Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and the $100B Blitz on Sand Hill Road

Re:Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and the $100B Blitz on Sand Hill... by noddy1 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @02:54AM (#18104892)

Thanks SEC for ensuring that all the returns from high growth tech companies are accruing to foreign billionaires and corrupt oil princes rather than to american retirement accounts and pension funds!

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Re:Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and the $100B Blitz on Sand Hill... by wrong_variable on Sunday September 30, 2018 @09:12AM (#18106036)

Pension funds probably wanted higher yield for lower capital.

Why should a young founder/company/employee subsidize the lifestyle of the retired ?

Capital is in the same competitive market as labour.

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Re:Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and the $100B Blitz on Sand Hill... by throwbacktictac on Sunday September 30, 2018 @08:36AM (#18105907)

How is the SEC liable? Is there some regulation preventing US investment houses from investing in the same manner?

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Re:Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and the $100B Blitz on Sand Hill... by ryanmcgarvey on Sunday September 30, 2018 @09:11AM (#18106034)

Unsophisticated Individuals certainly can’t invest in private equity, but I’m curious if there are similar rules against a pension fund or other such collection of unsophisticated money having high risk assets in their portfolio.

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