Roundtable Discussions

The internal rate of return (IRR) has long been a standard measure for evaluating private market investments. However, some critics...

The integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors has become a defining feature of private equity (PE) and private...

China’s DeepSeek—an emerging AI contender—has disrupted this narrative of US dominance in the AI sphere.  As the AI arms race...

Democracies have always been considered the more stable places to invest, but last year’s turmoil challenged this notion, according to...

The rise of private markets as a growing asset class has sparked an ongoing debate about their operational efficiency and...

European asset management is often seen as globally less competitive to its counterpart in the US. Fragmentation of the supposedly...

When the US announced its intention to shorten its securities settlement cycle from two days to one (T+2 to T+1),...

According to as number of buy-side firms the biggest lesson learned from the US move to T+1 was the importance...

ESG’s rise has spurred debate over its terminology and significance. Experts stress clarity, cautioning against conflating ESG with sustainability. Greenwashing,...

ESG, often misunderstood as divestment, involves complex regulatory and voluntary reporting frameworks, balancing transparency and strategic investment. Our roundtable panel...