Q1 2025 | March 25, 2025

MUFG Alt Insider Quarterly Newsletter

A Partnership Built Around You

Welcome to the latest edition of MUFG Alt Insider Quarterly Newsletter. As we close out the first quarter, the alternative investment management landscape continues to evolve—driven by macroeconomic shifts, evolving regulation, and the accelerated growth of the private markets. In this issue, we touch on the expansion of private credit, how asset managers are reengineering operating models, the growing interest in cash management and yields, cutting-edge fee calculation tools, data management strategies, regulatory updates for fund managers, and much more.

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BUSINESS UPDATES

A Note From John Sergides, Chief Executive Officer

As we approach the end of the first quarter, MUFG Investor Services continues to seize new opportunities to help clients navigate today’s rapidly evolving investment landscape. The current macroeconomic environment—impacted by severe market swings, new trade policies, and geopolitical uncertainty—has accelerated a shift toward private markets, with capital moving away from public markets in the alternatives space. While significant capital is flowing in, deployment has been more measured, leading to record levels of dry powder.

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IN THE NEWS

Preqin
Reengineering Operating Models to Unlock Global Alternatives Potential in 2025 and Beyond

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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A Market Matures: Navigating the Rise of Direct Lending

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IN THE NEWS

Funds Europe
How Asset Managers are Tackling Operational Challenges

Top Insights

IN THE NEWS

The Alternative Investor
Outsourcing in Private Markets: How Fund Managers and Trusted Partners are Driving Growth

IN THE NEWS

Global Custodian
Cash Management and Yield Top of Mind for Asset Managers in 2025

IN THE NEWS

Asset Servicing Times
Finding the Banking and Payments Solutions Sweet Spot

IN THE NEWS

Private Equity Wire
Streamlining the Challenges and Complexity of Fee Calculations

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Gold Magazine – Smells Like Team Spirit

“Instead of operating as a traditional outsourcing firm, we made a deliberate shift to become a true “trusted partner” to our clients. That decision fundamentally changed how we engaged with the market and contributed to our rapid growth.”

John Sergides, Chief Executive Officer

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