Private Equity
Read about how private equity investments offer investors the ability to invest in long-term profitable assets, known often as PE investments.
SOA Study: Private Pension Costs are on the Rise
By Warren S. HerschSOA calls for realigning the pension regulatory structure to reduce sensitivity to economic cycles and to make private pension plan benefits more secure for employees and retirees.
September 06, 2011
Private Equity Carlyle Group Going PublicPrivate equity giant The Carlyle Group filed with the SEC to launch an initial public offering of common stock a week after the firm made a minority investment in Avalon Advisors.
September 01, 2011
Private Equity Shows Positive Signs Amid Challenges: SEI SurveyAfter languishing in the years since the global financial crisis, the private equity sector is beginning to perk up. Existing funds are being deployed, new ones are being raised and investor allocations to are slowly increasing, according to a new study.
August 31, 2011
Carlyle Group Buys Minority Stake in Avalon AdvisorsThe Carlyle Group, one of the worlds largest private equity firms, has made a minority investment in Avalon Advisors, a Houston-based wealth advisor and asset manager with nearly $4 billion in assets under management.
August 25, 2011
AARP Sues Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Over Reverse Mortgage ForeclosuresAARP is challenging reverse mortgage foreclosures, claiming that lenders failed to offer borrowers the option to purchase the property for its fair market value.
August 23, 2011
Private Equity Firm Buys Indy BD First AlliedIndependent broker-dealer First Allied announced that it has joined in an acquisition deal with private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners, allowing the BD and Lovell to buy First Allied from parent Advanced Equities.
August 11, 2011
6 Sectors Hit by Downgrade: S&P Analysis—SlideshowMaybe you heard? Our partners at Standard and Poors caused a bit of a stir by downgrading U.S. debt from AAA to AA+. Though theyre quick to note the equity research team is separate and distinct from the ratings arm, we went to the source for their view on the...
August 10, 2011
ERISA Panel Schedules MeetingsThe Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans plans to start 3 days of meetings in Washington Aug. 30.