ICI wants more retail access to private markets

Model Portfolios to Deliver Alternative Asset Exposure

Alternative assets have become an increasingly important component of model portfolios, offering investors unique opportunities to invest in private market assets that are typically available only to large institutions. While the asset class is broad, alternatives are typically illiquid investments such private equity and private credit, along with real estate, commodities, and managed futures. Both alternative assets and model portfolios have s…

Private equity, venture capital, infrastructure or private debt – private markets have long been regarded as a playing field for institutional investors. Private investors have remained largely closed to the investment class, but demand is rising – and first opportunities are emerging. It is worth looking at. In this section, authors take a stand on economic and financial issues. The most obvious reason why private investors have hardly been abl…

Karsten-Dirk Steffens: «Private Markets – Not Without Obstacles»

Private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and private debt – for decades, private markets have been the domain of institutional investors. For individual investors, these markets have remained largely inaccessible. Yet demand is growing, and first opportunities are emerging. That said, a closer look is warranted. In this section, authors comment on economic and financial topics. The most obvious reason why individual investors have histor…

ICI wants more retail access to private markets

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ICI CEO: Make Private Markets More Accessible to Retail Investors

ICI CEO: Make Private Markets More Accessible to Retail Investors Thu, 05/01/2025 - 07:53 Washington, DC, May 1, 2025—Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Eric J. Pan kicked off the 2025 Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, today with remarks focused on the need to give retail investors more opportunities to invest in private markets. Pan cited the fast-paced growth of private markets and said ICI is working to facilitate greater…