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Finra smacked 15 firms over GPB sales in 2022
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2023
Finra smacked 15 firms over GPB sales in 2022

The regulator's penalties averaged $247,000 per firm, according to an InvestmentNews tally.

Blackstone's BREIT gets $4 billion boost from University of California
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2023
Blackstone's BREIT gets $4 billion boost from University of California

The infusion from UC Investments will give the $68 billion real estate investment trust a longer-term source of capital after it faced pressure from investors pulling cash.

Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2022
Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra

Using white out and other means, the rep doctored client financial information disclosure forms, according to Finra.

GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2022
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives

GWG was a 'classic Ponzi scheme,' according to a group representing investors.

Plenty of nontraded REIT liquidity to go around: Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2022
Plenty of nontraded REIT liquidity to go around: Report

Meanwhile, 2022 has been another excellent year for sales of alternative investments, according to the report from Robert A. Stanger & Co.

Complex products: You have to know them when you see them
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Complex products: You have to know them when you see them

One of the challenges of regulating these investments is that there’s no agreed-upon definition for them.

There's no simple approach to complex products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
There's no simple approach to complex products

As financial advisers turn to complex products to help clients navigate volatile markets and rising interest rates, regulators are scrutinizing the investments more closely than ever.

Aaron Judge baseball caught by adviser auctioned for $1.5 million
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Aaron Judge baseball caught by adviser auctioned for $1.5 million

Cory Youmans, an adviser in Plano, Texas, snagged Judge’s historic 62nd home run of the season on Oct. 4.

Had a bad year? It could’ve been worse
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Had a bad year? It could’ve been worse

2022 was marked by soaring inflation and a sinking stock market, but it had some redeeming features, including the fact that increasingly fee-based revenues make it easier for advisory firms to weather such storms.

Fintech challenged by market forces
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Fintech challenged by market forces

While most adviser-facing fintechs were spared the pain felt across the wider technology landscape, not everyone escaped the year unscathed.

Blackstone nontraded REIT prompts SEC queries
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 16, 2022
Blackstone nontraded REIT prompts SEC queries

After the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and the Starwood Real Estate Income Trust limited redemptions, the SEC reached out to both firms to try to understand the events.

Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 14, 2022
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling

This market is triggering some tricky math for nontraded REITs, and it's the bean counting behind proration that could prove tormenting.

5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022

The money pouring into digital assets has attracted the attention of criminals.

Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients

But they need to be aware of stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of complex products, an expert tells advisers at the Financial Planning Association annual conference.

SEC says Bankman-Fried defrauded investors of $1.8 billion
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
SEC says Bankman-Fried defrauded investors of $1.8 billion

Bankman-Fried, who was arrested Monday in the Bahamas, also concealed risks and FTX's relationship with his trading firm, Alameda Research, the agency says.

Fintech Bytes: Morgan Stanley at Work, Vestwell and Redtail updates
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Morgan Stanley at Work, Vestwell and Redtail updates

Additionally, BNY Mellon invests in a fixed-income fintech and Broadridge partners with IntraFi on securities-backed lending.

Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs
INVESTING RIAS DEC 09, 2022
Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs

The liquidity issue is squarely in the laps of financial advisers who have never had to deal with the difficulties posed by nontraded REITs before.

Starwood limits withdrawals from its nontraded REIT
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 08, 2022
Starwood limits withdrawals from its nontraded REIT

The move comes just days after Blackstone Inc. announced it would limit withdrawals from its $69 billion fund.

CFP Board releases guidelines on cryptocurrency
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2022
CFP Board releases guidelines on cryptocurrency

The board urges advisers to approach the asset class, which has struggled in 2022, with caution.

Finra smacks Advisor Group with $1.3 million penalty over private placement sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2022
Finra smacks Advisor Group with $1.3 million penalty over private placement sales

The four Advisor Group firms sold investors GPB private placements but failed to tell them that GPB hadn't made required filings, including audited financial statements.