BlackRock is set to include private assets in its retirement plans as it expands into alternative investments, the world's largest asset manager said on Monday.

While the demand for exposure to private assets has grown, some sponsors have concerns around adding them to retirement plans for reasons such as liquidity, transparency and litigation risk.

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Online investment platform Crowd Street aims to lead the “new frontier” of private market investing. Previously targeting real estate opportunities, the firm is looking to expand its portfolio ...

Financial services firm Empower is adding private market investments like real estate and credit to some 401(k) accounts later this year. Robert Powell, editor and publisher of Retirement Daily ...

The 401(k) giant Empower will start allowing private credit, equity and real estate in some of the accounts it administers later this year. The firm is joining with seven firms to offer these ...

Still, he believes adoption of private assets in retirement plans could be facilitated by the growing popularity of target-date funds. Some others were more sanguine about private assets in 401 (k)s.

Private Equity for Retirement Savers? Change is Coming to 401 (k) Plans The private fund industry sees individual investor wealth as an untapped opportunity.

And reduce volatility. A few decades ago, private equity was considered a 'cottage industry.' Now, it is a multitrillion-dollar asset class.

Turn/River eyes add-on deals for SolarWinds after $4.4bn take-private acquisition SolarWinds is among a slew of enterprise software companies that private equity firms have taken private in 2025.

Deloitte predicts private market investments among retail investors will grow “exponentially” in the next five years.