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Apollo joins other private equity players in impact investing arena
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2020
Apollo joins other private equity players in impact investing arena

Leaders say new platform will incorporate Apollo's secret sauce and will target later stage companies

Steve Cohen strikes deal to buy New York Mets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2020
Steve Cohen strikes deal to buy New York Mets

The billionaire hedge fund manager rooted for the team while growing up on Long Island

Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2020
Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims

Capital Financial Services is shutting down, leaving clients on the hook

Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2020
Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor

The former SEC examiner was charged with obstruction of justice, a felony, last year

Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets
INVESTING RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets

The Investment Adviser Association wants discretionary clients of fiduciaries to be accredited

Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2020
Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000

Regulator says the firm failed to supervise reps’ sales of risky energy securities

GPB problems come home to roost for advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2020
GPB problems come home to roost for advisers

Investors take aim at an adviser, who sold GPB products, in numerous Finra arbitration claims

Fidelity offers first Bitcoin fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2020
Fidelity offers first Bitcoin fund

The passively managed fund will be available to qualified purchasers, with the minimum investment set at $100,000

SEC expands sophisticated investor pool
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2020
SEC expands sophisticated investor pool

Democratic commissioners, other critics say the agency lacks understanding of risks posed by private market

8 steps to creating racial justice portfolios
INVESTING OPINION AUG 25, 2020
8 steps to creating racial justice portfolios

Interest in investing for equity and inclusion is growing, and yet most clients don't know where to start

Looking for uncorrelated returns? Consider reinsurance
INVESTING OPINION AUG 25, 2020
Looking for uncorrelated returns? Consider reinsurance

The market for insurance-linked securities totals close to $100 billion and has expanded beyond catastrophe bonds to include collateralized reinsurance contracts

Gold to gain on 'currency debasement,' SkyBridge says
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2020
Gold to gain on 'currency debasement,' SkyBridge says

The fund of funds manager says the continued Fed and government stimulus are triggering concerns about currency

ICapital boosts access to alts for advisers with PGIM
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2020
ICapital boosts access to alts for advisers with PGIM

PGIM is the latest asset manager to tap iCapital's technology to give advisers access to a wider range of alternative investments

Retail investors interested in alternatives
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2020
Retail investors interested in alternatives

Younger investors like bitcoin, while older investors go for gold, JPMorgan says

House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2020
House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal

Advocates for alternative investments oppose the provision, which is not likely to survive in the Senate

Silver rally quietly outshines gold in 2020
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2020
Silver rally quietly outshines gold in 2020

The less-flashy precious metal may have more room to run, according to analysts

Gold's 24% run attracts the attention of younger investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2020
Gold's 24% run attracts the attention of younger investors

The precious metal is uniquely suited to hedge the disruptions of 2020

GPB Capital reports nearly $200 million drop in AUM
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2020
GPB Capital reports nearly $200 million drop in AUM

The alternative asset manager parts ways with an auditor and its valuation company

Ex-Next Financial rep charged by Galvin with overselling REITs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 20, 2020
Ex-Next Financial rep charged by Galvin with overselling REITs

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts takes another swipe at sales of high-priced products

Hedge fund manager predicts gold will top $3,000 an ounce
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 15, 2020
Hedge fund manager predicts gold will top $3,000 an ounce

The head of the $450 million Quadriga Igneo fund says unprecedented monetary stimulus is fueling asset bubbles and corporate debt addiction