Hitting the big time

With the noise surrounding the asset class reaching fever pitch, advisers might want to consider adding private equity to their clients' portfolios

The private equity industry has grown rapidly over the last decade and has now cemented itself as an established asset class. Lately, it has been propelled into the limelight through media scrutiny culminating in the introduction of a voluntary code of conduct from Sir David Walker to encourage disclosure and transparency. With all the noise surrounding this asset class, every adviser or investor without private equity exposure must be questioning if this should remain the case. Continually, reports suggest pension funds are increasing their allocations to the sector, so are private inves...