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In early 2026, U.S. action in Venezuela triggered a swift market reaction. Venezuela’s 17% share of global oil reserves led some investors to see renewed potential in its assets, while others viewed the development as a sharp shift in emerging‑market risk. These types of major events are more common than many assume. Over the past
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Unlocking GIPS® Compliance Benefits for Asset Owners
For asset owners, the investment performance function effectively serves the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Risk, both of whom have a vested interest in overseeing and optimizing the fund’s total performance and maintaining a cross-asset class view. The lack of access to complete and reliable data from asset class silos can hinder cross-firm evaluations and
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Fluent, Not Smart: What Large Language Models Really Mean for Asset Management
In our first article, Are You Ready for AI?, we explained how true AI readiness is less about chasing the latest tools and more about achieving operational maturity. Firms that succeed start with clean data, sound processes, and strong governance; the foundation quality is what determines whether AI delivers value or magnifies flaws. This second
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Inside the Conversation: Meradia and State Street on Regulatory Readiness and Operational Change
Today, collaboration and knowledge sharing are more critical than ever. Recently, Meradia’s Laurie Hesketh, CIPM and Mick Cartwright, CIPM joined forces with Ian Hissey and Peter Sherriff from Charles River Development, a State Street Company, for an exclusive knowledge sharing session. Together, these experts explored the challenges and opportunities facing asset owners and investment firms
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3 Best Practices for Building Confidence in Performance Results
Performance data errors do not just create operational rework. They damage client trust, raise regulatory scrutiny, and erode a firm’s reputation. Performance results are not just numbers; they represent a firm’s credibility. Portfolio managers, client reporting, marketing, and compliance all rely on performance results to be accurate, consistent, and durable. Once firms publish results, stakeholders
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From Data to Decisions: Leveraging Your Total Portfolio View
In recent articles, we’ve examined why delivering an effective Total Portfolio View (TPV) is difficult, the data obstacles firms face, and why an Investment Book of Record (IBOR) often plays a key component in constructing your TPV. I’d like to step back and consider the utility a TPV delivers. It is not simply the accumulation
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Is Your Data Ready for AI?
Currently, AI is featured in headlines, boardrooms, conference agendas, and nearly every strategic roadmap. The pressure to act is growing, but amid the momentum, one truth often gets lost . AI’s value depends on the integrity of the foundation upon which it’s built. Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, but its success isn’t about chasing every
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Same Fund, Different Returns: Explaining the IRR Gap
“Why did my investment underperform the fund?” It’s an uncomfortable question, and one that private fund managers are hearing more often. As investor-level performance reporting becomes more common alongside traditional fund-level Internal Rate of Return (IRRs), a growing truth has come into focus: the same fund can deliver materially different outcomes to different investors. Increasing
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Transformation Tapes, Episode 2: Vendor Selection and Performance System
Just dropped! Episode 2 of Meradia’s Transformation Tapes, an insightful conversation between @Tina and @Jenny, diving deep into performance vendor selection strategies that every performance industry professional needs to hear. Are you making the classic mistake of focusing only on the calculator? Tina breaks down why end-to-end thinking is crucial and shares her unique perspective
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Sticky by Nature: Why Canadian Asset Owners Struggle to Achieve Total Portfolio View
For Canadian pension plans and institutional investors, Total Portfolio View (TPV) refers to a synchronized, near real-time understanding of public and private holdings and exposures across the enterprise. It’s the cornerstone of investment clarity, empowering decisions, strengthening oversight, and unifying front-to-back investment processes. Yet for Canadian asset owners, achieving TPV isn’t just complex; it’s sticky.
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