The IQ-EQ Angle: essential insights for alternative asset managers

Discover The IQ-EQ Angle – your new go-to video series for sharp, actionable insights. In each quick episode, our senior experts break down the latest trends, investor demands, and regulatory shifts impacting asset managers today.

In a market where regulation, investor demands, and liquidity pressures evolve by the day, top tier asset managers know one thing: staying informed is a competitive advantage.

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In this episode of the IQ-EQ Angle, we explore how fund structures, investor expectations and wealth planning are evolving in parallel. From rising assets under management (AUM) targets and the shifting role of multi-manager platforms, to the growth of separately managed account (SMA) and hybrid models, the discussion highlights how managers are adapting their strategies for a more complex fundraising environment. The episode also examines the scale of the generational wealth transfer and the opportunity for registered investment advisers (RIAs), family offices and other advisers to retain and grow assets through modern directed trust solutions, supported by IQ-EQ’s flexible chief financial officer (CFO) and trust services.

This episode explores how fund formation strategies are evolving in response to shifting fundraising dynamics, growing interest in Rule 506(c), and increasing demand for more flexible investment structures — the rise of SPVs, continuation vehicles, and bespoke solutions designed to meet liquidity needs and investor preferences, while also examining how these trends intersect with expanding access for high-net-worth and retail-adjacent investors. There are key compliance considerations that come with these developments, including disclosure obligations, marketing rule requirements, accredited investor verification, and the operational complexity of managing multiple structures and investor types.

Investor due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) have shifted from high-level compliance snapshots to SEC exam-style requests for evidence, and the SEC’s modernized Regulation S‑P is accelerating that change. In this episode we walk through the rule’s key requirements – written incident-response programs, service-provider oversight, expanded recordkeeping, and 30‑day breach notifications – and show how those expectations now show up directly in DDQs.  We close with practical steps for advisers, including maintaining a living DDQ, centralizing support materials, aligning DDQ responses with Form ADVs, and operationalizing incident-response and vendor-oversight workflows.

While many investment advisers are eager to put AI to work, regulators are watching closely. In this episode, we break down the real-world use cases and the compliance pitfalls that every manager needs to navigate before their next examination.

In this debut episode, Regulatory Insights and Emerging Trends, we dive deep into the shifting landscape of the private markets in the U.S. and beyond. To give you a truly unique perspective, we are joined by former SEC examiner Jen Moldaver, alongside Managing Director Christina Shalhoub, for a candid look at where U.S. regulation is heading in the year ahead.

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