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Notes from fund operations
Short, specific writing on reconciliation, multi-currency operations, crypto custody and the rest of the job. No thought leadership, no filler.
Reconciliation
Why reconciliation breaks cluster around month-end, and how to flatten the curve
A look at where breaks actually originate, and the three controls that remove most of them before close.
Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Multi-Currency
Base, share-class and trading currency: keeping three numbers honest
Most NAV errors trace back to a currency translation step done by hand. Here is the sequencing that fixes it.
Jul 2026 · 5 min read
Crypto Ops
One ledger, six custodians: administering a multi-custodian crypto sleeve
Running six custodians and one fund should not mean six spreadsheets.
Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Operational Playbook
Designing NAV controls that catch problems before publish
Three checks worth automating, and where statistical models help versus where they do not.
May 2026 · 6 min read
Operational Playbook
A framework for exception handling in multi-currency books
Classify by severity, route to the source, not the symptom.
Apr 2026 · 5 min read
Operational Playbook
What changes when a fund adds a second jurisdiction
It is rarely about the trading. It is the calendar, the reporting format and the entity structure underneath.
Mar 2026 · 5 min read
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