MSCI and UBS Launch AI-Platform to Standardize Private Market Data
MSCI•MSCI is partnering with UBS to integrate its AI-powered platform’s fund discovery, analytics and benchmarking tools across private markets and alternative asset classes. UBS, managing $6.9 trillion in assets, will be an early adopter and co-advocate for standardized data management and enhanced transparency throughout the private investment lifecycle.
1. Partnership Overview
MSCI and UBS have formed a strategic alliance combining MSCI’s independent data, analytics and modeling capabilities with UBS’s alternatives expertise and global client insights. The collaboration aims to tackle longstanding challenges in private markets such as fragmented data, inconsistent performance metrics and limited investor visibility.
2. Platform Enhancements
The enhanced AI-powered platform will integrate fund discovery, portfolio management, analytics and benchmarking within a unified ecosystem. Automated data processing and independent performance metrics will enable investors to access timely, consistent insights across public and private portfolios.
3. Market Impact and Adoption
UBS, with $6.9 trillion in invested assets, will serve as an early adopter and work alongside MSCI to promote broader market adoption and standardization. The partnership is expected to streamline the private investment lifecycle, improve decision-making confidence and drive efficiency for general partners, limited partners and wealth managers.
