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Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets

Ophelia Snyder, 29, is already managing $2.5 billion. She is now teaming up with Cathie Wood to bring a Bitcoin ETF to the U.S. — if regulators allow it.

SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2022
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers

Under Chairman Gary Gensler, the agency is taking a closer look at private equity, hedge funds.

Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2022
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game

Choice is adding a Price-Is-Right-style game that rewards account holders with small amounts of Bitcoin that are added to their retirement savings.

Crypto collapse sheds new light on loyalty to digital assets
INVESTING RIAS JAN 27, 2022
Crypto collapse sheds new light on loyalty to digital assets

Without saying 'I told you so,' advisers are reminding their clients that investing in crypto will be stomach churning.

Crypto firms Celsius Network, Gemini face SEC scrutiny
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 27, 2022
Crypto firms Celsius Network, Gemini face SEC scrutiny

The SEC enforcement review focuses on whether the companies’ offerings should be registered as securities, people say.

Finra approves Winklevoss crypto exchange Gemini
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 26, 2022
Finra approves Winklevoss crypto exchange Gemini

Now that it has broker-dealer status, Gemini Galactic Markets can operate an alternative trading system that will facilitate the trading of digital asset securities.

$2 billion in GWG junk bonds sold by advisers are under pressure
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 26, 2022
$2 billion in GWG junk bonds sold by advisers are under pressure

GWG Holdings Inc., an investor in life settlements, missed $13.6 million in payments this month to investors in its L Bonds.

Massachusetts says Fidelity rubber-stamped options applications
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 26, 2022
Massachusetts says Fidelity rubber-stamped options applications

Regulator's complaint details examples of repeated applications – in some instances as many as 13 in one month.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — January 2022 — Part 2
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 26, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — January 2022 — Part 2

The major trends underway in the financial adviser ecosystem, and what those trends portend for the year to come.

Southwestern Investment Group is latest RIA to partner with private equity
INVESTING RIAS JAN 25, 2022
Southwestern Investment Group is latest RIA to partner with private equity

The Tennessee-based firm has sold a minority stake to Merchant Investment Management, citing the need to build scale in the fast-consolidating wealth management industry.

Four Texas REIT executives guilty of fraud
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 24, 2022
Four Texas REIT executives guilty of fraud

The UDF real estate dilemma has been unwinding for years. The UDF executives now face up to 25 years each in federal prison.

Wealthspire kicks off rebranding efforts in wealth management build-out
INVESTING RIAS JAN 24, 2022
Wealthspire kicks off rebranding efforts in wealth management build-out

Lenox Wealth Advisors became Wealthspire over the weekend, with Private Capital Group and Private Ocean the next firms under NFP's umbrella to see name changes.

World's top gold ETF sees holdings surge in bullish demand sign
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 24, 2022
World's top gold ETF sees holdings surge in bullish demand sign

SPDR Gold Shares reports biggest inflow since listing in 2004.

BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2022
BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023

Firm is waiting for clarity on ETF rules, CFO Portney says.

Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Gemini moves into wealth management with Bitria acquisition

The $7.1 billion cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to purchase Bitria, a 5-year-old startup that provides advisers with tools to access and manage holdings of Bitcoin and other tokens.

Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2022
Alts open up everything from Harlem Renaissance art to Japanese whisky

The new products not only provide investment opportunities that aren't available on the open market, but can also combine a client’s passions — for things like antique cars or even musical instruments — with their investment portfolios.

Alts provider CAIS lands $225 million in funding
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 11, 2022
Alts provider CAIS lands $225 million in funding

As the number of publicly traded companies steadily declined over the past decade, investor interest in the private markets has increased markedly.

Bitcoin sell-off shakes adviser confidence in crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2022
Bitcoin sell-off shakes adviser confidence in crypto

For many financial advisers, the slide reinforced the notion that Bitcoin is just too volatile for client portfolios.

Fake crypto offerings pose biggest investor threat, regulators say
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2022
Fake crypto offerings pose biggest investor threat, regulators say

Scams involving self-directed individual retirement accounts are another area of concern, according to an annual survey by the North American Securities Administrators Association.

Inside iCapital’s $497 million in fresh funding
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2022
Inside iCapital’s $497 million in fresh funding

The alternative investment provider increased assets on the platform to more than $104 billion last year. The secret could be its ability to combine multiple high-net-worth investors into a single private placement.