Perspectives on AI, operations, and the future of fund management — from the team that brought you the AI-first operating system for private capital.

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The Hidden Cost of a Fragmented Investor Workflow with Intralinks
Intralinks is a credible LP portal and VDR, but many firms still rely on disconnected systems around it. For Investor Relations, that fragmentation creates manual work, weaker visibility, and a less unified investor experience.
Sam Roberts
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What a Well-Run ‘Tax Season’ Process Should Feel Like
Tax season reveals how strong an investor reporting process really is. A well-run process keeps expectations clear, status visible, and communication proactive—reducing investor uncertainty and easing pressure on IR and operations teams.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN

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The Power of a Secure Investor Portal for Investor & Fund Management
Secure Investor Portals for Investor & Fund Management Looking beyond the financial aspects, investor management is essentially the art of relationships.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Buy vs. Build: Asset Class’s Pre-Built Software for PE/VC Firms versus In-House Development
Should your PE/VC firm buy Asset Class or build software in-house? Explore cost, deployment speed, security, scalability, and key risks.
Ferdi Roberts
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Private Capital & Alternatives Market in 2024: The 10 Major Themes that defined the year
Discover the 10 pivotal themes that shaped private capital and alternatives markets in 2024, from surging capital raises to evolving VC strategies.
Asset Class Team
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8 MIN

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How the Upcoming Trump Presidency Could Positively Impact the Private Capital Markets
How a second Trump term could impact PE: deregulation, tax reform, infrastructure investment, and market confidence.
Asset Class Team
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11 MIN

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Using Chat GPT4 for Market Analysis
How I Use AI to Break Down 100+ Pages of Sector Reports in Minutes Why I Built This Approach When you look at all of the available data and expert opinion that is out there - it's often hard to know where to start.
Asset Class Team
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7 MIN

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The Synergistic Effects of an Integrated CRM & Investor Portal
Investor relationship management is a cornerstone of any successful investment fund, and to optimize it, funds need to leverage the best technological tools.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Recession? Inflation? Higher Interest Rates? 5 Things every Private Capital Firm should be doing right now.
Five practical actions private capital firms can take right now to improve efficiency, impress LPs, and stay ahead in uncertain markets.
Asset Class Team
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Seamless Integrations to Enhance Investor & Fund Management
Embracing Integration in Investment Management As the demand for interconnected systems rises to the forefront of digital transformation projects, solutions that can integrate seamlessly with various financial systems and databases have become increasingly important.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Regulatory Compliance in Investor and Fund Management with FundOS
The Role of Compliance in Financial Operations Regulatory compliance plays a pivotal role in investor and fund management, ensuring the integrity and trustworthiness of financial operations.
Asset Class Team
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3 MIN

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Investor & Fund Management Security Essentials. SOC II, Encryption & 2FA
The Imperative of Security in Fund Management As transactions and data exchanges increasingly occur online, the risk of unauthorized data access and financial fraud escalates. Security is therefore not just an advantage, but a necessity.
Asset Class Team
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3 MIN

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Private Equity Analytics: Supercharged Investor & Fund Management
A key advantage of data analytics to date has been the significant improvement in prospecting and identifying opportunities.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Choosing the Right CRM for Your Investment Management Firm
Setting the Foundation for Lasting Success Given the current private equity outlook, choosing the right CRM platform is a crucial decision for an investment management firm, as it sets the foundation for success in streamlining operations, enhancing investor relations, and driving growth.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Investment Management CRM Success Stories
In this article, we will look at real-world success stories that illustrate the transformative power of CRM technology.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN

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Regulatory Compliance and Data Security in the Age of CRM
In today's digital landscape, regulatory compliance, and data security are critical components for investment management firms. In this article, we explore how CRM platforms contribute to meeting these challenges.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN

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Streamlining Investor Relations Comms with a CRM Platform
In this article we will focus on the specific benefits of CRM platforms in streamlining communication and reporting processes.
Asset Class Team
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4 MIN

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Investor Deal Flow Management with a CRM Platform
How CRM platforms help investment firms gain pipeline visibility, ensure compliance, and streamline deal flow.
Asset Class Team
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5 Min

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Is Your Investment Management CRM Future Proof?
Having spent a lot of time in and around the C-Suite of an investment management firm, you're no stranger to the challenges of balancing innovation, security, and meeting the evolving expectations of your clients.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN

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3 Investment Management CRM Must-Have Features!
Explore the 3 CRM features helping investment firms strengthen brand, streamline workflows, and drive data-led decisions.
Asset Class Team
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13 MIN

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How Investment Management CFO’s Can Embrace Digital Transformation
As a CFO in the investment management industry, you are no stranger to the high-stakes environment and the competitive nature of the market. You understand the importance of staying ahead of the curve and the need for continuous innovation.
Asset Class Team
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7 MIN

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The Inevitable Transformation of Private Capital Raising
Take a look at the image below. This is the growth of active Private Capital firms from 1990 to 2021.
Asset Class Team
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3 MIN

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Disruptive Supernova: How Emerging Technology Will Upend the Private Capital Landscape (Just Like ChatGPT Has Reshaped the Future of Work and Search)
OpenAI’s ChatGPT recently took the world by storm, quickly amassing over 100 million active users in January 2023 alone. This is the fastest any application has ever grown to this size, with the prior two record keepers being TikTok at nine months and Instagram at 2.5 years.
Asset Class Team
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7 MIN

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Management Fees Under Pressure? Learn How Smart PE and VC Firms Overcome the Challenge with Technology
Over the past decade, many private equity and venture capital firms have built incredible fortunes. A large amount of the money they’ve made has been through investments in companies that have outperformed expectations.
Asset Class Team
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8 MIN

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Venture Capital 2023: The Party Hasn’t Ended—It’s Just Getting Started
Data now supports what many of us have known all along: 2022 saw fewer exits and venture deals than 2021.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN

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Bridging the Data Gap in Private Equity and Venture Capital
If you had to sum up the 2022 private capital landscape in one word, perhaps, that word could be “contradictions.” The year began with a rather rosy outlook.
Asset Class Team
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8 MIN

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From the Messy Middle to a New Dawn: A 2023 Outlook for Private Equity and Venture Capital
As fundraising challenges persist in private equity and venture capital this quarter, managers seeking new capital are expected to enter what some perceive as a daunting 2023, as they vie for competitive advantages.
Asset Class Team
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8 MIN

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The Rise of the Retail Investor and How PE and VC Firms Can Mark the Changing Tides
The combination of user-friendly trading apps, additional time to focus on investing (born by the pandemic), and what was, until recently, well-performing market conditions has brought unprecedented attention to the rise of retail investing.
Ferdi Roberts
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5 MIN

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5 Mistakes Private Equity Firms Make When Adopting Technology
Today, virtually every private equity firm finds itself in the throes of technological transformation.
Asset Class Team
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8 MIN

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Private Equity and The Great Valuation Repricing
After years of seeing emerging company valuations being driven higher by low interest rates and a frenzy of funding rounds, the private equity firms that fund (and own) some of these companies now face what some have termed the ‘Great Valuation Repricing.’ In fact, today, capital markets find themselves in the middle of significant repricing, as investors adjust to the changing economic conditions that have come to characterize 2022.
Asset Class Team
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6 MIN
