IREI reported on the recent appointment of Tim Whittaker as director of the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (EIPA), succeeding Frederic Blanc-Brude:

““After 10 years working together, it is an honor and privilege to be succeeding Frederic Blanc-Brude as director of EIPA,” said Whittaker. “SIPA private market indices and benchmarks were born out of the R&D of the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute. Going forward, EIPA will focus on the measurement and reporting of the fair market value of private assets. This is an essential question that has deep prudential and fiduciary implications for anyone involved in private markets.” Whittaker added that EIPA will develop research and analyses to foster better practices and help the market evolve toward a more robust understanding and reporting of risk and fair value in private assets.”

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