iShares

Managers are asking the SEC to relax constraints it imposed on the funds as they become the fastest growing products for investing in equities.

These investments offered better returns than the broader fixed-income world in recent years, but the risk/reward equation leans heavier on risk.

The holdings in each of the three new offerings are rated A to BBB.

The U.S. Private Equity Access Fund Platform includes 33 offerings and more than 7,000 domestic and international investors.

All posted positive returns over five years, but active saw the largest outflows.

The iShares fund reported $4.36 billion in new money as yield rose and the Federal Reserve prepares to shrink its balance sheet.

These funds can affordably provide clients with REIT exposure.

With damage from hurricanes Harvey and Irma clocking in at more than $150 billion, will funds with high exposure to property and casualty insurance take a hit?

The pension fund wants to outsource some or all of its $26.2 billion in private equity investments with the money manager, people close to the matter said.

In addition to launching new smart beta funds, the firm may look to expand into “a whole host of different asset classes,” according to one executive.