The vehicles are touted for democratizing markets by allowing retail investors access to high-growth companies. But the SEC said they come with distinct risks.
Royal Alliance Associates Inc., SagePoint Financial Inc., and FSC Securities Corp., increased legal reserves by as much as three times the amount of the prior year.
Advisers don’t have to join the bulls, but they better join the discussion.
The deal shows that private equity investors are starting to move down-market to invest in smaller registered investment advisers.
The rebranded PE fund targets the country's 13 million accredited households with an offer of access to KKR's investment expertise.
Ascendant Alternative Strategies changed its official status with Finra to termination requested. Founders of GPB, David Gentile and Jeff Schneider were arrested and charged with fraud last month by the FBI.
The former nontraded REIT czar is looking for a next act in the securities industry, and this time it's a family affair.
The manager of the Infinity Q liquid alt fund was fired after being accused of fudging asset values. The fund could not value its assets for purposes of calculating its net asset value.
Nico Marais will stay on as CEO of the $603 billion business after the sale to GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners, while there will be fresh faces on the board.
The private asset management firm, Ariel Alternatives, aims to build certified minority enterprises that can supply Fortune 500 companies.
Client appreciation dinners are all well and good, but private suites at Madison Square Garden are clearly beyond the pale.
AltsEdge will provide 10 modules to help advisers understand and use alternative investments.
The largest cryptocurrency rose almost 6% Wednesday, following a fivefold surge in the past year, after MicroStrategy said Tuesday it would sell $600 million of bonds to buy more Bitcoin.
Being behind Canada on Bitcoin funds could put U.S. ETF providers at a disadvantage when it comes to gaining market share.
The regulator wants to install an industry veteran to run GPB to monitor its assets in auto dealerships and make sure investor interests are protected.
Legal experts say the cases will have a monumental challenge overcoming motions to dismiss. The lawsuits allege online brokerages entered into an agreement and conspiracy to prevent the market from operating normally.
Survey shows 98% of advisers plan to increase or maintain client allocations to alts in the year ahead; the strategies most likely to see an increase in allocation are real estate, private equity and private credit.
GPB raised $1.8 billion from investors starting in 2013 through sales of private partnerships, but it has not paid investors steady returns, called distributions, since 2018.
Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.
The real fun is just getting started, now that everybody and their mother knows what a short squeeze is.
