SS&C Blog

BLOGS. September 6, 2024

Overcoming the Operational Challenges of Investing in Private Markets

As allocations into private markets continue to rise, asset owners are discovering additional unforeseen operational challenges and pressures. We recently discussed this on a panel at the 2^nd Private Markets Summit in Sydney, Australia. Strategies that involve an increased investment into Private Markets have a dual benefit of exposure to attractive assets, accompanied by fewer fees than other fund structures. However, this branching out increases complexity. Different data feeds, multiple valuations, tax issues and legal considerations—some of which may come with information that does not integrate into existing IT systems—require a lot of work to ensure the operational flow and IT infrastructure can support the investments.