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One of the most challenging issues for our clients is recruiting and retaining a dedicated team of valuation experts, separate from the risk management team, with the appropriate academic background and relevant experience to understand and value complex financial assets.

Valuation infrastructure is inherently complex and requires substantial investments in IT equipment, valuation software, and quality-assured market data. The costs and efforts associated with building and maintaining this infrastructure on a regular basis, as well as the collection of independent market data, can be considerable. Conversely, selecting an external software solution can result in a lack of transparency and may reduce certainty.

Adjusting to rapidly changing regulatory requirements is one of the major challenges facing any investment manager, i.e. covering the current requirements and preparing for future regulatory initiatives in terms of compliance, operations and costs.

Any proper valuation infrastructure needs to be documented in an adequate and transparent manner. The asset manager must ensure that all valuation models and procedures (from collecting market data to reporting) are properly documented and updated on a regular basis.

One of the primary challenges our clients are faced with is ensuring that internal, external and supervisory audits are carried out smoothly and without any significant remarks. To do this, they must provide evidence, including drill-down details on any valuation results, as well as employee know-how and experience, in order to answer all the auditor’s questions.

The management of the asset manager or depositary is responsible for all valuations performed by its internal valuer function. In case of claims, liability can be a serious issue for the company and its management.

Market competition often concerns about two important factors: time to market and cost efficiency. It is vital for our clients (in terms of the development of their business) to have implemented fast and efficient procedures in order to support sales efforts in case of questions about valuation.