In this Pensions &
Investments article on the slow
but evolving adoption of private
markets in defined contribution
plans, NEPC Partner Mikaylee
O’Connor shares insight on
implementation challenges and
where these investments fit
best. Visit Pensions
& Investments to
read the full article.
For
alternatives
asset
managers
coveting
the
DC
market,
questions
of
cost,
transparency,
administration
and
financial
returns
converge
on
one
word:
education.
. .
.
“Most
plans
have
significant
allocations
to
target-date
funds,”
said
Mikaylee
O’Connor,
partner
and
team
leader
of
NEPC’s
defined
contribution
practice.
It’s
the
easiest
for
sponsors
to
understand
from
a
liquidity
and
allocation
standpoint,
she
added.
. .
.
“Where
we
get
hung
up
the
most
is
the
implementation”
of
new
products,
O’Connor
said.
“Who
will
create
the
best
DC-friendly
vehicles”
Sponsors
also
must
be
vigilant
in
assessing
the
quality
of
private
markets
asset
managers,
O’Connor
said.
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