June 12, 2023
Spreadsheets are the most commonly used and available tool for number-crunching tasks, but when financial institutions become reliant on them for more complex tasks, problems can arise.
June 7, 2023
qashqade advisor Uwe Hermann at SuperReturn 2023 in Berlin makes the point that technology in private equity "is still low-tech".
June 6, 2023
The term "waterfall" in private markets can mean different things to different people, often leading to confusion, misunderstandings and ultimately, wasted time. Download this white paper to help make sense of different waterfall calculation models in context of different allocation scenarios.
May 30, 2023
Gregor Kreuzer explores why a potential future Labour government in the UK could tax carried interest as income, and why it isn’t a good idea.
May 24, 2023
Why has the democratization of private markets not happened? Why has the trend not taken off and remained a niche, if it’s even that?
May 8, 2023
With growing regulation in the sector, there has never been a more pressing demand to improve transparency and communication between GPs and LPs.
March 8, 2023
qashqade's CTO Paul Foley looks at how operational scalability (or lack of) can damage user experience, especially if system performance and resilience are not up to scratch.
February 1, 2023
Fee validation is an indispensable aspect of private markets, as fund managers must provide ever greater transparency and detail for their clients.
January 4, 2023
We explore three major issues regarding private markets operations.