IPAConnect Private Markets 2025 Achieves Record Success in Newport Beach

The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) hosted a record-setting IPAConnect Private Markets 2025  from February 19-21 at the VEA Hotel in Newport Beach, California. The event set a new attendance record, drawing industry leaders and key players across the alternative investments sector.

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Throughout the three-day event, participants engaged in a variety of informative and impactful sessions, including:

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• Alts Talk: Distribution Partner Perspective and Outlook on Private Offerings
• Expanding Defined Contributions (D.C.): Integrating Alternative Investments into 401(k) Plans
• A Lunchtime Discussion with FINRA staff Joseph Sheirer and Gabriela Aguero on FINRA Regulatory Notice 24-17
• Advanced Tax Strategies for Real Estate and Private Markets: Opportunities, Risks, and Innovations
• Unlocking the Potential of Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) in Private Markets: Bridging the Allocation Gap
• IPA Alts Talks: Rapid-Fire Insights into Core Private Market Sectors

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The event saw prominent distribution partners from across the industry in attendance, further enhancing networking and collaboration. A key highlight of the event was the inaugural IPA Power Social, which brought together leaders to connect and discuss the future of the private markets space.

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The event marked IPA's first premier gathering of the year. Looking ahead, IPA invites the industry to register for IPASummit 2025, scheduled in Washington, D.C., from April 31 – May 2, 2025.