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Private assets automation is still in its earliest stages. But change is on the way, says the product executive responsible for the alternative fund services business at Brown Brothers Harriman, Chris McChesney.

Given the scrutiny around fees and expenses these days, GPs are careful in allocating travel and related expenses, but recording such costs and recovering these costs can be a complex process, says Noel Furniss of TripsWare.

Software and tech-enabled companies offer real rewards, provided GPs adequately vet both the technology and its market during due diligence, says A.J. Watson of Thinktiv

Financial returns and positive social and environmental outcomes are mutually reinforcing if investors take a well-considered and targeted approach, says Shami Nissan, head of responsible investment at Actis.

The sharp fall in the cost of installing and generating renewable power is driving the shift to low carbon technologies, says Taylor Jordan of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Paul Hastings’ Vadim Avdeychik and Runjhun Kudaisya on the questions LPs should be asking to ensure quality impact outcomes.

Tania Carnegie, leader of the Impact Venture practice at KPMG, on the power of positive impact measurement to drive opportunity.

As private sources of capital warm to the idea of impact investing, there is much they can learn from DFIs, say Clarisa De Franco and Yasemin Saltuk Lamy of the UK’s CDC Group, which has been deploying capital for positive outcomes for over 70 years

As the popularity of impact investing grows exponentially, maintaining standards is key, says Nuveen’s Rekha Unnithan.

Permira’s co-heads of technology, Brian Ruder and Richard Sanders, on the investment opportunities emerging from big data and transition to the cloud.