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CFOs in the alternative investment management industry face huge time and cost pressures from all directions in their job. Ebury's Jack Sirett says generalist service providers are costing them on both fronts.

Private funds are using technology to battle the talent crunch in the industry, writes Stuart Keeler of PFA Solutions.

Relying too much on implied value derived from a deal’s price can cause reporting, compensation and other issues for management teams, writes Stout managing director Jeremy Krasner.

Mid-market managers have long had to deal with cumbersome and costly FX solutions. But a new wave of fintechs is helping them to outsource FX operations smoothly and efficiently, writes MilltechFX CEO Eric Huttman.

Sponsors or GP-led secondaries processes should take care in the language they use to explain why they want to hold an asset for longer, writes Thiha Tun, a partner at Dechert.

PE firms are discovering how transparency is reducing risk and redefining competition in a world of heightened regulatory scrutiny and tougher employee retention, writes Richard Change of PFA Solutions. 

CEO Justin Johnson and senior managing director Chad Rucker of valuations and fairness opinion provider VRC take a look at the regulator’s aims for continuation funds.

Raymond James's Sunaina Sinha Haldea discusses the best practice for GPs to discharge conflict of interest and ensure best pricing on their GP-led transactions.

Chat applications have become absolutely necessary in the hybrid working age. But 4Pines Fund Services’ Bob Chowaniec says these programs can serve as much more than just substitutions for in-person chats.

The approach to ESG is evolving and market participants are developing their own thinking as to how environmental, social and governance issues will shape their activities.