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Yieldstreet opens art fund
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.

ESG Clarity annual survey on ESG investing
ESG NOV 11, 2021
ESG Clarity annual survey on ESG investing

We want to hear about your views on ESG strategies, how your attitude about ESG has changed, and how you expect fund managers to adapt.

CI Financial posts record profits as it moves beyond just buying RIAs
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.

Investing in climate solutions
OPINION NOV 11, 2021
Investing in climate solutions

Companies that provide climate solutions are essentially businesses that drive or underpin substantial reductions in or the removal of greenhouse gas emissions.

ESG still scant in DC plans, used more in public sector
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 10, 2021
ESG still scant in DC plans, used more in public sector

ESG is only used in 5% of corporate DC plans, according to Callan. Use by institutional investors also varies a lot by geography.

UK crypto trader Nexo buys piece of Brooklyn B-D
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.

Net-zero asset managers fall short of targets set by scientists
ESG NOV 10, 2021
Net-zero asset managers fall short of targets set by scientists

Firms that have recently disclosed interim portfolio decarbonization targets are on track to cut their CO2 footprint by just 20% this decade, according to nonprofit Universal Owner.

Climate resilience metrics launched at COP26
ESG NOV 09, 2021
Climate resilience metrics launched at COP26

The eighth day of the conference saw announcements on climate resilience and ocean risks, and an appearance by former U.S. President Barack Obama.

Carving a cryptocurrency advisory niche
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.

Mutual fund investors brace for hefty capital gains taxes
EQUITIES NOV 08, 2021
Mutual fund investors brace for hefty capital gains taxes

As fund companies start to post annual tax distributions, more than 110 funds are already showing capital gains distributions of more than 20%.

Protecting nature is best shot at reaching net zero
ESG NOV 08, 2021
Protecting nature is best shot at reaching net zero

Nature Day on Saturday saw farming, agricultural and ‘nature positive’ pledges from governments and companies.

Countries distance themselves from coal
ESG NOV 05, 2021
Countries distance themselves from coal

Some 20 countries stated that, from 2022, they will no longer fund unabated fossil fuel projects abroad.

Yellen to urge finance CEOs to put more funds into climate fight
ESG NOV 05, 2021
Yellen to urge finance CEOs to put more funds into climate fight

Private capital would prove more critical to reaching the Paris Agreement aim of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Bitcoin futures ETF mania cools as Wall Street hits pause button
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
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

30 finance firms pledge to end deforestation
ESG NOV 04, 2021
30 finance firms pledge to end deforestation

Institutions with more than $8.7 trillion in assets, including Aviva, Schroders and Axa, have committed $7.2 billion to eliminate investment in activities resulting in deforestation.

Fink takes aim at private companies
ESG NOV 04, 2021
Fink takes aim at private companies

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says public markets can’t navigate path to net zero alone, and shares his view on ‘reimagining emerging markets.'

SEC paves way for more proxy votes on climate change
ESG NOV 03, 2021
SEC paves way for more proxy votes on climate change

The change is the latest attempt by the agency to make it easier for shareholders to take action on hot-button issues like race and climate change.

Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud
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.

Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS
RIAS NOV 03, 2021
Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS

Treasury inflation-protected securities have become the hottest ticket in 2021 as messages about 'transitory' inflation clash with reality.