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GWG Holdings hit with Nasdaq notice over stock listing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2022
GWG Holdings hit with Nasdaq notice over stock listing

Shares of the beleaguered alternative investment manager hit a new low of $1.78 in trading Thursday morning.

By Bruce Kelly
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group
INVESTING RIAS APR 06, 2022
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group

The steady flow of PE money into wealth management illustrates the bullish outlook for the industry's fee-based revenue streams.

By Jeff Benjamin
Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 06, 2022
Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing

ProShares wants to launch an exchange-traded fund that would track the inverse performance of an index of Bitcoin futures.

By Bloomberg
Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

By Joanne Cleaver
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2022
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources

Investors in the $1.6 billion of bonds issued by GWG face dire consequence if the alternative asset manager files for bankruptcy.

By Bruce Kelly
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2022
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine

The 52-year-old asset manager with nearly $20 billion under management will become a subsidiary of Callodine Group.

By Jeff Benjamin
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US

Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners announced the acquisition of Beta+ this week and plan to use the tech to enhance wealth management firms they already own.

By Sean Allocca
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies

The asset manager is jumping into liquid alternatives, citing its clients' interest in diversifying.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

By Bloomberg
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine

The state claims U.S. Data Mining Group sold $4 million in unregistered securities to Massachusetts investors.

By InvestmentNews
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients
INVESTING OPINION MAR 21, 2022
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients

We need to understand new technologies and combat the fear of missing out on the hottest investment category, which has been cryptocurrencies.

By Nathan Munits
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.

By Bruce Kelly
Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2022
Robinhood settles with Vermont for $640,000 over outages

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said at least 40 customers in the state complained.

By Bloomberg
Senate Banking Chair warns about private equity ownership of insurance companies
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2022
Senate Banking Chair warns about private equity ownership of insurance companies

Sen. Sherrod Brown says PE has a track record of 'undermining pension and retirement programs.' The American Investment Council praises PE stewardship of insurance firms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Should private equity be in 401(k) plans?
INVESTING OPINION MAR 17, 2022
Should private equity be in 401(k) plans?

The DOL has clarified its earlier advice on this topic, stressing the responsibility of fiduciaries whose plans offer private equity investments.

By Carol Buckmann
Want to buy a Banksy? This fintech has an answer
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2022
Want to buy a Banksy? This fintech has an answer

The digital alternative investment provider Yieldstreet launched a new art equity fund with exposure to contemporary international artists like Banksy and Takashi Murakami.

By Sean Allocca
Cetera B-D on hook for $2.66 million arbitration claim stemming from REITs, annuities
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2022
Cetera B-D on hook for $2.66 million arbitration claim stemming from REITs, annuities

In an unusual aspect of the investors' claim and subsequent award against First Allied Securities, the $2.66 million in damages requested matched the amount the three arbitrators awarded.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2022
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments

The agency 'has serious concerns about the prudence' of exposing plan participants' retirement savings to investments that carry 'significant risks of fraud, theft, and loss.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.