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The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2025
The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin

Gold has been the currency of choice for centuries. But some advisors see big opportunities with bitcoin – a relative newcomer – and have been diversifying portfolios with it.

By Gregg Greenberg
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC

A new policy proposal from the Managed Funds Association lays out requests to reduce disclosure requirements and offer legal clarity on crypto ownership, among other priorities.

By Leo Almazora
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing

Beneficient, an alternative investment company and formerly a part of GWG, has offered $50.5 million to settle claims related to federal lawsuits.

By Bruce Kelly
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS

A new report adds to a string of alerts from watchdogs, noting that the growing role of small investors, use of leverage, and concentration risks "warrant monitoring."

By Bloomberg
Aligning client expectations with reality
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Aligning client expectations with reality

Clients are often seduced by alternative investments’ potential for outsized returns, but Ed Cofrancesco knows education is key.

By Chris Davis
The art of balancing risk and reward
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2025
The art of balancing risk and reward

Jack Ablin, of Cresset Asset Management, talks investment philosophy – mitigating risks on the public side while taking opportunities on the private side.

By Chris Davis
Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise
ALTERNATIVES MAR 07, 2025
Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise

The titanic alternative assets giant's latest move will help bridge a gap between lenders and still-challenged property owners, says debt strategies head.

By Leo Almazora
Ray Dalio's 'all weather' strategy makes ETF debut
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2025
Ray Dalio's 'all weather' strategy makes ETF debut

The fund, managed by State Street Global Advisors and sub-advised by Bridgewater, plugs into a growing clamor for sophisticated strategies in the ETF space.

By Bloomberg
GPB paid convicted top executives legal fees of $75M
ALTERNATIVES MAR 05, 2025
GPB paid convicted top executives legal fees of $75M

And GPB founder David Gentile and ex-broker-dealer chief Jeff Schneider want the company to continue paying legal expenses.

By Bruce Kelly
BlackRock-led consortium forges deal for key Panama Canal ports
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2025
BlackRock-led consortium forges deal for key Panama Canal ports

The $23 billion deal, which also includes its global infrastructure investing arm, highlights the behemoth asset manager's broad ambitions in private market investing.

By Leo Almazora
Crypto rally proves short-lived as Trump's strategic reserve plan remains short on details
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2025
Crypto rally proves short-lived as Trump's strategic reserve plan remains short on details

A weekend boost for five crypto tokens, courtesy of a social media post from the president, fizzled out by mid-Monday morning.

By Leo Almazora
Hamilton Lane launches private secondary market fund for US investors
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2025
Hamilton Lane launches private secondary market fund for US investors

Firms says fund is part of its commitment to broadening private market options.

By Steve Randall
BlackRock introduces its bitcoin ETF into model portfolios
ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
BlackRock introduces its bitcoin ETF into model portfolios

The addition sounds risky at a time of cratering bitcoin prices, but the asset management titan says advisor demand is strong.

By Bloomberg
The Fed's 'preferred' measure of inflation is core PCE. Do advisors favor it as well?
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2025
The Fed's 'preferred' measure of inflation is core PCE. Do advisors favor it as well?

The Fed is well known to view core PCE as its inflation indicator of choice. However, wealth managers have their own preferences.

By Gregg Greenberg
A crypto-friendlier SEC says meme coins aren't securities
ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
A crypto-friendlier SEC says meme coins aren't securities

So-called meme coins, including those launched by the president and first lady, fail the SEC's Howey Test, the agency said.

By Emile Hallez
State Street stole a lead on rivals with new ETF, but SEC is concerned
ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
State Street stole a lead on rivals with new ETF, but SEC is concerned

The new fund has debuted on the NYSE and differs from existing options.

By Steve Randall
Endowments' heavy hedge fund allocations 'grossly uneconomic,' study suggests
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Endowments' heavy hedge fund allocations 'grossly uneconomic,' study suggests

Research finds two-thirds of university endowments have assets in high-priced hedge fund and other alternative investments that have failed to outperform since 2008.

By Leo Almazora
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness

As a change in SEC leadership and enforcement signals a more crypto-friendly climate, two voices see a constructive picture forming for digital asset adoption.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone raises $5.6B for latest energy transition fund
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Blackstone raises $5.6B for latest energy transition fund

The alternative asset giant is betting on governments to continue their embrace of cleaner energy even as Trump and global conflicts put oil and gas back in focus.

By Bloomberg
Gold hits new record as ETF flows surge
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2025
Gold hits new record as ETF flows surge

The largest weekly inflow into spot gold ETFs since March 2022 came as investors wrestle with tariff threats and Fed policy pronouncements.

By Leo Almazora