{"id":993,"date":"2025-10-09T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/ae\/insights\/liquidity-challenges-top-the-agenda-for-fund-managers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:22:06","slug":"liquidity-challenges-top-the-agenda-for-fund-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/ae\/insights\/liquidity-challenges-top-the-agenda-for-fund-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquidity challenges top the agenda for fund managers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-block standard-spacing  \">    <div class=\"container fade-in\">\n        <p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Justin Partington, Global Head of Fund and Asset Managers<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a rapidly evolving investment landscape, liquidity has emerged as the primary concern for global fund managers,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">outweighing even governance and transparency issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking to Paromita D<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y at Citywire<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Middle East<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, I discussed the mounting pressures facing managers today, from difficult exit environments to fundraising constraints<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and explained how outsourcing and technology are becoming essential tools for navigating this challenging period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I also shared insights on the maturing Middle East market, where third-party service providers are playing a crucial role in building investor confidence and professionalising the alternatives industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW56193868 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56193868 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56193868 BCX8\">Read the full interview by clicking below:<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW56193868 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn--mint\" href=\"https:\/\/citywire.com\/middle-east\/news\/fundraising-strain-and-weak-exits-pile-pressure-on-managers-warns-iq-eq\/a2474286\">Fundraising strain and weak exits pile pressure on managers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"expertise":[31],"service_category":[],"class_list":["post-993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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