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Institutional investors back in charge of stock market as Fed awakens big money
ALTERNATIVES FEB 07, 2022
Institutional investors back in charge of stock market as Fed awakens big money

Retail buying dwarfed by institutional selling in January as the value of daily trading rises faster than the number of shares.

By Bloomberg
Merchant Investment Management takes stake in Minnesota RIA
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2022
Merchant Investment Management takes stake in Minnesota RIA

Summit Investment Advisory Services manages $490 million for clients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida.

By InvestmentNews
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2022
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation

The new Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF joins a short list of strategies designed to hedge and leverage price pressures.

By Jeff Benjamin
Carlyle pledges net zero by 2050
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2022
Carlyle pledges net zero by 2050

The PE firm emphasized working with companies to change their practices rather than divesting from those with unfavorable climate change characteristics.

By Emile Hallez
Behind that bombshell shareholder vote at Costco
ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2022
Behind that bombshell shareholder vote at Costco

Several institutional investors favored a resolution to reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions, which passed with 70% approval

By Emile Hallez
Cryptocurrency giant launches push to become ‘world-class ETF issuer’
ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2022
Cryptocurrency giant launches push to become ‘world-class ETF issuer’

Future of Finance ETF is designed to track companies that are 'actively building and advancing the digital economy.'

By Bloomberg
Janus Henderson investors pull $5.2 billion as exodus persists
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 03, 2022
Janus Henderson investors pull $5.2 billion as exodus persists

The fourth quarter marked the 17th straight quarter of net outflows for the asset manager, giving activist investor Nelson Peltz more leverage to push for changes.

By Bloomberg
Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2022
Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients

The health care planning fintech is aiming to make complex health insurance decisions easier by collecting data about clients’ plans, usage and medications to find the best possible strategies.

By Sean Allocca
AllianceBernstein makes late push into ETFs
ETFS FEB 02, 2022
AllianceBernstein makes late push into ETFs

AB plans to launch active ETFs in the U.S. later this year, and it has recruited Noel Archard from State Street to head the effort.

By Jeff Benjamin
Worst-ever outflows for SPY ETF as QQQ bleeds most since dot-com
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 02, 2022
Worst-ever outflows for SPY ETF as QQQ bleeds most since dot-com

Monday rally met with biggest SPY exit in almost four years as investors ditched largest ETFs during January stock drama.

By Bloomberg
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2022
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger

The 38 direct PE investments in wealth management last year compares to 23 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. Now PE is eyeing the wealthtech space.

By Jeff Benjamin
River Wealth Advisors sells minority stake to Merchant Investment Management
ALTERNATIVES FEB 01, 2022
River Wealth Advisors sells minority stake to Merchant Investment Management

Merchant insists the noncontrolling investment is distinct from traditional private equity capital, which often comes with a short-term commitment.

By Jeff Benjamin
60/40 portfolio suffers worst loss since March 2020
EQUITIES FEB 01, 2022
60/40 portfolio suffers worst loss since March 2020

Both equities and bond prices dropped sharply in January as markets priced in a faster pace of interest-rate tightening during 2022 from the Federal Reserve.

By Bloomberg
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors

Recent market volatility is making crypto robos more appealing in the traditionally passive world of digital advice.

By Sean Allocca
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets

Ophelia Snyder, 29, is already managing $2.5 billion. She is now teaming up with Cathie Wood to bring a Bitcoin ETF to the U.S. — if regulators allow it.

By Bloomberg
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers
ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2022
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers

Under Chairman Gary Gensler, the agency is taking a closer look at private equity, hedge funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 28, 2022
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers

Robert Netzly has maintained his focus on biblically-based financial planning, while keeping his expectations low. The market is finding him.

By Jeff Benjamin
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2022
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game

Choice is adding a Price-Is-Right-style game that rewards account holders with small amounts of Bitcoin that are added to their retirement savings.

By Emile Hallez
Lincoln partners with CHIP to broaden access to advice
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2022
Lincoln partners with CHIP to broaden access to advice

The firm's African American Financial Professionals Network will use tools provided by Changing How Individuals Prosper, an online referral network.

By InvestmentNews
Forgotten BlackRock ETF posts mystery $3.7 billion inflow in day
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 28, 2022
Forgotten BlackRock ETF posts mystery $3.7 billion inflow in day

The IShares MSCI Kokusai ETF started the week managing less than $200 million, and its assets hadn’t been above $500 million since 2014.

By Bloomberg