For private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real asset managers, the story of the last decade is simple: more capital, more complexity, and less room for operational error. As assets under management continue to grow and fund structures become more sophisticated, private market fund operations are becoming increasingly important to a manager’s ability to scale
Exchange‑traded funds were built for intraday liquidity, low cost and radical transparency. Over the last few years however, issuers have been busy testing how far that chassis can be stretched. Active strategies, buffered outcomes, semi‑transparent portfolios and even private‑market‑adjacent exposures are now being packaged into ETFs as investors demand both sophistication and simplicity. By 2025,
Family offices have quietly become some of the most important decision‑makers in private markets. What started as discreet vehicles for preserving dynastic wealth has evolved into a global network of investors that behave more like lean, opportunistic alternative asset managers than passive holders of blue‑chip stocks. In parallel, hedge funds have moved from being “exotic
For most of their history, private markets have been a closed conversation between institutions, sovereigns and a narrow band of ultra‑wealthy families. That conversation is changing fast. Regulators, distributors and managers are actively prising open the gates, inviting a new strata of investors into asset classes that were never designed with “mass‑affluent” behaviour in mind.
The asset management industry is currently experiencing a massive migration. Trillions of dollars are flowing from traditional mutual funds into Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). The primary catalyst driving this capital reallocation is not liquidity or transparency—it is tax efficiency. Yet, as traditional asset managers rush to launch ETF wrappers, a critical operational vulnerability is being ignored.
For many emerging hedge fund managers, the biggest hurdle isn’t performance, it’s operational readiness. Strong fund operational architecture is often the deciding factor in whether a manager successfully clears operational due diligence before ever presenting investment results. That can feel daunting, especially for managers launching funds in 2026, but the good news is that this challenge is
When it comes to the roll-out of an ETF share class for an existing mutual fund, outsourcing partners can make the process a lot smoother and cheaper. A tightly orchestrated ecosystem of existing outsourced partners can be the foundation of not just one launch, but multiple launches across a mutual funds range. Right ecosystem, lower
In this, our second bulletin on the operational challenges of ETF share classes, we provide further guidance for fund managers on what is required to make the share class work effectively, and the changes needed within your organisation. Truss Edge has a strong pedigree in supporting the operational needs of fund managers in both the
The growing interest in ETF share classes represents a significant turning point in the way funds are likely to be structured. As billions of dollars continue to flow into ETFs, mutual funds and their service providers are grappling with a fundamental operational dilemma: how to retain investors who increasingly prefer the liquidity, transparency, and tax
For asset managers, the synchronization of portfolio and general ledger (GL) data is fundamental to operational integrity and investor trust. Portfolio and General Ledger Synchronization has become increasingly critical as portfolios diversify across asset classes and regulatory demands intensify. The Critical Role of Portfolio–GL Synchronization A fully synchronized portfolio and GL system ensures that every trade,