Data Management

Operational resilience is becoming a strategic priority in response to intensifying challenges from tech integration, data management and talent issues.

As generative AI moves into core workflows, firms are prioritizing data readiness, governance and measurable productivity gains over bold automation claims.

Industry insiders warn that finance chiefs who delay data inventories and vendor outreach risk running out of time to meet the SEC’s cybersecurity requirements.

SEC amendments are driving advisers to hard-wire response roles, testing regimes and reporting protocols.

West Monroe says in 2026, firms will be defined by how they deploy AI – from basic tools to full-scale transformation – while LPs demand measurable value and institutional adoption.

Fund administrator 4Pines, led by five other former private markets firms CFOs, hires yet another, this time from THL.

The new product is designed to bolster GPs’ fundraising efforts amid a tougher climate.

With deepfakes, spoofed e-mails and business e-mail compromise on the rise, private equity CFOs must rethink how they verify every transaction.

The AI-enabled data automation platform is expected to reduce manual reporting and speed investor updates.

The fund administrator and fiduciary services provider reports that while many firms are currently employing AI, these GPs also expect governance issues will limit their use in the years to come.