Data is the heart of the asset management industry. Multi-million-dollar decisions are made and deals are won based on the insights and number-crunching results data provides. After all, data is an enabler for smarter, more fact-based decisions. However, it can also be an anchor as firms struggle to cope with volume, ensure quality, implement sound…
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Is a Hosted Solution Right for You?
The market is awash with cloud and managed hosting service providers, from industry heavyweights like Amazon AWS and Rackspace to smaller, highly reputable vendors such as Digital Edge. And it’s growing rapidly. According to Future Market Insights, the global hosting infrastructure market is expected to reach $11 billion this year, an increase of $8 billion…
Technology: What is it good for?
The fact is that family offices are not known to be investors in technology. Spreadsheets rule the family office and data analysis is left to external advisors. Data is usually so dispersed and unorganised that considerable time is spent just collecting, collating and reconciling it so as to allow effective oversight and decision-making. The dichotomy…
New Research Takes a Deep-Dive into Family Office Challenges
Family offices often wonder how they stack up against their peers in terms of asset allocation, technology, operational challenges and other issues that can impact not only day-to-day business but also long-term success. A new in-depth study by Family Wealth Report produced in partnership with FundCount, examines the key technological and operational challenges specific to…
Seven Pitfalls That Can Derail Your Technology Project
The Wild West of Cryptocurrency
Diving into Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are one of the hottest topics in the financial world. To learn more about the market, challenges and opportunities surrounding this exciting asset class, FundCount sat down for a discussion with Mikhail Davidyan, managing partner, Theorem Fund Services. FundCount (FC): What is driving the interest in cryptocurrencies? Mikhail Davidyan (MD): This cryptocurrency asset class…
Selecting a Software Vendor: 4 Critical Considerations
Determining what matters most when choosing a software vendor for your project is like asking what matters most when buying a new car. The answer is likely to be, “it depends.” It depends on whom you ask. It depends on budget, needs, goals and sensibilities. So, where do you begin and what are the most…
Hedge Funds Agree on the Challenges Ahead
How small-to-midsize firms can not only survive, but flourish, in an age of compressed margins, increasing regulation and tough competition, was a major theme at the HFM Boston Operational Leaders Summit, sponsored by FundCount and other companies. FundCount led a roundtable discussion entitled “Tackling technology: selection, implementation & security.” In all three sessions, participants voiced…
