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The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), custodian of the Alternative Investment Standards, has published a new consultation paper (‘CP5’) on proposed new Standards related to valuation of private market assets.

New partnership to include wide-ranging professional development and masterclass events.

We invite our Signatories and Investor Chapter members to participate in the vital work of refining these essential industry tools for greater transparency and effectiveness.

The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), an active alliance of alternative investment managers and institutional investors and custodian of the Alternative Investment Standards, and the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC Authority), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced a global partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.

The SBAI announced today the launch of its Oceania Advisory Committee, which brings together leading institutional investors (ART, Future Fund, NZ Superfund, QIC, TCorp, TelstraSuper, VFMC), asset managers (Cheyne Capital, Wellington), and investment consultants (Albourne) to enhance the SBAI’s visibility and connectivity within the Oceania investment community and with regulators.

In this episode, listeners will gain practical advice on strengthening cyber and information security strategies, ensuring operational resilience, and conducting more meaningful due diligence on third-party providers.

This episode explores how private market valuations are evolving—highlighting why independence, transparency, and regulatory scrutiny matter more than ever. The participants also discuss the growing role of technology, the realities of conflicts of interest, and why not all valuation services are created equal.

How the SBAI engages with the regulatory community

Our stakeholders share their views on how the SBAI impacted the industry

Jean-François Mauvis joins Brian Digney to discuss the evolving role of operational due diligence in private markets, exploring resourcing challenges, independence, and the increasing consultative approach of ODD practitioners.

This is the inaugural episode from our newly launched SBAI and Morgan Lewis Regulatory Compliance podcast series. It is co-hosted by Christine Ayako Schleppegrell, Partner at Morgan Lewis and Brian Digney, Research and Content Director at the SBAI. This new collaboration aims to provide valuable insights into regulatory developments impacting the alternative investment industry. 

Our stakeholders share their views on why they joined the SBAI and how beneficial it has been for their teams.

Mario Therrien, the former Chair of the SBAI and Head of Investment Funds at CDPQ, reflects on his tenure, while Jane Buchan, CEO of Martlet Asset Management and the new SBAI Chair, shares her vision for the future.

Jean-Francois Mauvis (former Head of ODD at Pantheon Ventures) shares his view on how ODD practitioners approach the assessment of investment manager valuation practices related to private market assets.

Nicolas Roth, Managing Director and Head of Private Markets Advisory at UBP, shares his insights on private markets from an investment practitioner's perspective.

In the wake of the reversal of the SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules, the weight of transparency and fairness in alternative funds now lies on managers and investors.