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Private markets operations, data, and technology

Articles, research, and regulatory briefings from the daappa team and guest contributors across private markets.

Featured · Data sovereignty
The return of on-prem: bringing AI to your data, not your data to AI
Why data sovereignty is back at the top of the agenda, and how fund operations can have AI without surrendering control of fund and investor data.
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Guide · Regulation
The regulatory landscape for NAV oversight
CSSF 24/856, FCA, SEC Rule 2a-5, AIFMD II, IOSCO and more, and why independent, automated oversight is now expected.
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Reference
Private markets glossary
Definitions of the fund operations terms that come up across private markets.
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The Golden Source of Truth: data-driven operating models in private markets
Private markets are larger, more complex, and more regulated. Learn how a data-driven operating model can improve control, NAV oversight, and reporting.
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Hybrid funds: top 3 considerations for fund administration
Optimism surrounding hybrid funds is often tempered when firms dig into the operational, regulatory, and technological challenges. Here's what to address first.
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The evolving role of software in private equity: data, reporting, compliance
Private equity is becoming more data-driven, regulated, and operationally complex. The most successful managers are investing in technology that gives them control, clarity, and scalability.
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CSSF Circular 24/856: what it means for ManCos and AIFMs in Luxembourg
The updated CSSF circular raises the bar for NAV oversight governance. Scope expansion, lower materiality thresholds, and stronger documentation requirements. What you need to know.
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Why single-model AI extraction fails for private markets documents
Most AI extraction tools rely on a single large language model. That works for simple, consistent documents. Private markets quarterly reports are neither. Here's why the architecture matters.
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The NAV oversight spreadsheet: why it's no longer sufficient and what to do about it
The 0.5bp NAV movement check is a regulatory obligation. Running it on a spreadsheet with no audit trail is increasingly difficult to defend. Here's what the alternatives look like.
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