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Focus Financial Partners says it's being bought, as expected
RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2023
Focus Financial Partners says it's being bought, as expected

The firm, which has been a dealmaking machine since it launched in 2004, will go private as a result of its acquisition by private equity manager Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

By Bruce Kelly
Thomas H. Lee bought RIAs before anyone else
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2023
Thomas H. Lee bought RIAs before anyone else

After leaving Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2006, he started another firm, Lee Equity Partners, that made a handful of significant transactions in wealth management shops.

By Bruce Kelly
Real estate isn't an alternative — it's a core investment
OPINION FEB 24, 2023
Real estate isn't an alternative — it's a core investment

In 2020, the global real estate market had a value of more than $326 trillion, which is more than the value of all the stocks and bonds in the world.

By Andrew Corn
Private equity pioneer Thomas Lee dies at 78
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2023
Private equity pioneer Thomas Lee dies at 78

Lee invested more than $15 billion in hundreds of transactions as of 2020, which included his best-known transaction, the 1992 purchase of Snapple Beverage Corp.

By Bloomberg
Fintech Bytes: Crypto winter continues
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Crypto winter continues

Survey suggests Americans would embrace AI investing; plus news on Facet and Interactive Brokers.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2023
Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far

A relatively smoother ride in the financial markets this year should allow advisors and their clients to breathe a sigh of relief.

By Jeff Benjamin
Former NBA player Paul Pierce to pay $1.4 million in crypto case
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2023
Former NBA player Paul Pierce to pay $1.4 million in crypto case

The SEC alleges the longtime Boston Celtic touted a crypto token without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

By Bloomberg
Crypto investors had their funds frozen. Now they may have to pay taxes
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2023
Crypto investors had their funds frozen. Now they may have to pay taxes

Even though investors can't access their accounts with bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Networks, they still owe taxes on the interest income they earned from the accounts last year.

By Bloomberg
SEC proposes expanding advisor custody rule
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2023
SEC proposes expanding advisor custody rule

The agency is considering extending the regulation to cover all assets in a client's portfolio, not just securities and funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
GOP seeks to open private markets; Democrats might be willing to talk  
ALTERNATIVES FEB 08, 2023
GOP seeks to open private markets; Democrats might be willing to talk  

A House subcommittee considers GOP measures that would amend accredited-investor rules. The ranking Democrat said 'fiduciary' advisors could help retail investors become sophisticated vicariously.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Centaurus hit with $1.1 million penalty over structured product sales
ALTERNATIVES FEB 08, 2023
Centaurus hit with $1.1 million penalty over structured product sales

The SEC said brokers in the firm's Lexington, South Carolina, branch office recommended variable interest rate structured products to dozens of retail customers for whom they weren't suitable.

By Bruce Kelly
All eyes on alts
ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2023
All eyes on alts

As fixed income weighs down the classic 60/40 portfolio, allocations to alternatives are expected to rise over the next three years.

By Jeff Benjamin
Alts manager FS Investments doubling size with merger
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2023
Alts manager FS Investments doubling size with merger

With the deal for Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments also gets its hands on a private equity fund that targets both wealth management and institutional clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Blackstone's BREIT hit monthly redemption limit in January
ALTERNATIVES FEB 01, 2023
Blackstone's BREIT hit monthly redemption limit in January

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust told investors that it fulfilled repurchase requests for 2% of its net asset value.

By Bloomberg
BNY Mellon, Wall Street firms find the lure of crypto too strong to resist
ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2023
BNY Mellon, Wall Street firms find the lure of crypto too strong to resist

Despite all that’s gone wrong in the industry, the world’s largest custodian bank and other financial giants are hoping to expand in crypto.

By Bloomberg
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities
ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2023
Finra bars ex-UBS broker in Texas who sold phony annuities

According to Robert Earl Turner's BrokerCheck profile, UBS has settled six disputes with his customers for close to $12 million.

By Bruce Kelly
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
RIA NEWS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Wisconsin advisor pulled $1.9 million fraud on clients

The advisor, Anthony B. Liddle, 40, was barred from the securities industry last June by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Does the 60/40 rule need revising given the surge in alts?
ALTERNATIVES JAN 25, 2023
Does the 60/40 rule need revising given the surge in alts?

At a panel at FSI OneVoice, one speaker suggested the revised math for portfolios could wind up in the neighborhood of 55% stocks, 35% bonds and 10% alternative investments.

By Bruce Kelly
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?
ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2023
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?

Wall Street has revitalized the product, but these REITs face new scrutiny because of an old problem: Investors are demanding liquidity.

By Bruce Kelly