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eFront: a part of BlackRock

eFront is the leading software solution for managing alternative investments, with 20+ years of experience powering the entire investment lifecycle for alternative investors.

eFront brings clarity to alternative investments. With eFront, you can manage private assets in your portfolio, understand risk and performance attribution, and gain transparency into every level of your investments.

In 2019, eFront was acquired by BlackRock and integrated with Aladdin to enable a whole portfolio approach and accelerate our shared vision to make alternatives less alternative.

Live from Paris: a Conversation with Ardian | never done audiocast

Ardian’s Business Relationship Manager, Clément Perrin sits down live at our Paris eFront community event with Marija Djordjevic, Head of eFront Research, to share more about their digital transformation journey and discuss how Ardian leverages technology to uncover investment opportunities and unlock value for their clients.

The power of Aladdin + eFront

Bringing together the market leading capabilities of Aladdin for public markets and eFront for private markets sets a new standard in investment and risk management technology. Together, they enable investors to seamlessly manage portfolios across public and private asset classes on a single platform, providing a Whole Portfolio View.

Investors can now:

  • See everything in one view
  • Understand risk through many lenses
  • Evaluate performance across the entire portfolio and down to the single asset level, and act with greater clarity and efficiency
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See how Aladdin and eFront enable investors to manage portfolios across public and private asset classes on a single platform, providing a whole portfolio view.

eFront® for Insurers

As capital markets evolve and allocations in private markets increase, insurers not only face operational challenges by relying on multiple systems, spreadsheets and manual processes but their need for unifying whole portfolios across public and private assets has never been more pressing. Learn more how Blackrock’s eFront® technology, integrated with the Aladdin platform, helps provide a consolidated view of risk across public and private assets, portfolio optimization and integrated tools for alternatives management.

How do private markets players define risk anymore?

Learn more in this video featuring Sloane Collins, Head of Product Management for Aladdin Alternatives, and Cameron Skinner, CFA, Head of Aladdin Solutions Engineering, AMRS, as they describe a new era of data for private markets and the new risk landscape for general partners and limited partners.

Act with efficiency

eFront helps organizations manage their alternative investment lifecycle:

Streamline and optimize operations

eFront delivers operating scale through granular positions tracking, streamlined workflows and comprehensive reporting tools.

Access validated data and powerful analytics

eFront ensures investors have access to accurate and standardized data as well as high-quality benchmarks, assisting with decision-making.

Centralize communication

eFront helps investors optimize deal flow processes, including contact management, deal tracking and workflow automation, all in one centralized location.

Client story: The New Mexico State Investment Council expands Aladdin Risk partnership to include eFront

Users of Aladdin are discovering the power of viewing all their assets, public and private, on a single platform. With easier reporting for greater transparency and the cost benefit of retiring other systems, learn why the New Mexico State Investment Office staff recommended the Council add eFront to their Aladdin Risk platform.

See your investments, understand risk and act with confidence

eFront helps investors track investment positions and maintain complex investment structures with accuracy while saving time.

Get in touch to learn more about Aladdin®

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