{"podcast":{"title":"Alt Funds Network","slug":"alt-funds-network-6503747","podcast_index_feed_id":6503747,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/pR4BJY_p","website_url":"https://altfunds.io","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ffc0f030-35f7-4026-84ea-4e17887f1e37/c34751dc-e482-4321-9718-e7e94c0bb2e9/3000x3000/generic-spotify.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Mike Schroeder & Skyler Steinke","episode_count":154,"summary":"The Alt Funds Investment podcast explores those making investments in the alternative asset landscape, as well as the vendors who service these funds. We provide resources for emerging managers and insights for those in the alternative fund space.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T02:17:32.593836+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-funds-network-6503747"},"episode":{"title":"Fund Banking - 2026 Starting A Fund","slug":"fund-banking-2026-starting-a-fund","published_at":"2026-01-21T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-funds-network-6503747/fund-banking-2026-starting-a-fund","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-funds-network-6503747","url":"https://altfunds.io/episodes/fund-banking-2026-starting-a-fund-zydLQ4Dw","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/376b141b-aa11-4686-8a52-449a3ea1a713/episodes/8617a8c7-923c-4f90-871a-28171dc8b870/audio/d250e0b6-cacd-49e4-9069-9967f55ee436/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=pR4BJY_p","summary":"Background: David has 20 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector having held multiple roles in Accounting, Operations, Relationship Management and Business Development. He has worked for a number of large institutions including Neuberger Berman, Morgan Stanley, UBS, JP Morgan and most recently at Wintrust. Working for the Funds Group in New York, David and his team focus on providing premier banking services to the alternative investment community. He holds a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance. Description: Join Mike Schroeder and Styler Steinke on the Alt Funds Network as they speak with David Madden of Wintrust Bank. This episode delves into crucial banking insights for emerging fund managers, covering the importance of subscription redemption and operations accounts, the niche nature of banking services for funds, due diligence requirements, and the typical timelines and costs involved in opening and managing bank accounts. David also addresses common challenges, such as the difficulty of banking for crypto funds, and provides valuable advice for choosing stable and supportive banking partners. Special thanks to Richie Maye for sponsoring this episode!","meta_description":"Background: David has 20 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector having held multiple roles in Accounting, Operations, Relationship Management…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1069,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alt-funds-network-6503747/episodes/fund-banking-2026-starting-a-fund/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-funds-network-6503747/fund-banking-2026-starting-a-fund.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}