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  • If you have varying evaluated prices for a security, how do you choose which evaluate firm pricing it best? If you have varying dealer quotes that are far apart, how do you determine which is best? 

  •  When markets are sleepy, not moving quickly, it is easier to do fair value analysis. When markets are moving fast it becomes harder. What can be done to capture efficiencies and get things done by the 4 o’clock? 

  •  For 40 act firms with rigorous valuation testing already in place, what challenges does 2a5 fair value regulation pose confirms validate daily or back test fixed income fair values using separately delivered observable data similar to what the front office sees? 

  • What were some of the best practices that you’re seeing firms apply in the month-end valuations practice?

  • How much diligence is done by LPs in these distressed funds, how much do they get into the fair value accounting practices for illiquid assets and how can the funds leverage the story to attract LPs? 

  • How can firms ensure that the market data that they’re using is accurate and timely?

  • If you are a producer of fair value pricing, why is it critical to incorporate observable data into your processes? 

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