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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.

London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US

Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners announced the acquisition of Beta+ this week and plan to use the tech to enhance wealth management firms they already own.

Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies

The asset manager is jumping into liquid alternatives, citing its clients' interest in diversifying.

BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine

The state claims U.S. Data Mining Group sold $4 million in unregistered securities to Massachusetts investors.

How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients
INVESTING OPINION MAR 21, 2022
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients

We need to understand new technologies and combat the fear of missing out on the hottest investment category, which has been cryptocurrencies.

Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.

Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2022
Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said at least 40 customers in the state complained.