Academic

What is a Fund of Funds?

Fund of Funds

A fund of funds (FoF) is a pooled investment vehicle that allocates capital across multiple underlying private funds. This guide explains how FoFs work, their structure, fee model, common strategies, and what fund managers need to operate one efficiently.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What is a Secondaries Fund in Private Markets?

Secondaries Fund

Secondaries funds buy existing fund stakes and continuation vehicles from LPs and GPs. Discover how they work, the latest market data, and why AI-native fund administration is becoming critical for accurate NAV calculations.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What is NAV in fund administration? Net Asset Value explained

NAV Calculation

NAV is the single most important number a fund administrator produces. This guide defines Net Asset Value, walks through the NAV calculation process, and explains why accuracy matters to LPs, auditors, and regulators.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What Is an Open-Ended Fund?

Open Ended Funds

An open-ended fund is a pooled investment vehicle that continuously issues and redeems holdings based on investor demand. This guide explains how open-ended funds work, how they differ from closed-ended structures, and what the operational differences mean for fund administrators.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What Should a Limited Partner Investor Portal Include?

LP Investor Portal

The LP investor portal is now the primary digital relationship between a fund manager and their LPs. Learn the eight core components every limited partner investor portal should include, what separates basic from best-in-class, and how portal quality affects fundraising and investor retention.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What Is a Fund Admin Agent?

Fund admin agents go beyond chatbots. They ingest documents, match them to the right records, trigger compliance checks, and complete entire workflows autonomously. Here's what that means for private markets.

Mark Hurley - CEO of Caruso

Mark Hurley

CEO & Founder

Academic

What is Fund Accounting?

What is Fund Accounting

Fund accounting is the specialised accounting method private market fund managers use to track investor capital, portfolio transactions, and fund expenses. It differs from corporate accounting by focusing on investor-level allocations rather than overall profitability.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What is Capital Raising Software

What is Capital Raising Software

Capital raising software connects investor engagement, subscription processing, and compliance into a single workflow. Fund managers using integrated platforms report 40-60% reductions in time-to-close whilst eliminating the data reconciliation that plagues fragmented systems.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

Academic

What is a Real Estate Data Room?

What is a data room?

Commercial real estate data rooms are secure digital repositories where fund managers store and share due diligence materials with investors. These platforms centralise property financials, lease agreements, and compliance documents whilst providing granular access controls and engagement tracking.

Liam McEvoy - Marketing Executive

Liam McEvoy

Marketing Executive

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