Large public and corporate pension funds have heavily invested in private equity (PE), with public pensions averaging 14% and corporate pensions nearly 13% of their assets in PE and other illiquid assets such as private loans and infrastructure. However, these investments have become problematic as many funds are now tied up in 'zombie' investments that are not paying out as expected. Nearly half of PE investors surveyed by Coller Capital reported having money stuck in these underperforming funds. This situation, highlighted in a WSJ article, has left retirement funds seeking cash while their investments languish.
PENSIONS PILED INTO PRIVATE EQUITY. NOW THEY CAN’T GET OUT. (WSJ) Private-equity and pension funds seemed like a match made in heaven. U.S. companies and states handed over control of some worker retirement savings. In exchange, they got a promise of high returns after a… https://t.co/E4wz1N20eQ
Pensions piled into private equity. Now they can't get out Nearly half of PE investors surveyed by Coller Capital earlier this year said they had money tied up in zombie funds—PE funds that didn’t pay out on the expected timetable, leaving investors in limbo @WSJmarkets…
… and these are from the article, “Pensions Piled Into Private Equity. Now They Can’t Get Out: Retirement funds seek cash while money languishes in zombie investments.” @wsj #markets #economy #investing #investors https://t.co/unc65eeK0Z
…⏰💣 Pensions Piled Into Private Equity. Now They Can’t Get Out. Large public pension funds have an average 14% of their assets in private equity (“PE”), while large corporate pensions have almost 13% in PE & other illiquid assets (e.g. private loans, infrastructure, etc.)… https://t.co/GPuMc8povk https://t.co/HIgy4hwX7V
Pensions Piled Into Private Equity. Now They Can’t Get Out. Retirement funds seek cash while money languishes in zombie investments via @hgillers @WSJ #PrivateEquity https://t.co/5xUaqcYnwq
and this is with equities at ATHs "Retirement funds are seeking cash while money is languishing in zombie investments." Pensions Piled Into Private Equity. Now They Can't Get Out. https://t.co/7r2jTMdG3X
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