Inside private markets: The trends shaping the future

In this episode of FTSE Convenes, Gerald Toledano speaks with Mike McCabe, Head of Strategy at StepStone, about the evolving private markets landscape. They discuss the growing demand for transparency, improved risk measurement, liquidity management and the increasing role of data, analytics and indices in helping investors better understand and manage private market exposure. As access to private markets expands, investor education remains a key priority.The FTSE Russell Convenes series brings independent and unvarnished insights and opinions from experts at our World Investment Forum, including practitioners, investors, academics and LSEG colleagues. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introducing StepStone(00:02:25) - Private markets today: What's changed?(00:04:08) - Volatility, valuation and risk measurement(00:06:00) - A structural test: Reflecting on liquidity stress events(00:07:50) - How data is transforming portfolio management(00:10:36) - Daily private market valuations and analytics: Use cases and limitations