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BlackRock's Preqin deal prompts lower outlook at Moody's
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
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
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
RIA NEWS 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
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
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
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
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
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.

Investors and advisors continue to dump nontraded REITs
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2024
Investors and advisors continue to dump nontraded REITs

Patience is rarely rewarded when it comes to redemptions of some nontraded REITs, one executive noted.

By Bruce Kelly
Structured notes are turning heads among advisors, says CAIS
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2024
Structured notes are turning heads among advisors, says CAIS

The leading alts provider reports a significant year-on-year demand spike for the flexible investment options as the quest for diversification continues.

By Leo Almazora
Young, wealthy investors more likely to go for broke
ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2024
Young, wealthy investors more likely to go for broke

BofA study reveals how younger high-net-worth individuals view crypto, real estate, and other alternatives differently from Gen X and older generations.

By Leo Almazora
REIT deals getting creative amid weary commercial real estate market
ALTERNATIVES JUN 14, 2024
REIT deals getting creative amid weary commercial real estate market

Details behind Blackstone deal with KKR hints at rising pressure from mounting redemption requests and high borrowing costs.

Prosecutor claims GPB 'was built on lies'
ALTERNATIVES JUN 12, 2024
Prosecutor claims GPB 'was built on lies'

GPB executives used phony, back-dated documents as part of a scheme to defraud investors, federal prosecutor claims.

By Bruce Kelly
Hedge funds ditch chip stocks for software in tech investing U-turn
ALTERNATIVES JUN 10, 2024
Hedge funds ditch chip stocks for software in tech investing U-turn

Fund managers have been net sellers of the AI craze's biggest beneficiaries – is it a tactical pivot or a course change?

By Bloomberg
GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2024
GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday

'The GPB case is bewildering,' says one senior brokerage executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Blackstone exec sees light at the end of the REIT liquidity tunnel
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2024
Blackstone exec sees light at the end of the REIT liquidity tunnel

Firm's global co-head of real estate says bidders for real estate are coming back as costs of capital come down.

By Bloomberg
Most advisors plan to dial up private markets exposures
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2024
Most advisors plan to dial up private markets exposures

Survey reveals a bulk of advisors worldwide believe in the asset class – but is client ignorance holding them back?

By Leo Almazora
Ether ETFs face crucial demand test
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2024
Ether ETFs face crucial demand test

Ethereum's lower profile compared to Bitcoin and tepid response from global investors muddy the outlook for second-largest token.

By Bloomberg
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV

'What KKR is doing is a bold move that favors the investor,' one senior industry executive says.

By Bruce Kelly