AltsEdge, a 10-module education initiative designed to help advisers better understand alternative investments, has been launched by the iCapital Foundation and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.
The courses provide an overview of the private markets, various strategies and product structures, hedge funds and registered funds, and portfolio construction. They also will provide an opportunity for advisers to earn continuing education credits.
The iCapital Foundation is a nonprofit adviser and investor education organization created by iCapital Network, a financial technology platform for alternative investing. CAIA Association is a credentialing body in the alternatives industry.
Meanwhile, DPL Financial Partners adds two annuity executives and Prime Capital Financial hires a Mid-Atlantic retirement plan consultant
Andrew Komarow pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Hartford to defrauding three financial services companies of close to $3.3 million.
Elsewhere, Cetera picks up a $210 million Connecticut team from MML, while Wells Fargo FiNet adds a San Diego family practice from LPL
Celebrity endorsements, $500M in claimed assets, and a state regulator stepping in.
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