario, stepping in as vital partners to streamline fund operations, minimize risks, and elevate transparency. Investors…
NAV Loans in Private Equity Are Changing the Liquidity Game
A Practical Guide to NAV Financing for Private Equity Funds NAV Loans Enter the Mainstream NAV loans have quietly become an essential tool for private equity managers and alternative funds seeking liquidity in challenging markets. Rather than relying on subscription credit lines backed by LP commitments, NAV financing allows funds to tap directly into the…
Alternative Fund Administration 101
Services, Benefits & Key Trends Alternative fund administration has evolved from a quiet back-office operation into a sophisticated discipline spanning private equity, real estate, hedge funds, venture capital, and other non-traditional investment vehicles. Global alternative assets are on track to exceed 14 trillion dollars under management, and the fund administrators who support them face mounting…
