Compare Costars vs. FundCount

Costars offers a comprehensive investment administration platform tailored for third-party administrators, fund supermarkets, wealth management firms, building societies, and retail banks. This multi-asset solution enhances client servicing and boosts sales channel engagement while facilitating the introduction of new products, such as fully automated ISA management. Furthermore, Costars includes essential management features to address the tax and regulatory needs of investors. It effectively organizes various instrument types into portfolios, which can be either wrapped or unwrapped, and makes them accessible through different distribution channels. The platform is capable of managing millions of portfolios and positions seamlessly, ensuring high throughput without facing scalability challenges. With both automated and manual trade entries, it provides current and historical portfolio valuations, automated checks for customer credit and ID verification, and maintains a thorough data and documentation audit trail. Additionally, Costars delivers comprehensive reporting and compliance functions, as well as deal validation, authorization, and pricing, ensuring that all aspects of investment administration are efficiently managed. This all-in-one solution empowers users to streamline their processes and improve overall operational effectiveness.

FundCount is an analytical and partnership accounting software that tracks, analyses and reports on complex investments. FundCount is suitable for fund administrators, family offices and hedge funds as well as private equity firms. It features an integrated multicurrency general leadger and automated workflow tools that bring greater efficiency to day-to-day processes. It also includes flexible, easy-to-use reporting tools that allow firms to quickly create and deliver customized reports to meet each client's specific requirements. Hedgeweek voted FundCount the Best Fund Accounting and Reporting System Firm.