An article published by Regulatory Compliance Watch on 5 November 2026, as the first in a two-part series, looks at how private fund advisers can produce more accurate valuations and rebuild investor trust, drawing on research and commentary from Tim Whittaker, Director of EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (EIPA):
Three reports in the the last year contain tips and guidance for how private fund advisers can produce more accurate valuation and gain greater trust from the marketplace (RCW, July 8, 2026). Tim Whittaker stands behind two of these documents. […]
“People are starting to question the valuation,” Whittaker, the director of EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute based in Singapore, tells RCW in this first part of a two-part series.” […]
Last April, the institute released Private Asset Valuation: Comparative Regulatory Briefing. A few months earlier, it put out Beyond the Illusion of Stability: The Case for Valuation Discipline in Private Markets. […]
In Whittaker’s view, private fund managers too often rely on stale metrics, let conflicts poison the results and lack discipline for achieving sound valuations.”
📖 Read the full article on Regulatory Compliance Watch.
📥Download the EIPA research publications:
🔹Private Asset Valuation: Comparative Regulatory Briefing.
🔹Beyond the Illusion of Stability: The Case for Valuation Discipline in Private Markets.




