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Hedge funds reconsider crypto amid US regulatory concerns
ALTERNATIVES JUL 12, 2023
Hedge funds reconsider crypto amid US regulatory concerns

However, fund managers are generally optimistic and intend to maintain or increase exposure.

By Steve Randall
Money market funds to avoid new 'swing pricing' rules
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 12, 2023
Money market funds to avoid new 'swing pricing' rules

The SEC is due to finalize its rules Wednesday with Wall Street now expecting a victory on a key component.

By Bloomberg
Stock rally, high rates have advisors rethinking covered call strategies
EQUITIES JUL 11, 2023
Stock rally, high rates have advisors rethinking covered call strategies

Hedging equities with option income loses some luster, but still works for certain clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are you hiring or firing? Advisors and the end of the Great Resignation
ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2023
Are you hiring or firing? Advisors and the end of the Great Resignation

The June employment report showed fewer new jobs than expected, but what does that mean for staffing advisory firms' back offices?

By Gregg Greenberg
As commercial real estate tumbles, some see opportunity in offices
ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2023
As commercial real estate tumbles, some see opportunity in offices

Prices have plummeted as tenants have fled, and delinquency rates on mortgages are rising.

By Emile Hallez
Rising markets, rates tee up second-half margins for B-Ds
EQUITIES JUL 10, 2023
Rising markets, rates tee up second-half margins for B-Ds

Broker-dealers are gaining the double whammy of billing higher fees based on more client assets as well as generating more revenue from higher interest rates.

By Bruce Kelly
Winning clients by investing with purpose
ESG JUL 10, 2023
Winning clients by investing with purpose

Jennifer Kenning wants to bring the role of relationships back to wealth management.

By Emile Hallez
Move over Shark Week, July is ESG Month
ESG JUL 07, 2023
Move over Shark Week, July is ESG Month

House Republicans have planned six hearings in their anti-ESG blitz, along with bill markups dedicated to the topic.

By Emile Hallez
House GOP members probe ESG policies at BlackRock, Vanguard
ESG JUL 07, 2023
House GOP members probe ESG policies at BlackRock, Vanguard

Republican lawmakers fired off letters to financial industry giants warning their efforts to combat climate change could violate antitrust law.

By Bloomberg
SEC set to release new rules for money-market funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2023
SEC set to release new rules for money-market funds

The agency plans to hold a meeting next Wednesday to finalize its changes, which could result in a clash with the $5.5 trillion industry.

By Bloomberg
Why bonds are shaping up to be the new alternative investment
RIAS JUL 06, 2023
Why bonds are shaping up to be the new alternative investment

As the recession outlook moves further down the road, advisors see the Fed keeping rates higher for longer, boosting the appeal of fixed income.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock wants to slash costs of trading bitcoin
ALTERNATIVES JUL 06, 2023
BlackRock wants to slash costs of trading bitcoin

But will the SEC agree that the asset manager’s refiled application will facilitate the democratization of crypto trading?

By Bloomberg
401(k) lawsuit over ESG is a sign of the times
OPINION JUL 05, 2023
401(k) lawsuit over ESG is a sign of the times

A plaintiff alleges that ESG led to lower returns, but the case brought against American Airlines' defined-contribution plan might be more political than substantive.

By Emile Hallez
Advisors prep clients for recession everyone anticipates but nobody can see
RIAS JUL 05, 2023
Advisors prep clients for recession everyone anticipates but nobody can see

Consensus estimates are that the US economy will dip into recession later this year or early next year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra dings Hightower with $353,000 penalty over alt sales
RIAS JUL 05, 2023
Finra dings Hightower with $353,000 penalty over alt sales

Both GPB private placements and the LJM mutual fund were widely sold by brokerage firms prior to 2018.

By Bruce Kelly
ESG-linked bonds add clauses that let them escape financial penalties
ESG JUL 03, 2023
ESG-linked bonds add clauses that let them escape financial penalties

A quarter of sustainability-linked bonds, which typically pay higher interest if the issuer misses ESG targets, can be redeemed before any penalty is triggered, according to a new report.

By Bloomberg
Is tobacco ESG-friendlier than Tesla? Funds, investors don't think so
ESG JUL 03, 2023
Is tobacco ESG-friendlier than Tesla? Funds, investors don't think so

Less than 1% of active sustainable funds have investments in tobacco producers, data from Morningstar Direct show.

By Emile Hallez
Strong first half for markets forces advisors to defend pessimistic outlooks
RIAS JUL 03, 2023
Strong first half for markets forces advisors to defend pessimistic outlooks

The broad markets are climbing a wall of worry, although that's been overshadowed by the triple-digit returns of tech sector highfliers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stocks can't continue to ignore recession risk
EQUITIES JUL 03, 2023
Stocks can't continue to ignore recession risk

Despite the recent surge in equities, most market watchers expect stocks to finish the year flat or down from current levels.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity leads flurry of bitcoin ETF refilings to answer SEC questions
ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2023
Fidelity leads flurry of bitcoin ETF refilings to answer SEC questions

All five of the refiled applications indicated that Coinbase will provide market surveillance for their funds, a fact that wasn't included in previous iterations.

By Bloomberg