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Gold emerges once again as rock of stability amid market unrest
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2022
Gold emerges once again as rock of stability amid market unrest

The precious metal is up 4.3% this year, which compares to the 11% drop in the S&P 500 Index.

Gold fights off rising rates, Bitcoin to be haven in tough times
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2022
Gold fights off rising rates, Bitcoin to be haven in tough times

Bullion and real U.S. interest rates have climbed this year but tightening rate cycles are not necessarily bearish for gold.

Envestnet weighs options after seeing takeover interest
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2022
Envestnet weighs options after seeing takeover interest

The Chicago-based fintech has recently been approached by at least one private equity firm interested in acquiring it, according to people familiar with the matter.

SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2022
SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs

Hundreds of comments have been published online in the past two weeks, after Grayscale Investments launched a media campaign encouraging the public to weigh in on a Bitcoin ETF.

CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results
INVESTING RIAS FEB 22, 2022
CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results

The Canadian financial conglomerate acquired Newport Beach, California-based Corient Capital, while its earnings show its U.S. operations now represent its largest business segment.

The confusion over crypto assets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2022
The confusion over crypto assets

Clients are demanding access to digital assets. But how — and when — will brokers be able to sell them?

Investing platforms cash in on crypto craze
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2022
Investing platforms cash in on crypto craze

Companies ranging from established robo-advisers like Betterment to upstarts like the crypto-focused robo Domain Money have launched new products in recent weeks to help clients navigate the complex and often confusing world of digital assets.

Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
INVESTING RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2022
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule

Coinbase Global, Gemini Trust and Robinhood Markets are among the companies working to comply with the Treasury Department's 'travel rule.'

Silence is not golden for GWG bondholders
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
Silence is not golden for GWG bondholders

When asked whether GWG's L Bonds were in default, a company spokesperson declines to comment.

There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge

Blockchain unit Onyx set up the lounge as it released a paper on how businesses can explore opportunities in the metaverse.

Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2022
Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial

Company has launched investigation and contacted law enforcement because Bitcoin and Ethereum were snatched from IRA users on Feb. 8.

Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment

Investors are piling into exchange-traded products that offer exposure to companies jockeying to create virtual realities.

BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states

The cryptocurrency platform agreed to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators that it sold a crypto lending product that it hadn't registered with the SEC.

CAIS provides alts platform to Focus Financial firms
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2022
CAIS provides alts platform to Focus Financial firms

The custom CAIS platform will allow for the evaluation of hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes.

Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant
INVESTING RIAS FEB 10, 2022
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant

Merchant's partnership structure continues to push into the RIA space with nearly 50 ownership stakes.

Comments not likely to sway SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 08, 2022
Comments not likely to sway SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF

The SEC has rejected several Bitcoin ETF proposals because of concerns about potential investor harm tied to a crypto market it does not regulate.

Treasury official says the need for stablecoin legislation is ‘urgent’
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 08, 2022
Treasury official says the need for stablecoin legislation is ‘urgent’

Treasury's Liang says that firms offering the coins should face the heightened scrutiny that lenders receive under U.S. rules.

Betterment acquires Makara in push into crypto market
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 08, 2022
Betterment acquires Makara in push into crypto market

Once Betterment launches its own crypto tool using Makara's technology, the tool will be available to retail clients, as well as through Betterment For Advisors, the company's business-to-business platform.

Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA
INVESTING RIAS FEB 08, 2022
Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA

The Chicago-area advisory firm, Inspirion Wealth Advisors, will use equity infusion to develop next-generation planners and potentially make acquisitions.