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CFA UK’s Certificate in ESG Investing, the first qualification of its kind in the UK, will be available to investment professionals from December.
The Certificate has been introduced to meet the increased demand for ESG knowledge and skills in the investment sector and is already seeing high uptake.
In the UK, over 500 candidates are already signed up to complete the course; they will be able to take the exam from 2 December 2019.
The launch follows a pilot programme conducted in September 2019, which was designed to ensure that the training materials developed for the qualification were
Bain & Company has selected CEPRES as the primary investment analytics solutions provider for its Private Equity practice.
CEPRES, a provider of investment analytics & data solutions for Private Equity, is redefining the future of Private Capital Markets with the launch of the new CEPRES Digital Investment Platform.
The CEPRES platform builds on the award winning PE.Analyzer system with new extended support for Buyouts, Venture, Private Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure and more.
CEPRES addresses the full spectrum of Private Market participants – Asset Servicers, Consultants, Fund of Funds, Advisors, Placement Agents and more, in addition to the traditional LP and GP professionals. Now, and for the first time, all these market participants can co-exist and work together in
SS&C GlobeOp: Best Fund Administrator >USD30 billion AUM – Partnering with clients and having an open dialogue with industry participants gives large, independent, administration and technology companies, such as SS&C, a strategic advantage.
The interest in SS&C private equity services and capabilities from private equity firms, alternatives managers, asset management and wealth management firms has increased significantly over the last several years. As these organisations have grown and industry requirements have changed, their systems may have become outdated or no longer support the current needs and goals of the organisation. As a result, these firms are revaluating their internal infrastructure and
Prosek Partners: Best PR Company – Private equity managers and their portfolio companies are a target for disruption. They have to do a good job communicating to all their constituencies what they are doing to be good operators and to adjust to changing rules and social mores.
Integrated marketing and communications firm Prosek Partners works on honing its PE clients’ communication strategies to help them grow and better serve a variety of groups including investors, portfolio companies, recruits and existing employees and regulators.
Jennifer Prosek (pictured), Managing Partner of Prosek Partners says: “Communicating well makes it easier to build brands and
SS&C Advent: Best Portfolio Management Software Provider – The private equity industry has continued to explode with more mainstream and institutional investors while evolving their investment coverage to include more complex asset types such as private and distressed debt. SS&C Advent has continued to follow this market trend by addressing investor demand for full look through reporting as well as providing ILPA compliant options.
“As more processes around private debt and alternative credit remain manual, the Geneva team has built out user friendly workflows to streamline and consolidate debt processing with new configurable Workspaces that optimise operational efficiency whether managing delinquent
Centaur Fund Services: Best Fund Administrator <USD30 billion AUM – Regulatory pressures and more complex investment strategies are driving a greater number of PE funds to outsource their administration operations. Centaur is well positioned to meet these growing demands having built the global reach to fulfil the needs for cross-domicile services.
Des Johnson (pictured), CEO of Centaur USA, says: “In the last twelve months alone, Centaur has hired senior managers in Private Equity out of New Jersey, Bermuda and throughout Europe. The company has also invested heavily in PE specific technology which has been developed specifically to support Centaur Private Equity
CohnReznick: Best Fund Accounting Firm – Capital markets participants are more likely to invest wisely, create value, and achieve alpha when they have access to critical market intelligence and technical expertise. Through its Financial Sponsors & Financial Services practice, CohnReznick provides a range of advisory, assurance, and tax services that help its capital markets clients create value by optimising performance and successfully managing risk.
Exploring issues – discovering opportunities
CohnReznick is assisting private equity and venture capital firms, family offices, hedge funds, and others investment firms as they navigate rapidly changing tax laws and compliance mandates. Additionally, the firm is helping
Solovis: Best Data Management Solutions Provider – The private equity industry has witnessed a shift to more manager-of-manager and investments in fund structures, all while asset owners and allocators are increasing the percentage of their portfolios invested in alternatives. In view of this, Solovis identified the need for a portfolio management technology platform to help institutional investors with the inherent challenges they face in managing these complex multi-asset class portfolios.
“The Solovis technology platform was designed from the bottom up specifically for multi-asset class portfolio management. All our clients have a large portion of their portfolios invested in these complex investment
Constellation Advisers: Best Regulatory & Compliance Adviser – An innovative a client service approach is being introduced to reduce the direct service costs by the manager and help private equity funds at all stages of growth meet demand for the expanding needs of their business. Constellation Advisers is currently rolling out this unique approach to its client base to enthusiastic feedback.
The firm anticipates private equity managers will face increasing requirements by institutional investors, and in turn, will have to take a serious look at how they are currently operating their business. Frank Napolitani, Managing Director, at Constellation Advisers says: “We
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