Powering Possibilities

Successfully managing risk is becoming more complex. Financial institutions are faced with evolving regulatory challenges, heightened competition, more types and sources of data to analyse and new risk types, all in a low growth environment. However with challenge comes opportunity and with fast, sophisticated insights firms can manage complex risks and seize competitive advantage.

This three-part audiocast series looks at how high-performance risk analytics is shaping the future of risk management. In this second episode Curt Burmeister, chief technology officer at SS&C Algorithmics discusses risk analytics accessibility and the opportunity afforded by the cloud.

Learn more at - https://www.ssctech.com/landing/ssc-algorithmics.

In this podcast, Intralinks is joined by Private Equity Wire and industry experts to explore:

• Key benefits and challenges accompany the virtual process
• New technologies enabling PE firms with the transition to digital diligence
• How are PE groups themselves responding to investor ODD requests during this period to ensure they are meeting expectations
• What questions should COOs and CFOs be asking as they look to embrace virtual ODD?
• Will the practice remain in place, once the COVID-19 cloud has moved off?

Learn more at https://www.intralinks.com/products/alternative-investments/fundraising

In this podcast, Intralinks gathered a group of fund managers and PE professionals to highlight digital innovations that are driving better GP-LP relationships. They discussed:

• What does good reporting look like with respect to portfolio performance?
• Technology solutions for streamlining data management and improving ESG reporting
• What are LPs looking for from their GPs and how has this changed in recent years?

Learn more at https://www.intralinks.com/products/alternative-investments/investorvision

In this podcast, the team at Private Equity Wire will be joined by SS&C Intralinks and industry experts to explore the variety of asset-raising channels that are available to private equity managers in this new era. Topics include placement agents, technology solutions such as data rooms & CRM, and in-house marketing via roadshows. Further questions discussed are:

• How can middle market managers compete as LPs choose tore-up with a smaller, concentrated number of trusted, often large-cap PE firms?
• Is it taking longer for PE Managers, on average, to reach their AUM targets, and if so, how might they overcome these time pressures?
• Is it getting harder to put fund capital (dry powder) to work, as the size of PE industry AUM continues to grow?
• What are some of the best tactics/best practices managers ought to be thinking about, when fundraising in 2020?
• Finally, is ESG likely to play a factor in drawing LP capital over the next 12 months?

Learn more at https://www.intralinks.com/products/alternative-investments/fundraising.

This podcast is a lively discussion among PE secondaries experts on the storm of market factors precipitating rapid change among this asset class. Topics include:

• Market factors that are driving seller sentiment
• Portfolio theory and GP culling
• Premium/discount-to-NAV trends
• Top tips for due diligence and analysis
• Are there distressed opportunities?

Learn more about Intralinks' offering for Alternative Investments.

The requirement for financial institutions to transition away from the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) by the end of 2021 presents significant strategic and operational challenges, with both financial and business implications. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the impact of these challenges on institutions across the buy and sell side, specifically in the area of risk management and how we are helping our clients address them.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• SS&C LIBOR Transition Resource Center
• LIBOR Transition Infographic