For 40 years, private equity enjoyed extraordinary returns thanks to falling rates and abundant credit. That's changed. What ...

An increase in private equity acquisitions has made odd bedfellows of once-disparate, competing accounting firms.

Regulators and policymakers have been looking for ways to diversify retirement portfolios and improve long-term returns, and they may be getting their wish. In August, President Trump signed a ...

Asset managers selling private assets to everyday investors claim to have found investing’s holy grail: lower risk (or at least less volatility) and better returns. Is that true? The answer is mixed.

The return of billion-dollar M&A deals was supposed to be a boon for Wall Street’s leveraged finance desks. It’s turning out to be anything but, as private equity cuts them out of many of the most ...

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In the past, the private equity world has been largely populated by ultra-rich investors, endowments and pension funds. That may be about to change. Retirement savers with 401(k) accounts are gaining ...