Retirement Industry People Moves
U.S. Bancorp Asset Management picks Jim Link to head OCIO Unit; Marshberry adds Madore as financial advisory VP; and more.
Tag: Private equity
Adviser Product Partnerships
FLX picks Broadridge for asset management distribution platform; Hub partners with employee recognition company Blueboard; more than 100 financial firms...
Solving the Liquidity Factor for Alternative Investments in DC Plans
Alternative investments such as private real estate create a liquidity challenge for plan sponsors, but advisers can help find solutions,...
Education Options for Alternative Investments Expand
As alternative investments grow in popularity, so do programs to educate and assist advisers looking to discuss them with clients.
Adviser Product Partnerships
Linqto brings private equity investing to Millennium’s retirement portfolios; Wealthcare Capital Management partners with retirement, health and home equity firms;...
Compliance Consult
The Value of a VCOC
Investing ERISA plan money via a venture capital operating company.
Recordkeeper JULY Secures PE Financing to Drive Growth Plans, Including M&A
Platform Partners LLC to enter into partnership with JULY to extend relationships with advisers and drive strategic acquisitions.
Financial Advisers Increasingly Turn to Alternative Investments Amid Stock and Bond Declines
A Broadridge adviser survey saw an 8% jump in alt investment use over the year, though many aren’t fully satisfied...
Sequoia Secures $200M from PE Firm Valeas to Fuel Continued Growth
The wealth management firm continues an acquisitions push after nearly doubling assets under management to $10 billion last year.
New Bill Seeks to Encourage 401(k) Investment in Alternative Assets
The Retirement Savings Modernization Act aims to clarify ERISA to incentivize retirement investment in assets such as real estate, private...
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
The DOL denies general support for private equity; the Supreme Court sends ‘Northwestern’ back to the appeals court; the PBGC...
A Status Report on Private Equity in Defined Contribution Plans
It’s been a roller coaster ride for PE firms looking to break into the U.S. DC plan market.
Retirement Income and Alternative Investments
Every level of private equity investment modeled by EBRI resulted in additional 401(k) participants being able to retire at age...
Increasing Exposures to Private Equity Boosts Retirement Security
EBRI research shows the impacts on participants’ retirement security of replacing TDF equity exposures with private equity allocations for participants...
DOL Cautions Small Plan Fiduciaries Against Diving Into Private Equity Investments
The agency issued a supplemental statement in response to stakeholder concerns that private equity investments could be inappropriate for small DC plans.
Aon Aims to Sell U.S. Retirement Business to PE Firm Aquiline
The firm also intends to sell the Aon Retiree Health Exchange business to Alight, at least in part to head off potential antitrust concerns associated with its ongoing...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Stadion Money Management launches managed account technology; Vanguard expands access to private equity; and MSCI builds private infrastructure modeling service.
DCALTA Publishes Framework for Implementation of Private Equity in DC Plans
DCALTA says its framework addresses the key implementation challenge identified by plan sponsors: operational aspects of daily valuation of private alternative assets that do not trade on an...
Managers Expect Annuity Allocations to be Incorporated Into TDFs
In addition, Cerulli says it expects that plan sponsors and retirement plan providers will engage in more exploratory discussions about including private equity in target-date funds.