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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.

Finra set to review rules on sales of complex products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 19, 2021
Finra set to review rules on sales of complex products

The broker-dealer regulator's move comes as the SEC launches a study of the risks associated with complex exchange-traded products that could lead to rulemaking.

Bitcoin futures ETF opens with gain, explosive trading volume
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 19, 2021
Bitcoin futures ETF opens with gain, explosive trading volume

About 6.4 million shares of the exchange-traded fund, worth roughly $264 million, changed hands in the first 20 minutes of trading.

First US Bitcoin-linked ETF raises concerns for advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2021
First US Bitcoin-linked ETF raises concerns for advisers

While the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF is the first of its kind, there are a host of other versions coming soon. The futures-based strategy could make the tech stock volatility of the 1990s look tame by comparison, according to experts.

SEC set to allow Bitcoin futures ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2021
SEC set to allow Bitcoin futures ETFs

Unlike Bitcoin ETF applications that the regulator has previously blocked, the proposals by ProShares and Invesco are based on futures contracts, and the SEC isn't likely to block them from starting to trade next week.

Do you have undisclosed crypto? If so, it's time to decide your future
INVESTING OPINION OCT 15, 2021
Do you have undisclosed crypto? If so, it's time to decide your future

Claims that crypto is 'untraceable' and the 'perfect tax haven' have been exploded. Those who bought into this mythology have to decide what to do.

Halo Investing raises $100 million
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2021
Halo Investing raises $100 million

The platform, which provides structured notes, annuities and other investments, plans to use the funds to expand its product offerings.

Private equity drives another record quarter for RIA M&A
INVESTING RIAS OCT 11, 2021
Private equity drives another record quarter for RIA M&A

After a record-setting third quarter of 78 deals, Echelon Partners' data showed 2021 has already beaten last year's record for RIA transactions.

Lessons from Beijing’s toothless crypto ban
INVESTING OPINION OCT 08, 2021
Lessons from Beijing’s toothless crypto ban

For crypto-skeptic advisers, the fact that the ban proved to be a tempest in a teapot should be a wake-up call. Crypto as an asset class is here to stay.