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Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 19, 2022
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization

With the Biden administration having let them down, the marijuana industry is now betting on a Republican takeover of Congress.

Blackstone adds to bet on student housing with $13 billion deal
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2022
Blackstone adds to bet on student housing with $13 billion deal

Blackstone and other PE firms are wagering that off-campus housing will provide better returns than apartments and other residential assets, which have soared in value since the pandemic.

Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2022
Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb

Adviser ranks are falling, but the bank reports 7,800 net new client relationships and a growing thirst for alternative investments.

Into the metaverse
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2022
Into the metaverse

Financial services firms are hanging out their shingles in the burgeoning world of virtual societies, hoping to attract a new breed of digitally native customers.

Industry groups want DOL to withdraw guidance on use of cryptocurrency
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2022
Industry groups want DOL to withdraw guidance on use of cryptocurrency

The agency's cautioning against using crypto in retirement accounts violates current law and sidesteps public input, the trade associations argue.

Advisers weigh the appeal of the commodity rally
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2022
Advisers weigh the appeal of the commodity rally

As commodity funds post double-digit gains this year, some advisers wonder if it's too late to join the party.

Fidelity adds two ETFs focusing on crypto, metaverse
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 12, 2022
Fidelity adds two ETFs focusing on crypto, metaverse

One of the funds will track the digital payments industry, and the other will focus on companies tied to emerging virtual worlds.

GPB Capital sells another asset, this time land in New Jersey
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 12, 2022
GPB Capital sells another asset, this time land in New Jersey

Net proceeds of the Newark, New Jersey, land deal will benefit investors in one private placement, GPB Cold Storage.

Advisers buckle up for more market volatility
INVESTING RIAS APR 11, 2022
Advisers buckle up for more market volatility

Trouble in the bond markets is moving investment portfolios well beyond traditional allocations of 60% stocks and 40% bonds.

Finra smacks National Securities with $663,000 penalty over private placement
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2022
Finra smacks National Securities with $663,000 penalty over private placement

The agency said Boca Raton, Florida-based National Securities deceived investors in December 2017 and January 2018 about the price of shares in the private placement offering.

SEC ruling reignites spot US bitcoin ETF approval debate
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2022
SEC ruling reignites spot US bitcoin ETF approval debate

The agency gave its blessing to the Teucrium Bitcoin Futures Fund application which was filed under the Securities Act of 1933.

Blackstone says alternative assets are headed for your 401(k)
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Blackstone says alternative assets are headed for your 401(k)

The creation of liquidity in certain alternative products aimed at retail investors has broadened their appeal.

Made a killing in crypto? Your tax bill is coming due
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2022
Made a killing in crypto? Your tax bill is coming due

Digital tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum are classified as property by the Internal Revenue Service and taxed like stocks and bonds.

GWG Holdings hit with Nasdaq notice over stock listing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2022
GWG Holdings hit with Nasdaq notice over stock listing

Shares of the beleaguered alternative investment manager hit a new low of $1.78 in trading Thursday morning.

Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group
INVESTING RIAS APR 06, 2022
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group

The steady flow of PE money into wealth management illustrates the bullish outlook for the industry's fee-based revenue streams.

Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 06, 2022
Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing

ProShares wants to launch an exchange-traded fund that would track the inverse performance of an index of Bitcoin futures.

Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2022
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources

Investors in the $1.6 billion of bonds issued by GWG face dire consequence if the alternative asset manager files for bankruptcy.

Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2022
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine

The 52-year-old asset manager with nearly $20 billion under management will become a subsidiary of Callodine Group.

Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.