AIMA Webinar: Operational Risk Management and Due Diligence: Under the Hood of Alternative Investment Funds

Operational risk management has evolved into one of the biggest concerns investment managers face as a result of technological advancements, the growth of organizations in both size and complexity and the development of multi-faceted networks of products and services, alongside the continued need for robust initial and ongoing due diligence, investor transparency, sound valuation methods and management of conflicts of interest.

Dive into key insights outlined in AIMA’s Guide to Sound Practices on Operational Risk Management and supplementary Risk Tables, including key frameworks, preventative and detective controls and effective risk mitigation processes overall to best mitigate risks.

Topics will include:

• Trade reporting and cash movements
• Business conduct and reputational risk
• Counterparty risk
• Fraud and financial crime risk
• Independent controls and managing conflicts of interest
• Sound valuation methods
• Initial vs ongoing due diligence

Panelists:

• David Pearlman, Senior Operational Due Diligence, Albourne Partners
• Darin Renton, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP

More speakers to be confirmed

Moderator:

• Jiří Król, Deputy CEO & Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, AIMA & Global Head, Alternative Credit Council