Jul 29, 2025 | Markets, Private Credit, Private Markets, Recommended
The largest public pension plan in the US is committed to private equity, according to its chief executive officer, Marcie Frost, even as the asset class has struggled to return cash to its investors amid a prolonged deal slump. “We still have very strong conviction...
Jul 25, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Retail investors are increasingly eager to access private equity (“PE”), drawn by the promise of higher returns and diversification. With public markets dominated by a narrow set of tech-driven mega-cap stocks, the appeal of uncorrelated, long-term private market...
Jul 15, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Private markets can withstand geopolitical shocks and individual investors want to benefit from this, just as institutional ones do, according to Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s James Clarke. The alternative assets industry is democratizing to allow individuals to take part...
Jul 14, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Venture capital-backed firms in Europe are on track for their worst year of fundraising since 2015, as investors avoid putting money in an industry that’s struggled with returns. Venture funds based in Europe raised €5.2 billion ($6.1 billion) in the first half of...
Jun 25, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to propose ways to consider cryptocurrencies when the entities assess risk for mortgage loans. “Today I ordered the Great Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their...
Jun 6, 2025 | Markets, Private Credit, Private Markets
The push to put private assets in the hands of individual investors is breathing new life into a relatively quiet corner of the asset management industry: interval funds. Vanguard Group, Capital Group and the TCW Group are among the investment giants who have embraced...
