Bank of America's Mark Sutterlin - why being a good investor in private markets is table stakes

About this episode

Mark Sutterlin discusses the approach of Bank of America towards private markets and the importance of being a good investor in this space.

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s conversation provides a fascinating window into the world of how one of the industry’s largest wealth managers approaches private markets. We sat down with the man who holds the keys to the kingdom. Mark Sutterlin is the Head of Alternative Investments within the Investment Solutions Group at Bank of America . He leads the firm’s strategy and platform development across hedge funds, private credit, private equity, physical precious metals, and real estate, delivering a broad spectrum of institutional-grade investment solutions to advisors and their clients. Mark brings the advisor’s perspective to bear as he builds the alternative investments menu for Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank and helps educate advisors and clients on how and where to thoughtfully and appropriately include private markets in portfolios. Mark and I had a fascinating discussion. We covered: How GPs can work with private banks. What one of the largest private wealth allocators looks for in GPs. How Merrill approaches different product structures to deliver solutions across the wealth client spectrum. What constitutes a manager’s edge. I loved…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Sidgmore

Guest: Mark Sutterlin

Topics covered

• private markets
• wealth management
• alternative investments
• investment strategy
• financial advisory

Keywords

• private markets
• wealth management
• alternative investments
• investment solutions
• financial advisors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bank of America, Merrill, Investment Solutions Group

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