{"id":254365,"date":"2023-01-08T08:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/?post_type=news&p=254365"},"modified":"2023-01-08T08:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T13:54:52","slug":"blackstone-trust-becomes-a-test-of-the-retail-investing-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/blackstone-trust-becomes-a-test-of-the-retail-investing-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackstone trust becomes a test of the retail investing trend"},"content":{"rendered":"
January 5, 2022 | Kate Marino | Axios<\/p>\n
A turbulent market has highlighted just how difficult it is to provide retail investors access to illiquid investments like real estate and other private assets.<\/p>\n
Why it matters: Raising funds from the \u201cmass affluent\u201d has become the next big growth area for private equity (PE) firms that historically tapped institutions and the uber-wealthy.<\/p>\n
Driving the news: In recent months, a spate of redemption requests by investors in the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) is proving to be something of a test for the relatively new \u201csemi-liquid\u201d fund structure created for individual investors.<\/p>\n