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Cboe files to list Fidelity Bitcoin ETF
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2021
Cboe files to list Fidelity Bitcoin ETF

The exchange has proposed listing Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, saying in its filing that concerns about potential manipulation of a Bitcoin ETF have been 'sufficiently mitigated.'

By Bloomberg
Brokers raise billions for green land deals IRS calls tax scams
ALTERNATIVES MAY 07, 2021
Brokers raise billions for green land deals IRS calls tax scams

Expanded government crackdowns on syndicated conservation easement land deals are creating financial and legal headaches for some wealthy investors.

By Bloomberg
UBS ropes in new fee-generating assets in Q1
ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2021
UBS ropes in new fee-generating assets in Q1

The wirehouse reported strong results, but also disclosed a significant hit from trading losses after the implosion of the family office and hedge fund Archegos Capital Management.

By Bruce Kelly
JPMorgan preparing to offer Bitcoin fund to wealthy clients
ALTERNATIVES APR 26, 2021
JPMorgan preparing to offer Bitcoin fund to wealthy clients

The actively managed fund is expected to be available as soon as this summer, and NYDIG will be the custody provider.

By Bloomberg
What's behind Bitcoin's tumble?
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2021
What's behind Bitcoin's tumble?

The cryptocurrency fell by as much as 15% Sunday, after hitting a record high of more than $64,000 last week, and rival coins like Ether and XRP also plunged.

By Bloomberg
Time to learn about crypto
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2021
Time to learn about crypto

Bitcoin hit a record of more than $64,000 as Coinbase Global Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, went public last week. Advisers and Wall Street have reached an inflection point when it comes to cryptocurrencies.

By InvestmentNews
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies

Mill Road Capital is applying a 'progressive private equity' strategy in its latest fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC

ETF issuers are betting en masse that U.S. regulators will green-light a fund tracking the largest cryptocurrency.

By Bloomberg
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in
ALTERNATIVES APR 12, 2021
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in

Regulatory uncertainty and lack of access to familiar investment vehicles currently keep most advisers on the sidelines, but a study finds 44% expect to be working with cryptocurrencies within five years.

By Devin McGinley
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation

Assessing the murky family-office world presents challenges, such as sorting out the different types. The SEC had targeted family office oversight for review this year even before the Archegos blowup.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy

UBS has been hit with a rash of arbitration claims over strategies investors say damaged them, and most recently it saw a wave of investor complaints over Puerto Rico bonds and bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters
ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2021
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters

One bad broker making big bets or selling lousy or misunderstood products can damage or even ruin a firm. Are firms doing enough to keep those brokers and high-risk behaviors in check?

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-GPB executive gets 9-month sentence
ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2021
Ex-GPB executive gets 9-month sentence

Former chief compliance officer Michael Cohn was also fined $50,000. A former Securities and Exchange Commission examiner, he was charged in October 2019 with obstruction of justice relating to an SEC investigation of GPB.

By Bruce Kelly
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement
ALTERNATIVES APR 05, 2021
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement

Since 2017, the firm has been on the hook for $16 million in legal settlements and restitution to clients, with the lion's share stemming from one broker's sale of alternative investments to a Native American tribe in Michigan.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman Sachs is getting into Bitcoin — who’s next?
ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2021
Goldman Sachs is getting into Bitcoin — who’s next?

Goldman Sachs enters the race to offer wealth management clients access to Bitcoin following Morgan Stanley. Which wirehouse could be next?

By Nicole Casperson
Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients
ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2021
Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients

The firm plans to begin rolling out digital assets to clients in the second quarter.

By Bloomberg
Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2021
Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup

The Securities and Exchange Commission summoned the banks for hasty meetings on what triggered the forced sale of more than $20 billion of stocks linked to Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management.

By Bloomberg
Digital currencies jump as Visa pilots crypto settlement
ALTERNATIVES MAR 29, 2021
Digital currencies jump as Visa pilots crypto settlement

Traditional financial companies are beginning to embrace cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects more than a decade after the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. That comes even as some remain skeptical of mainstream adoption.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity applies for Bitcoin ETF
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2021
Fidelity applies for Bitcoin ETF

The company's proposed exchange-traded fund would track the cryptocurrency using pricing from U.S.-based exchanges including Bitstamp, Coinbase and Gemini.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisers are steering clients away from SPACs
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2021
Financial advisers are steering clients away from SPACs

Special purpose acquisition companies are leveraging celebrity endorsements to drive investor demand, while financial advisers struggle to protect clients from risk.

By Jeff Benjamin