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CAIA expands UniFi learning platform with PE microcredential
ALTERNATIVES OCT 29, 2024
CAIA expands UniFi learning platform with PE microcredential

The association's latest alts education offering gives advisors a self-paced exploration of private equity categories, evolving PE vehicles, and their place in portfolio construction.

By Leo Almazora
Bitcoin surge has advisors once again answering questions
ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2024
Bitcoin surge has advisors once again answering questions

Clients are starting to take notice as the cryptocurrency flirts with record highs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Robinhood wades into event trading with Harris and Trump contracts
ALTERNATIVES OCT 28, 2024
Robinhood wades into event trading with Harris and Trump contracts

The retail trading titan is offering users new ways to trade on the outcome of the hotly contested presidential election.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone-owned Hipgnosis plots $1.47B music bond sale
ALTERNATIVES OCT 25, 2024
Blackstone-owned Hipgnosis plots $1.47B music bond sale

The new debt issuance will be backed by royalties from chart-topping artists like Shakira, Journey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

By Bloomberg
Risk is the "permanent impairment of capital"
ALTERNATIVES OCT 25, 2024
Risk is the "permanent impairment of capital"

Wealth manager reflects on how alternatives arose from turmoil.

By Chris Davis
Advisor suspended, fined for pushing elderly clients into high-risk GPB private placements
ALTERNATIVES OCT 24, 2024
Advisor suspended, fined for pushing elderly clients into high-risk GPB private placements

Recommendations of more than $800k in limited partnerships led to unsuitably large concentrations of alts in their portfolios, Finra finds.

By Leo Almazora
Art market upheaval is on the horizon, says global report
ALTERNATIVES OCT 24, 2024
Art market upheaval is on the horizon, says global report

Declining representation in affluent portfolios, decreased spending from next-gen investors, and other forces are converging to form a complex picture.

By Bloomberg
What's the best investment case for private market assets?
ALTERNATIVES OCT 22, 2024
What's the best investment case for private market assets?

Blackstone advisor pulse survey reveals around 80 percent see private investments as a way to land new clients.

By Leo Almazora
North American institutions keeping long-term focus amid near-term noise
ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2024
North American institutions keeping long-term focus amid near-term noise

Two-thirds of survey respondents agree upcoming elections a distraction, while three-fourths are prioritizing central bank actions and private market investments.

By Leo Almazora
Good as gold? Why it might be a safer haven than Treasury bonds
ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2024
Good as gold? Why it might be a safer haven than Treasury bonds

BofA commodity strategist argues the yellow metal is a good option as governments go deeper into the red.

By Leo Almazora
Pair-trade ETF strategies raise questions on risk
EQUITIES OCT 18, 2024
Pair-trade ETF strategies raise questions on risk

One manager's filing for strategies bundling long and short bets extends debate on where the ETF innovation machine is headed.

By Bloomberg
CAIS announces new division to support advisors' alternative investment efforts
ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2024
CAIS announces new division to support advisors' alternative investment efforts

The firm will offer customizable model portfolios, advisory services, and a portfolio construction tool as part of its latest alts offensive.

By Leo Almazora
StepStone Private Wealth welcomes two industry veterans to lead growth push
ALTERNATIVES OCT 17, 2024
StepStone Private Wealth welcomes two industry veterans to lead growth push

The fast-growing asset manager specializing in private markets is looking to build on its momentum after achieving a $5B milestone.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth firms want asset managers to step up specialist support
ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2024
Wealth firms want asset managers to step up specialist support

Broadridge industry survey unpacks sentiments and gaps around active ETFs, alts, indexing solutions, and AI adoption.

By Leo Almazora
Nuveen taps industry veteran Moshe Bajnon in private wealth push
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2024
Nuveen taps industry veteran Moshe Bajnon in private wealth push

The asset management giant is looking to solidify its relationships with wealth platforms, broker-dealers and RIAs through a newly created global leadership role.

By Leo Almazora
iCapital launches multi-investment workflow advisor tool
ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2024
iCapital launches multi-investment workflow advisor tool

The alts-focused global fintech's latest enhancement aims to further streamline the investment process for financial professionals.

By Leo Almazora
$26B RIA EP Wealth strikes private market alliance with Opto Investments
RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2024
$26B RIA EP Wealth strikes private market alliance with Opto Investments

The tech-driven alts platform will provide support to advisors seeking customized portfolio access for their high-net-worth clients.

By Leo Almazora
Could private-market access boost retirement plan contributions?
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2024
Could private-market access boost retirement plan contributions?

Survey shows just over one-third of workplace plan participants willing to put part of their portfolios in private equity or private debt.

By Leo Almazora
Crypto.com files suit against SEC after Wells Notice
ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2024
Crypto.com files suit against SEC after Wells Notice

Crypto trading platform fires back against a legal threat by the regulator, contending it has "unilaterally expanded its jurisdiction beyond statutory limits."

By Bloomberg
Why alternatives expertise is essential for HNW advisors
ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2024
Why alternatives expertise is essential for HNW advisors

Survey of advisors and high-net-worth investors points to education, recommendations as vital drivers in relationships.

By Leo Almazora