Canadian pension funds count cost of private equity slump
Rising interest rates bring prolonged downturn to the buyout industry
Rising interest rates bring prolonged downturn to the buyout industry

Industry regulator has written to 58 schemes to warn about their exposure to hard-to-sell investments

Prolonged downturn in dealmaking has meant fewer opportunities and squeeze on pay

Push to widen access comes with high fees, average returns and ‘ample dollops of additional risk’, says Olympus Partners founder

Pullback underscores concerns about looser underwriting standards and rising credit risks

Bond investors and banks are seeking greater premiums on new financing as a precaution before lending

Public and private-sector funds concerned over market’s growing concentration in a small number of tech stocks