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Covered call strategy aims to dampen volatility of crypto investing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2021
Covered call strategy aims to dampen volatility of crypto investing

Toronto-based Purpose Investments pushes the digital investing envelope by selling options on the cryptocurrency holdings of two new ETFs.

On inflation, advisers hope for the best, prepare for the worst
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 22, 2021
On inflation, advisers hope for the best, prepare for the worst

With inflation spiking to a 31-year high, financial advisers are taking action in client portfolios.

Citi to hire 100 for push into digital assets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2021
Citi to hire 100 for push into digital assets

As part of the effort, the bank tapped Puneet Singhvi to be its new head of digital assets inside the institutional clients group.

IRS expects crypto seizures worth billions of dollars in 2022
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 19, 2021
IRS expects crypto seizures worth billions of dollars in 2022

The agency seized $3.5 billion worth of cryptocurrencies in fiscal 2021, accounting for 93% of all assets seized, and an IRS official says he expects that trend to continue next year.

Third Bitcoin futures ETF launches
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2021
Third Bitcoin futures ETF launches

The VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF began trading after a multiweek wait, and days after the SEC rejected the firm's proposal for an ETF that would hold Bitcoin directly.

Future challenges for the advice business
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2021
Future challenges for the advice business

Seven industry notables offer their views on what the financial advice business will look like in coming years.

Breathing new life into old-school 60/40 models
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2021
Breathing new life into old-school 60/40 models

As more advisers and pundits lean toward heavier allocations to stocks over bonds, there are still ways and reasons to benefit from fixed income.

Yieldstreet opens art fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2021
Yieldstreet opens art fund

The alternative investments platform has funded more than $2.4 billion in investments across a range of asset classes since its founding in 2015.

CI Financial posts record profits as it moves beyond just buying RIAs
INVESTING RIAS NOV 11, 2021
CI Financial posts record profits as it moves beyond just buying RIAs

After acquiring 25 U.S. RIAs over the past 24 months, the Toronto-based aggregator is taking a minority stake in GLASfunds, a $1 billion alternative investments platform.

UK crypto trader Nexo buys piece of Brooklyn B-D
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2021
UK crypto trader Nexo buys piece of Brooklyn B-D

The terms of Nexo's deal for a stake in Texture Capital Holdings were not disclosed.

Carving a cryptocurrency advisory niche
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2021
Carving a cryptocurrency advisory niche

After buying his first Bitcoin six years ago for $235, Steve Larsen believes the digital currency is still a value at over $66,000.

Bitcoin futures ETF mania cools as Wall Street hits pause button
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2021
Bitcoin futures ETF mania cools as Wall Street hits pause button

Wall Street analysts had expected as many as four Bitcoin futures ETFs to begin trading in October.

Fintechs Simon Markets, +Subscribe join forces to offer alts platform
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2021
Fintechs Simon Markets, +Subscribe join forces to offer alts platform

The companies say their aim is to allow advisers to manage alternative investments in one place

Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2021
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud

Thomas Brenner, former CEO of First American Securities of Orrville, Ohio, is facing seven fraud charges linked to sales of private placements.

Bitcoin investing without the roller-coaster ride
INVESTING RIAS NOV 02, 2021
Bitcoin investing without the roller-coaster ride

Two tech platforms team up to launch a low-volatility cryptocurrency model portfolio for less adventurous investors in digital assets.

T. Rowe Price to buy Oak Hill for about $4.2 billion
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2021
T. Rowe Price to buy Oak Hill for about $4.2 billion

The acquisition of Oak Hill, one of the biggest players in alternative credit, will allow T. Rowe to expand into private debt investing.

Cryptocurrency investors are more charitable than others, Fidelity says
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2021
Cryptocurrency investors are more charitable than others, Fidelity says

The asset manager's philanthropic unit says crypto’s popularity could fuel charitable giving.

Bitcoin-linked ETFs attract record assets with strategy designed for traders
INVESTING RIAS OCT 22, 2021
Bitcoin-linked ETFs attract record assets with strategy designed for traders

The futures-based access to cryptocurrencies has been described as better than nothing by investors. But, financial advisers might have trouble managing client expectations.

Bitcoin futures ETF fee war is heating up
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 21, 2021
Bitcoin futures ETF fee war is heating up

VanEck's pending Bitcoin Strategy ETF will carry a management fee of 0.65%, undercutting the 0.95% expense ratio on ProShares' Bitcoin Strategy ETF, which debuted Tuesday.

BlackRock's Fink puts private equity on the front burner
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 20, 2021
BlackRock's Fink puts private equity on the front burner

CEO Larry Fink said access to private equity should increase and allocations should be in the 20% range, while speaking at the Charles Schwab Impact conference.