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Ether ETFs end first trading week with $340M net loss
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2024
Ether ETFs end first trading week with $340M net loss

Dollar inflows into eight newly minted ETFs weren't enough to cancel out an exodus from a high-fee legacy crypto product.

By Bloomberg
Barred broker arrested in Ohio for $1 million alleged fraud
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2024
Barred broker arrested in Ohio for $1 million alleged fraud

"If the salesperson doesn't have a license, my advice is simple: hang onto your wallet," one former state regulator says.

By Bruce Kelly
Blackstone prepping new funds for retail market
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2024
Blackstone prepping new funds for retail market

"With a big name like Blackstone, it's easier for a broker-dealer or RIA to get behind that brand," says industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Private credit ventures deeper into risks Wall Street won't take
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2024
Private credit ventures deeper into risks Wall Street won't take

Private credit funds are stretching further for deals as weak interest margins threaten their returns.

By Bloomberg
iCapital deepens Arax partnership with Ashton Thomas deal
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2024
iCapital deepens Arax partnership with Ashton Thomas deal

The global fintech firm is helping more advisors and high-net-worth clients access opportunities in the alternative investment space.

By Leo Almazora
Ether ETF competition stiffens as firms disclose fees
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2024
Ether ETF competition stiffens as firms disclose fees

Shots have been fired in the battle for assets even before the next big crypto ETF products are slated to launch.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock takes to the blue-chip bond market for Preqin deal funding
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 17, 2024
BlackRock takes to the blue-chip bond market for Preqin deal funding

The world's largest asset manager is issuing three tranches of debt to help fuel its venture into the private-markets data space.

By Bloomberg
ETF flows push BlackRock to $10.6T AUM summit
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 15, 2024
ETF flows push BlackRock to $10.6T AUM summit

The world’s largest asset manager reported $82B in net inflows as ebullient markets and key alts bets brighten outlook.

By Leo Almazora
GPB execs goosed records to pump sales, partner claims
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2024
GPB execs goosed records to pump sales, partner claims

"I wanted it to end," said former senior GPB executive on Thursday.

By Bruce Kelly
How to ensure alts exposure adds value to your portfolio
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2024
How to ensure alts exposure adds value to your portfolio

Client demand for alternatives is increasing and the menu of options has grown, but is the booming asset class really that simple? Advisors have their say.

By Josh Welsh
Don’t bet on Ether ETFs to catch fire with advisors, says Cerulli
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 05, 2024
Don’t bet on Ether ETFs to catch fire with advisors, says Cerulli

A lost reward opportunity and lukewarm advisor demand for crypto severely blunts the case for digital asset ETFs.

By Leo Almazora
BlackRock's Preqin deal prompts lower outlook at Moody's
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2024
BlackRock's Preqin deal prompts lower outlook at Moody's

The ratings company is voicing concerns over the asset management giant's increased debt and leverage ratios.

By Bloomberg
Blackstone REIT keeps up with demand to buy back shares
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2024
Blackstone REIT keeps up with demand to buy back shares

May was a particularly tough month for nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
Ether ETF aspirants take the starting blocks ahead of anticipated July approval
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2024
Ether ETF aspirants take the starting blocks ahead of anticipated July approval

Earlier whispers of a fourth-of-July greenlight now look premature as the SEC gives applicants a new deadline.

By Bloomberg
SEC boots California RIA linked to crypto, private funds
INVESTING RIAS JUL 01, 2024
SEC boots California RIA linked to crypto, private funds

"Nobody knows what’s happening internally in these pooled funds at the retail level," said one plaintiff's attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
Investors increasingly seeking alts but education is key, says Crewe CIO
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2024
Investors increasingly seeking alts but education is key, says Crewe CIO

Dustin Thackeray, CFA, shares his insights on the alternatives investment space.

By Steve Randall
Colorado bars advisor over high-risk options trades
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2024
Colorado bars advisor over high-risk options trades

"Buying options is fraught with risk for financial advisors," one attorney noted.

By Bruce Kelly
BlackRock to ramp up custom models business with GeoWealth partnership
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2024
BlackRock to ramp up custom models business with GeoWealth partnership

The TAMP will help expand advisors’ access to BlackRock’s private markets, direct indexing, and fixed income SMAs.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors choose diversification as top benefit in private market investing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2024
Advisors choose diversification as top benefit in private market investing

Pulse survey of advisors by Blackstone finds overwhelming majority allocated to private markets, and factors in manager selection.

By Leo Almazora
Massachusetts moves to limit REITs' hospital ownership
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2024
Massachusetts moves to limit REITs' hospital ownership

High-profile hospital collapse sparks legislative action to ban REITs as landlords that experts say misses the mark.