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2018 AIC Public Pension Study: Private Equity Delivers Highest Returns for Public Pension Funds
WASHINGTON – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its 2018 Public Pension Study, which analyzes investment returns by 163 U.S. public pension funds and highlights how private…
Private Equity Investment Volume Doubles from 2017
WASHINGTON – US private equity investment volume increased to $57 billion in the first quarter of 2018, a staggering 159 percent increase from the first quarter of 2017, according to…Read more about Private Equity Investment Volume Doubles from 2017
International Issues: Positioning U.S. Private Equity Firms and Funds in Global Markets
The AIC is the voice for private equity in the United States, but we also work to ensure U.S. private equity firms and the funds they manage receive…
Tax Regulatory Priorities
The enactment of tax reform legislation in late 2017 began a second phase of tax reform in the regulatory space. The private equity industry, working through the AIC,…
The JOBS Act and Public Shareholder Communications
The AIC urges the SEC to simplify the verification of investor status and provide further assurances on what constitutes “general solicitation” to allow for normal business reporting without…Read more about The JOBS Act and Public Shareholder Communications
The Advertising Rule
The AIC urges the SEC to modernize the Advertising Rule to better meet the demands of the 21st century. The SEC’s Advertising Rule (Rule 206(4)-1), which has not…