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Donald Trump, private equity and Retirement Savings

Private Equity Firms Celebrate Trump’s Executive Order Giving Them The Keys To Retirement
Private asset managers have been tantalized for years about the $29 trillion in Americans’ retirement accounts. Donald Trump just made it easier for them to get a slice.
What to know about Trump's push to open 401(k) to crypto and private equity
President Trump signed an executive order that he says will democratize alternative investments for workers saving for retirement.
Trump Wants Private Equity in 401(k)s: What It Means for Your Retirement Savings
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could significantly expand everyday investors’ access to some of the more opaque and riskier corners of financial markets.
Trump pushes for private equity in 401(k)s, opening the door to riskier retirement bets
While the order itself doesn’t change current policy, it signals strong support from the White House for allowing more sophisticated — and riskier — investments into everyday Americans’ retirement accounts.
Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan
Under a new executive order signed by President Trump, workers could add higher-risk assets like cryptocurrencies to their 401(k)s.
Trump opens 401(k)s to private equity. Here's how much to invest.
In the past, the private equity world has been largely populated by the ultra-rich, endowments and pension funds. That's going to change.
Trump to sign order to allow crypto, private equity in 401(k) accounts
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order Thursday to allow cryptocurrencies, private equity and real estate into employee 401(k)s.
Trump opens the door for private equity in retirement plans
An executive order from President Trump would extend the opportunity for 401k fund managers to include private equity in retirement portfolios. What are the risks and benefits?
Private equity’s 401k dream comes true
Historically, the firm had a provision in its fund contracts that allowed up to 7.5 per cent of the equity in any deal to go to other KKR entities, such as its own employees’ investment vehicles. When KKR launched its evergreen private equity funds in 2023, they started by using this carve-out to invest in the traditional funds’ deals.
British Columbia Pension Eyes $2 Billion Private Equity Sale
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Private equity’s courtship of retail investors irks pensions, endowments
Large institutions are airing concerns that everyday investors will cut into their fee-bargaining power and stakeholder ...
Private Equity Cuts Leveraged Loan Banks Out of M&A — and Fees
What do one of the largest private-school operators in the UK, a Spanish waste management company and a European fast food franchise of Burger King have in common? Their private equity owners are ...
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Why Wall Street Veteran Scott Bok Sees Trouble Ahead for Endowments and Private Equity
When Scott Bok left his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to attend the University of Pennsylvania in 1977, he had no plans for ...
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Health systems and private equity groups dominate emergency medicine
The rapid pace of consolidation across emergency medicine raises critical questions about care quality and physician ...
Carlyle Sells $1.25 Billion Deal Repackaging Private Equity Fund Stakes
Carlyle AlpInvest bundled up and sold private equity fund stakes in a $1.25 billion securitization, using a complex type of ...
Australia’s Iress in Takeover Talks With Private-Equity Firm Blackstone
Australian financial-technology provider Iress said it is in talks with Blackstone, having already considered an earlier ...