MSCI and UBS Partner to Improve Private Markets Data Transparency

Private markets data is set to become more transparent and standardised after MSCI and UBS announced a strategic partnership aimed at improving reporting quality, analytics and benchmarking across private assets.

The collaboration responds to growing industry demand for more consistent performance measurement as private markets continue to expand.

Under the agreement, UBS will adopt MSCI's artificial intelligence-powered private markets platform, contributing expertise from its wealth management, asset management and limited partner businesses.

The platform integrates fund discovery, portfolio management, analytics and benchmarking within a single system designed to streamline investment data and improve decision-making across public and private markets.

Both companies also intend to encourage wider adoption of common industry standards.

The announcement follows BlackRock Aladdin's recent expansion of its Preqin benchmarking and indices platform, highlighting increasing industry efforts to improve transparency, consistency and operational efficiency in private-market investing.