Introduction Shadow accounting refers to the practice of maintaining a parallel set of books alongside the official records kept by a fund administrator or custodian. In the fund administration industry, shadow accounting has become a complex operational necessity. Fund managers (general partners, or GPs) often keep their own internal ledgers to verify and cross-check the…
Comprehensive Private Equity Marketing Report Backed by FundCount Research
Private Equity Marketing High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices (FOs) are increasingly important sources of capital for private equity firms, but successfully engaging them requires a nuanced, multi-channel marketing approach. These investors prioritize trust, privacy, and personalized service, so traditional mass-market tactics fall flat. Today’s HNWIs and family offices conduct extensive due diligence on their…
Be Different as a Family Office by Owning Your Data in the AI Era
The past eighteen months have turned the polite discussion about “data privacy” into a board‑level fire drill. Financial firms now spend an average USD 6.08 million cleaning up a single breach—22 percent above the cross‑industry mean. For family offices, the attack surface is widening even faster: 43 percent have been hit at least once in the last two years, and…
Enhancing Cybersecurity in Family Offices
Cybercrime potentially lurks behind every inbox link. A recent study shows that 26 percent of family offices have already suffered a cyberattack making family office cybersecurity a vital consideration. When an organization oversees the fortunes of multiple generations, that statistic should jolt decision makers into action. Although family offices excel at managing market swings and…
Fund Accounting and the Trade War
On April 21, 2025, U.S. trade officials unleashed a financial tempest on the renewable energy sector, finalizing steep tariffs on solar cells from Southeast Asia, where Chinese giants like JinkoSolar and Trina Solar run factories. Duties ranged from 41% for Jinko’s Malaysian output to a staggering 3,521% for non-compliant Cambodian exporters, with finalization pending a…
The Ultimate Guide to Investor Portals
Ever wonder how private capital stayed sane before the digital age? Spoiler: it didn’t. Picture fund managers scribbling notes on napkins, investors squinting at faxed reports, and everyone praying the numbers added up. Fast-forward to today, and we’re still wrestling with chaos—just with better Wi-Fi. Emails ping, spreadsheets clash, and critical updates play hide-and-seek across…
Firms with real time reporting will outmaneuver the trade war fallout
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…
