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Where will wealth managers find safe havens in 2026?
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2025
Where will wealth managers find safe havens in 2026?

Gold and foreign stocks have provided shelter for advisors worried about volatility and valuations this year. But where do they expect to find safety in 2026?

By Gregg Greenberg
Wealth managers warm to evergreen funds as demand for private markets intensifies
ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2025
Wealth managers warm to evergreen funds as demand for private markets intensifies

New data shows surging advisor appetite for semi-liquid alts despite education and trust challenges.

By Steve Randall
US AI boom drives markets and debt to new heights, while power demand is set to soar
ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2025
US AI boom drives markets and debt to new heights, while power demand is set to soar

AI-led investment could fuel US growth but increase leverage and market concentration, outlook says.

By Steve Randall
Trump commutes fraud sentence for ex-GPB Capital chief Gentile
ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2025
Trump commutes fraud sentence for ex-GPB Capital chief Gentile

The White House has reportedly granted clemency for private equity executive convicted over $1.6 billion GPB Capital scheme targeting thousands of investors.

By Leo Almazora
AI, rates, and the new digital gold rush: What’s next for infrastructure?
ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2025
AI, rates, and the new digital gold rush: What’s next for infrastructure?

Palistar Capital’s Joshua Oboler sees a powerful new phase of digital-infrastructure investment

By Steve Randall
Apollo PE co-head sees the end of ‘low-quality’ returns
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2025
Apollo PE co-head sees the end of ‘low-quality’ returns

David Sambur argues the surge in secondaries and continuation funds, driven by tough-to-sell assets, is bound to ebb as investors "vote with their feet."

By Bloomberg
Bank of America flags prediction markets as emerging credit risk
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2025
Bank of America flags prediction markets as emerging credit risk

Strategists issue warning on sports betting among investors as Robinhood goes all-in on its events contracts business.

By Leo Almazora
Financial advisors assess risks, rewards of investing in infrastructure
EQUITIES NOV 24, 2025
Financial advisors assess risks, rewards of investing in infrastructure

Wealth managers are allocating more client dollars to infrastructure investments, both public and private, thanks to the explosion of AI.

By Gregg Greenberg
Blue Owl money machine sputters in face of private credit cracks
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2025
Blue Owl money machine sputters in face of private credit cracks

Co-president Craig Packer insists "there's no emergency here" as U-turn on plan to merge two of its funds earlier this month sparks new scrutiny.

By Bloomberg
Private markets are becoming the new core allocation
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2025
Private markets are becoming the new core allocation

As advisors move beyond deal-by-deal investing, Ares Wealth Management's Brendan McCurdy says 2026 will mark a deeper integration of private equity, credit and real assets into traditional 60/40 portfolios.

By Andy Burt
What's behind the $6.9T blind spot undermining private markets push?
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2025
What's behind the $6.9T blind spot undermining private markets push?

Report highlights behavioral misalignment leading to under-allocation.

By Steve Randall
What does Goldman Sachs see as the big themes for 2026?
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2025
What does Goldman Sachs see as the big themes for 2026?

Firm's senior investment leaders have been speaking at a roundtable.

By Steve Randall
Buy, sell or hold Bitcoin? Advisors weigh in after crypto's recent collapse
ALTERNATIVES NOV 18, 2025
Buy, sell or hold Bitcoin? Advisors weigh in after crypto's recent collapse

The drop in Bitcoin prices over the past month has wealth managers answering client questions about their strategy for this risky asset.

By Gregg Greenberg
Rejiggered business development companies trading at steep discounts
ALTERNATIVES NOV 18, 2025
Rejiggered business development companies trading at steep discounts

"In general, it's a tough time to be a BDC right now," one senior industry executive said.

By Bruce Kelly
Wall Street's crypto awakening
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2025
Wall Street's crypto awakening

Bitcoin’s record highs and Trump’s new crypto laws mark a turning point for institutions including Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and Citi as they enter digital assets more boldly.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisors eyeing thicker ETFs, alts exposure need wholesaler support, Cerulli says
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2025
Advisors eyeing thicker ETFs, alts exposure need wholesaler support, Cerulli says

New research points to the value of product education and specialist insight as advisors diversify further beyond mutual funds.

By Leo Almazora
How growing access to private markets is reshaping wealth advisory firms
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2025
How growing access to private markets is reshaping wealth advisory firms

Allocate's Peter Epstein tells InvestmentNews there's opportunity and operational burden for wealth managers.

By Steve Randall
$100B PE giant Vista Equity plots job cuts as AI layoffs continue spread
ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2025
$100B PE giant Vista Equity plots job cuts as AI layoffs continue spread

The software-focused buyout firm expects staff levels could fall by as much as one-third as it automates presentations, data aggregation and back-office work.

By Leo Almazora
Semiliquid private funds show modest gains for retirement outcomes, Morningstar finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2025
Semiliquid private funds show modest gains for retirement outcomes, Morningstar finds

Models reveal varying outcomes for 401(k) savers, with the biggest success ratios for those with higher balances and lower Social Security replacement rates.

By Leo Almazora
Dynasty's Shirl Penney eyes sports investing as RIA capital meets the big leagues
ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2025
Dynasty's Shirl Penney eyes sports investing as RIA capital meets the big leagues

The Dynasty Financial Partners CEO previously helped Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez bid for the Mets before Steve Cohen bought the team.

By Andrew Cohen