The hidden cost of building your own fund data management platform
Written by: Jonathan McKie For many smaller and mid-sized fund management businesses, the appeal of building internal tools is easy to understand. In our experience working with fund managers, the decision often starts pragmatically: add a small internal team, use Excel where it works, shape outputs around the business, and avoid a larger external commitment. The problem is that this can make the decision feel narrower than it is. It isn’t just a platform licence versus one or two salaries....