Private equity has been largely the province of ultra-rich investors, endowments and pension funds. That may be changing.

The potential incorporation of private equity into 401 (k) investment options would follow an "increasing push to provide ...

The executive order, expected this week, aims to unlock the $9 trillion retirement market by allowing 401(k) plans to invest ...

BlackRock pushed deeper into private markets Monday with the acquisition of commercial real estate firm ElmTree Funds.

President Donald Trump is expected to direct the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission to give employers and 401 (k) plan administrators guidance on how to incorporate private ...

The Trump administration may let 401(k) plans invest in private assets, introducing new opportunities—and risks—for ...

The $6.2 billion deal under which the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Blackrock’s Global Infrastructure Partners would buy Allete, a Duluth, Minnesota-based utility company, should be ...

The deal gives the investment firm $7.3 billion in assets as it attempts to broaden its holdings of private assets, following ...

In June, the SEC said it will explore this new investment opportunity, as “there may be risks, as well as benefits, for ...

BlackRock's move comes as the private-equity industry has been lobbying Washington for access to retirement funds, which had $7.4 trillion in assets in more than 710,000 401 (k) plans on behalf of ...

Now celebrating 20 years in Chicago, the New York-based investment management firm is eyeing further growth through ...

The New York-based firm plans to offer a target-date fund - an age-based retirement investment that combines stocks, bonds and other assets - with allocations to private equity and private credit in ...