Using Stock Market Benchmarks to Gauge Private Equity Performance
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Using Stock Market Benchmarks to Gauge Private Equity Performance

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As the SEC considers rules that would require private equity firms to provide quarterly performance reports to investors, researchers say they should use measurements that compare fund results with stock market benchmarks. Institute Executive Director Greg Brown tells WSJ Pro Private Equity that the method is even more effective if benchmarks are tailored to funds based on risk level.