The Fund Accounting playbook for real estate investment teams

Institutional-grade Fund Accounting is one of the most commonly overlooked areas in commercial real estate fund management. When done right, Fund Accounting drives quality decision making, reduces regulatory risk, and promotes higher portfolio performance. Historically, Fund Accounting has been treated as a back-office, “check-the-box” function—necessary for compliance and year-end audits but not seen as a driver of returns or a source of competitive advantage. Attention flowed to capital raising and deal-making, while the complexity, risk and strategic value of high-quality Fund Accounting were underestimated.

Today, regulatory compliance shifts, cross-border complexity, heightened investor reporting demands and technology shifts are just a few of the reasons that the definition of “good fund administration” is changing.

In this guide, we discuss why Fund Accounting is critical for preserving investment health, and what best-in-class fund management looks like. In addition to this, we will also demonstrate how we help to inform quality decision making, how we create operational efficiency, how we help to inform strategic decision making, and how we help to mitigate risks.