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Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 16, 2022
Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto

'This space, crypto markets, is a highly speculative asset class,' the SEC chairman said Monday at Finra's annual meeting.

Customer wins more than $450,000 from TD Ameritrade over volatile investment
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2022
Customer wins more than $450,000 from TD Ameritrade over volatile investment

Ian Delahunty bought a leveraged exchange-traded note and owned it for 199 days rather than the day or two it was meant to be held.

Cryptic crypto doesn't square with qualified retirement plan fundamentals
INVESTING OPINION MAY 13, 2022
Cryptic crypto doesn't square with qualified retirement plan fundamentals

Crypto assets have not provided audits and other standard modes of verification, which disqualifies them as prudent investments.

Fidelity partners with Digital Assets Council on crypto education
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2022
Fidelity partners with Digital Assets Council on crypto education

Clients of Fidelity Institutional will get a discount on the cost of DACFP's Blockchain and Digital Assets certificate program.

Financial industry worries about Finra’s next step on complex products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2022
Financial industry worries about Finra’s next step on complex products

Brokerage and fund trade associations caution against limiting the market for retail customers. Consumer group and state regulators say more oversight is needed to protect investors.

Crypto stress feeds wider sell-off in global markets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2022
Crypto stress feeds wider sell-off in global markets

The crash in cryptocurrencies could accelerate an investor stampede to safer asset classes.

Advisers caught between Fidelity, DOL on using crypto in 401(k)s
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2022
Advisers caught between Fidelity, DOL on using crypto in 401(k)s

Fidelity wants to make it easier to allocate 401(k) assets into Bitcoin, while the Department of Labor is warning plan fiduciaries to be extremely careful about using crypto.

Broker picked wrong time to boost bet on GWG bonds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2022
Broker picked wrong time to boost bet on GWG bonds

Broker-dealers kept selling GWG's life settlement-backed bonds for years despite all the accounting and reporting static coming from the company.

US regulators considering Plan B if Congress fails to act on crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 10, 2022
US regulators considering Plan B if Congress fails to act on crypto

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam says his agency would be a tough regulator for crypto market.

SEC extends comment period on climate risk, private fund, exchange proposals
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2022
SEC extends comment period on climate risk, private fund, exchange proposals

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has been under pressure from Republican lawmakers and industry trade associations to allow more time for feedback on rulemaking.

ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 09, 2022
ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year

The strategy blends short-term Treasury bonds with put options on longer-term bonds to ride the trend toward higher rates.

Bitcoin tumbles below $33,000 to lowest level since July 2021
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2022
Bitcoin tumbles below $33,000 to lowest level since July 2021

Tightening monetary policy to combat runaway inflation and ebbing liquidity are turning investors away from speculative assets across global markets.

Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2022
Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform

The addition gives access to a menu of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and private credit.

Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs

As more crypto holders need help structuring their wealth, the staid world of estate planning is still playing catch up.

SEC crypto team getting 20 more officials in bid to crack down
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2022
SEC crypto team getting 20 more officials in bid to crack down

The additions will bring the agency's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit to 50 people.

Mercer Global Advisors adds $1.2 billion with latest deal
INVESTING RIAS MAY 03, 2022
Mercer Global Advisors adds $1.2 billion with latest deal

Mercer is acquiring HYA Advisors, an RIA based in Springfield, Missouri, as private equity money continues to drive RIA consolidation.

Bond market 'bloodbath' opens a door for income investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2022
Bond market 'bloodbath' opens a door for income investors

As fixed income suffers the brunt of the Fed's efforts to catch up on inflation, financial advisers suddenly have an alternative for short-term cash allocations.

Crypto bill in House would limit SEC's jurisdiction over exchanges
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2022
Crypto bill in House would limit SEC's jurisdiction over exchanges

The measure sponsored by a bipartisan group of representatives would bring exchanges that offer digital assets like Bitcoin directly under the purview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

BlackRock pushes three investing themes
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 27, 2022
BlackRock pushes three investing themes

The asset manager says the new consumer, an industrial renaissance and medical innovation are areas where changes have exposed 'underestimated investment opportunities.'

Finra dings Berthel Fisher for poor supervision of options trades
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2022
Finra dings Berthel Fisher for poor supervision of options trades

Finra said last summer that it was launching an examination sweep probing the opening of options accounts.