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As market volatility persists, fund managers will face mounting expectations for transparency and reporting, says Agnes Chen 陈美云, Regional Managing Director APAC. Navigating intricate cross-border regulations will increasingly become standard practice, particularly in highly sophisticated financial jurisdictions, she noted. Read her full views and the key financial markets challenges in the year ahead according to our global experts: https://lnkd.in/ehjBFSiQ.

As investment strategies evolve, so do the complexities of waterfall models. Structured deals, co-investments, and secondary transactions demand sophisticated waterfall models to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Is your fund prepared for the next level of complexity? Download our Distribution Waterfalls 2024 report for insights on how GPs are adapting to complex investment structures. https://lnkd.in/e6BUYhwq #PrivateMarkets #Waterfalls #StructuredDeals #CoInvestments

Scaling for credit complexity The rapid growth of private credit has introduced new layers of operational complexity. As fund managers scale their strategies, they face challenges in structuring deals, managing risk, and ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions. In our featured article in Private Funds CFO, CSC’s Marshall Saffer explores the critical factors that can streamline credit fund administration—helping firms improve efficiency, enhance transparency, and maintain investor confidence. Read the full article below to explore key takeaways on managing credit complexity effectively. #PrivateFunds #PrivateCredit #AlternativeInvestments

Expense allocation for alternative investment funds presents challenges for fund managers as fund size, reach, and complexity increase. As CSC experts explained in our recent webinar, growing investor and regulatory demands for transparent, timely, compliant, and accurate fund reporting are outstripping the capabilities of old-style email and spreadsheet operational processes. The inevitable answer is the digitization of expense allocation processes. Alternative investment fund expense allocation requires best practices and expert support for effective digitization. However, the rewards can be substantial in facilitating smooth, efficient, compliant, and transparent expense allocation while freeing fund managers to focus on their investment strategies. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4h5GbSC. #Compliance #AlternativeInvestments #ExpenseAllocation #Digitization

CSC is proud to support the Australian Investment Council’s 2025 Gala Dinner, held in partnership with the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) ANZ Forum. Taking place in Sydney, Australia, on March 5, the annual dinner is a highlight of the year for professionals in the private capital industry. The event brings together local and international leaders from across Australia and Southeast Asia with expertise across private equity, venture capital, private credit funds, sovereign wealth funds, private wealth advisors, and many more. Leading members from CSC’s APAC team look forward to attending, including Barnaby Webb, managing director, James Donnan, regional managing director, APAC, and Nicole Hu, head of Fund Solutions, Australia and Singapore, for what promises to be a memorable evening.?

The?PERE?Asia Summit wrapped up yesterday at the Grand Hyatt Singapore! It was a day filled with insightful discussions on #realestateinvestment, #markettrends, and the opportunities shaping the Asia-Pacific region. Whether you joined our panel or just caught up with the team, we truly appreciate your time and conversations. Thank you for being a part of it! #PEREAsia

Outsourcing is becoming a must for GPs! 75% of GPs are outsourcing waterfall modeling to meet LP demands for transparency and accuracy. Is your fund staying ahead of the curve? ?? Learn more about the benefits of outsourcing—download the report now! https://bit.ly/4iarnTm #Waterfalls #PrivateMarkets #Outsourcing #GPs #LPs

What does 2025 have in store for financial markets? Fundraising is set to improve with growing interest from non-institutional investors with less exposure to private equity, while the size of secondaries markets will rise beyond comparable primary markets for several asset classes, notes Marshall Saffer, managing director, CSC. Read Part Two of our yearly lookahead on the key industry challenges, opportunities and trends in the year ahead: https://lnkd.in/ehjBFSiQ.

Don’t miss this webinar! Our panel of experts—Marshall Saffer, Robert-Jan Bertina, and Gus I.—will discuss challenges and solutions for treasury and expense management for SPVs in a private capital portfolio. Register here: https://lnkd.in/d_fJ2hj2

The EU alternative investment market will be dominated by heightened regulatory demands and compliance obligations in 2025, says Johannes H?ring, Head of AIFM, in our 2025 industry lookahead. With a complex web of compliance frameworks meaning firms need to dedicate nearly seven consecutive months to national reporting, data quality will emerge as a critical focus area for investment decisions and compliance reporting. Read Part Two of our 2025 lookahead on the key industry challenges, opportunities and trends to watch this year: https://lnkd.in/ehjBFSiQ