Signal US regulators move to let private assets into retirement plans

Summary

Private markets are starting to open to ordinary retail investors. CB Insights observes that as more value creation happens before companies go public, savers who only hold listed assets miss much of that growth. In response, US regulators are moving to allow private assets into retirement plans and other mainstream investment products. This would give individuals exposure to private companies that were previously reachable mainly through venture and private equity funds. The shift connects with other developments the firm tracks, such as banks and brokerages buying platforms for trading pre-IPO shares. Together these steps suggest private company ownership is being widened beyond institutional investors.