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Monday March 15, 2021
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It’s that time of year again. Institutional investors are preparing for the onslaught of receiving hundreds, if not thousands, of K-1 tax forms from their inves...

Sunday December 13, 2020
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Are you meeting your goals while working from home? Have you had to cancel meetings, adjust deadlines, and postpone important decisions? Is it possible to work from home and be pro...

Monday November 23, 2020
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The team at Smonik wants you to know that we are here and, although working remotely, we are working hard to eliminate any business disruption for our clients during these difficul...

Saturday October 17, 2020
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The COVID-19 crisis has created a storm of turbulence for global markets. As an institutional investor, you are forced to watch your assets more closely than ever as values fluctua...

Thursday September 10, 2020
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For those who are new to working remotely and finding it difficult to spend so much time in the home office, here are a few tips and suggestions from the Smonik team:

Tuesday August 25, 2020
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The ability to extract data from structured and unstructured documents, specifically as it relates to alternative investment data, has become a hot topic in the institutional inves...

Saturday August 15, 2020
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Digitalization refers to the implementation of digital technologies and digitized data to transform a business model, altering the way the business works and creating new digital r...

Friday July 24, 2020
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When unforeseen circumstances threaten our businesses, how can we minimize the impact? What defenses do we have to mitigate damage? How can we continue to do our jobs like there we...

Friday June 19, 2020
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One of the biggest issues investment firms face is the collection and normalization of data. The integration of trade files, position files, cash activity and other investment rela...

Tuesday May 19, 2020
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What will investment firms look like when they return to their typical operations? It may not be the most pressing question of the times, but it’s an important consideration for ...

Sunday April 19, 2020
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Can you imagine being the President of the United States, a Governor of a state, or any government leader these days? Trying to make decisions on how to handle the coronavirus; do ...

Thursday March 19, 2020
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Smonik is known to process alternative investment documents quickly and accurately, but did you know its powerful capabilities can also handle complex tax forms, such as K-1’s an...

Thursday March 19, 2020
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Most companies, especially investment firms, consume lots and lots of data. They rely on timely, accurate data. But how does it all work? How can they be assured the data is accura...

Thursday February 20, 2020
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In the alternative investment world, time is money, yet too much time is being wasted extracting and processing data. In many cases you already possess the data but consider the ta...

Monday February 10, 2020
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During a recent discussion with the Director of Accounting for a large state university endowment, she mentioned the endowment had increased their allocation to private equity inve...

Wednesday January 15, 2020
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Reconciliation systems for asset management firms typically have too narrow a focus. They are developed to handle only the most common reconciliations - namely, security positions,...

Sunday December 15, 2019
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Smonik’s latest innovative solution, SMONIK AUTOMIK can transform your investment operation...