{"id":102042,"date":"2026-07-12T07:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/102042\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:52:07","slug":"msci-and-ubs-team-up-to-boost-private-markets-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/102042\/","title":{"rendered":"MSCI and UBS team up to boost private markets transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published Sun, Jul 12, 2026 \u00b7 03:18 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">[SINGAPORE] MSCI and UBS have announced a strategic partnership to address longstanding industry challenges in private markets such as fragmented data and limited transparency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">In a joint statement last Friday (Jul 10), MSCI and UBS said they aim to offer a more connected and standardised experience across the full private-markets investment lifecycle, enabling investors to access insights more efficiently and evaluate opportunities with greater confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">UBS will use MSCI\u2019s AI-powered private markets platform, contributing insights from its limited partner, wealth management and asset management businesses. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">The platform brings together fund discovery, portfolio management, analytics and benchmarking capabilities within a single ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">It also streamlines data management and drives transparency, bridging private and public markets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">In addition, automated data processing and independent performance data from MSCI provide investors with more timely and consistent insights across portfolios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">UBS will also work with MSCI to advocate for broader market adoption and standardisation across private markets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">UBS group CEO Sergio Ermotti said the shared ambition is to \u201cincrease transparency in private markets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">\u201cThrough our collaboration with MSCI, our goal is to help to shape the next generation of private markets portfolio management solutions and transform the decision-making process for clients across public and private markets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Henry Fernandez, chairman and CEO of MSCI, said: \u201cAs private markets become an increasingly important part of the investment landscape, investors are looking for the insights, rigour and accessibility that they have come to expect in public markets.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/77067b27e12b48f1e287b3a2bc063e08b3e76d8310cf691067ec35ca563ed624.webp\" alt=\"\" height=\"760\" width=\"1140\" class=\"block max-w-full w-full\"\/> BlackRock Aladdin will expand its Preqin Benchmarks and Indices solutions. PHOTO: REUTERS  <\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Other players are also making efforts to improve data transparency in the private markets space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Earlier last week, BlackRock Aladdin announced the expansion of its Preqin Benchmarks and Indices solutions to give investors access to both reporting-grade indices and customisable, transparent peer benchmarks in one place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">This will help create a common performance measurement standard for private markets and support peer comparison and manager evaluation to policy benchmarking and investment reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">The result will be greater transparency, consistency and standardisation for private markets performance and risk analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Private markets benchmarking has historically been fragmented and difficult to compare, with investors relying on disconnected tools across the investment lifecycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Investors often have to navigate multiple providers for different types of performance measurement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words mb-4 md:mb-6 inline-block\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-component\">Aladdin said combining these into one solution gives investors a more accurate and comprehensive view of performance across the investment lifecycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published Sun, Jul 12, 2026 \u00b7 03:18 PM [SINGAPORE] MSCI and UBS have announced a strategic partnership to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[129],"tags":[12986,19829,23856,296,223],"class_list":["post-102042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ubs","tag-data-analytics","tag-msci","tag-private-capital","tag-private-credit","tag-ubs"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116905924815928079","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}