The key considerations for including private markets in DC defaults

Dominic Byrne considers the role private markets play in DC today

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Dominic Byrne: We expect more and more DC schemes to consider private market assets
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Dominic Byrne: We expect more and more DC schemes to consider private market assets

Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the use of private assets within institutional investment portfolios globally.

Meanwhile, defined contribution (DC) schemes in the UK have for the most part relied on public markets to generate both returns and diversify portfolio risk. In today's investment environment, t...

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