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Governance-by-design for private markets: from platforms to capital infrastructure
Part II of the two-part series ‘Governance-by-Design for Private Markets’ advances governance-by-design from a diagnostic framework to an operational model. As long-term investors such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds become more sophisticated and evolve from product takers into platform architects, governance becomes increasingly important. This article argues that governance-by-design becomes an operational necessity when private markets platforms begin to function less as traditional asset managers and more as core components of global capital infrastructure.
25 JUN 2026Governance-by-design for private markets: from funds to platforms
In this article, the authors diagnose a governance paradox in private markets: as operating models shift from fund-by-fund deployment to platform-level management, decision-making authority is centralised while fiduciary obligations remain fragmented across legally separate vehicles. Governance frameworks designed for episodic, vehicle-level decisions are structurally exposed to ad hoc retrofits that may not reliably balance competing investor interests.
22 MAY 2026ESG integration and Social Taxonomy developments in the EU Sustainable Finance Framework
This article considers recent Social Taxonomy developments under the EU Sustainable Finance Framework and what the introduction of a Social Taxonomy could mean for financial market participants and financial products.
1 SEP 2021
