Category Archives: Private Markets
J.P. Morgan Sees Private Markets Near $20 Trillion as AI Surges:
(HedgeCo.Net) Private markets have always grown in the shadows of public markets—quietly funding companies before they ring the bell, financing assets before they’re securitized, and absorbing risk that banks and listed credit often can’t—or won’t—hold. What’s changed is the scale, […]
Morgan Stanley Cuts Private Share Trading Costs:
(HedgeCo.Net) Morgan Stanley’s decision to cut private-share trading fees in half on EquityZen—reducing buy-side and sell-side transaction fees to 2.5% from 5% for most trades, effective immediately—looks like a straightforward pricing move. It isn’t. It’s a signal that the bank believes the private-company […]
Private Markets Move Into 401(k)s—And the “Retail Wall” Finally Breaks:
(HedgeCo.Net) For most of modern financial history, alternative investments have lived behind a velvet rope. Private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and many hedge-fund-like strategies were built for institutions and ultra-wealthy families—investors who could tolerate illiquidity, complex fee structures, and long […]
Private Markets Go Mainstream:
(HedgeCo.Net) Financial advisors are pivoting alternatives from boutique to core portfolio building blocks — and asset managers are responding with new, scalable solutions. The landscape of alternative investments continues its fastest transformation in years. Once the exclusive domain of institutional […]