How Corporate Visibility Affects KYC, M&A and Due Diligence
Many institutional investors, including private equity, funds, REITs and other investment companies, were long known for less transparency while offering better returns in exchange for higher risk. Meanwhile, today's environment, characterized by higher competition and lower margins, makes transparency more important as investors demonstrate a higher interest in gaining better visibility on invested assets.On the other side of the spectrum, regulators impose more demanding transparency standards on financial markets to protect investors and prevent money laundering. Such standards raise the bar for KYC and due diligence and create additional pressure on M&A teams. Below we go into more detail on how corporate visibility affects KYC, due diligence and M&A and what changes are needed for asset management firms to stay current.
By
Stephanie Montelius
3/3/2023
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