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 ...

Proponents of adding private equity investments to retirement plans say giving Americans access to these instruments can help ...

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.

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

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 $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 ...

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

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

With HPS, BlackRock has taken control of a top-performing private credit manager, which has grown from $34bn in assets in 2016 to $157bn this year. Fink says he is confident HPS will take to BlackRock ...

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 ...