Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about investor portal software solutions, why your investors need investor portal software, your choices in the market, pricing, companies, and other best practices and product insights.
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What does investor portal software cost? To determine the price of an investor portal is not always straightforward, and the market is filled with vendors that will charge you as much as you can possible afford. The best pricing is an unlimited plan where you are never charged more for adding funds, users, investments, and the price is not tied to AUM or the amount of deals you are doing. You should NEVER be nickel and dimed into paying a higher price every month or year. You will get into the portal and eventually a year from then paying double what you signed up for. At this point you are 'locked in' and it is sometimes hard for certain firs to get your data out. Be very wary of portals that are priced without unlimited pricing. Make sure to ask about hosting charges as well. Normally, these are billed after you sign the deal, so a 10,000/year deal quickly goes to 20,000 a year with hosting added.
What are investors looking for in a portal? Institutional investors are very different from high net worth (HNW) investors. In fact each investor type will require different reports, different access to data, and make different investor relations queries that you are responsible for. An investor portal should handle each investor uniquely based on type, and redraw or present the portal according to their needs. An investor portal should reduce the time it takes for you investor relations and reporting teams to turn around important documents allowing you to reduce our total spend on investor relations queries.
Investor portal software companies... There are three types of software firms selling investor portal solutions. The first type are old entrenched players that have old technology, cost a lost, are loaded with features you don't want or need, and never have the features that you do need. The second type are smaller players that offer cookie cutter, out of the box solutions that are plain vanilla, do not distinguish you in the market, and are not secure. The third, are solutions that are modern, clean, and built on open source. There is only one provider in the third bucket, and that is IPP.
How long does an investor portal take to implement? Investor portals are often integrated with current processes and software, however you should be able to login to your new portal within a few days of making a deal with a vendor. You don't want to go two months or so waiting for your portal to be built without your feedback, or you will get something you don't want, and have no idea how to use. A completely custom portal will take a month to implement from IPP, whereby a portal that is out of the box, and generic will take three months from a generic big-box provider.
Who is involved in investor portal software decisions? During the initial due diligence you are conducting on an investor portal, you may have an analyst or other teammate conducting the initial research. Whether you start here or right at the top with the C--suite, depends on your firm. Ultimately, a few people will be critical to the decision making process. A representative from IR, accounting, reporting, and management is the perfect team to get things settled, but this is not required if you're a smaller firm and taking on more responsibilities.
Where is an investor portal hosted? Investor portals are software solutions, and can be hosted anywhere, including Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, any other cloud provider, or on premises wherever you want. If you run into a vendor that only uses one hosting provider, and doesn't let you choose, it's probably a good idea to remove them from consideration.
When do you need investor portal software? Timing for an investor portal is often linked to some initiative or concern, such as building a new website, replacing or upgrading a data room or simple investor experience. Sometimes, you can do a website or branding redesign along with an investor portal rollout. Frequently, investor portal solutions can take longer than six months to make, however top providers will go from deal close to portal go live in about a month.
Who needs investor portal software? Private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, hedge funds, fond of funds, fund admins, wealth managers, RIAs, and venture capital are some of the most common types of asset classes that are put into an investor portal software solution.
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