Why You Should Attend
Institutional investors are increasing their allocations to private markets, but the data behind these investments remains inconsistent, opaque, and difficult to use. Manual processes, delayed reporting, and fragmented systems limit visibility into exposures, liquidity, and risk across the full portfolio. As private and public assets blend, legacy data frameworks can no longer provide the transparency that investment and risk teams require.
This session highlights how Rimes and Liqueo are helping firms modernize their private markets data foundation. You will gain practical insight into how normalized and decision-grade private asset data supports better oversight, improved efficiency, and stronger governance. The webinar is ideal for asset owners, insurers, multi-asset managers, and data and operations leaders who want to bring clarity and control to private markets data.
What to Expect
- An overview of today’s private markets data challenges and why outdated workflows make it difficult to gain timely, accurate visibility
- A fireside chat between Rimes and an experienced private markets consultant exploring how firms can modernize private asset ingestion, normalization, and governance
- A walkthrough of how unified data architecture supports a complete total portfolio view across public and private assets
- Practical insights into achieving meaningful look through across fund of funds and complex multi-layer structures
- Examples of how investment and risk teams are improving transparency, oversight, and operational efficiency with decision ready private markets data
- A live Q and A session where attendees can ask questions directly to the speakers
Meet the Speakers
Allen Cohen
Head of Client Strategy and PartnershipsAllen joined Rimes in 2024 as the Head of Client Strategy and Partnerships, bringing over 34 years of experience as a global financial services executive and board member. Before joining Rimes, he spent 17 years at BNY Mellon in senior leadership roles, including Executive Platform Owner for Revenue and Billing Services, Global Head of Accounting & Administration, Digital Officer, and CIO for Asset Management. He also served as Divisional CIO for Custody and Fund Services at J.P. Morgan Chase.
In his role at Rimes, Allen collaborates closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to enhance client solutions and drive strategic growth. An experienced speaker, he frequently shares insights at industry events and client roundtables. Allen has also contributed to industry thought leadership through engagements with prominent industry groups and publications, including Post Trade 360, Scrip, Global Custodian, and Sibos. Allen has successfully founded and sold companies to major financial institutions and led several high-profile M&A deals.
Neal Naidoo
Head of IMP ProductNeal is the Head of IMP Product, with a strategic focus on the North American and EMEA regions. In this role, Neal is responsible for delivering the next generation of Investment Management Platform solutions at scale. He collaborates closely with our AI and EDM teams to ensure holistic value delivery to our clients.
Neal brings 20 years of extensive experience in the finance industry. Before his current role, Neal led the IBD Analytics group within Barclays Investment Banking Division. There, he was instrumental in delivering financial engineering and quantitative advisory products across various asset classes. Neal also played a key role in the Barclays Group Innovation Office, where he worked on developing capital markets innovations. His work involved close collaboration with fintech start-ups specializing in capital markets, analytics, and financial engineering. At Deutsche Bank, he held leadership positions, including running the EMEA Electronic Execution and Analytics division and co-leading the European Central Risk Team. Additionally, Neal has experience trading delta one products during his tenure at Goldman Sachs.
Neal is deeply committed to leveraging a broad spectrum of technological capabilities, including AI, Data Science, Financial Engineering, and Machine Learning, to create significant value for clients. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, with specializations in Security and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Cape Town and Rand Academic University.
Yamelin Castillo
Director, Private MarketsYamelin Castillo brings over 25 years of experience leading end-to-end technology and operating model transformation across private and public markets. Her work spans strategy through hands-on implementation, helping firms build more connected data and analytics environments that enable a true total portfolio view. She partners with clients to execute complex programs and translate them into scalable, practical operating models.