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Empower Defends Private Markets in 401(k)s Move in Response to Warren Letter
Recordkeeper advocates for responsible access; highlights growing worker interest and describes framework for integration with 401(k) plans
Great Gray’s New TDF Solution with Private Markets Access to be Powered by BlackRock’s Proprietary Glidepath
BlackRock research shows how purpose-built private markets exposures can deliver 50 bps of additional performance for target date funds, translating into 15% more for retirees
Sen. Warren Questions Empower’s ‘Private Markets Investments in Retirement Plans’ Initiative
Ranking member of Senate Banking Committee sends letter to Empower CEO Edmund Murphy III with series of questions about the company’s plans; Empower says it will respond
Trump Mulls Executive Order to Allow Private Equity in 401(k)s
Report says President considering EO directing federal agencies to explore allowing private equity and other private capital investments in defined contribution plans
Alternative Investments See $1.3T Growth Potential
While the investments have a significant growth potential among retail investors, its accessibility comes with challenges, Lansons reports
SEC Embracing Wider Investor Access to Private Markets
Chair Paul Atkins says SEC should not fear innovation, but champion it in remarks at SEC Speaks conference
Empower Offering Private Investments in DC Plans
Announcement today means private equity in 401(k)s has arrived; partnership includes investment managers Franklin Templeton, Apollo, Goldman Sachs, Neuberger Berman, PIMCO, Partners Group and Sagard
Private Equity in 401(k)s ‘Will Happen’ says T. Rowe Price’s Rob Sharps
Building on BlackRock’s Larry Fink endorsing PE in DC plans, T. Rowe Price leader says his company is actively preparing for it during recent earnings call
BlackRock’s Fink: Democratize Investing by Expanding Access to Private Markets
Annual letter to shareholders says modernizing retirement strategies to open up private market investing the key to helping more Americans improve retirement security
401(k)s Miss Out on Billions by Not Adding Private Equity, Study Finds
New report says defined contribution plans incorporating PE and real estate investments like defined benefit plans do could add $35 billion a year