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No 2022 capital gains on Schwab exchange-traded funds
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 16, 2022
No 2022 capital gains on Schwab exchange-traded funds

The asset manager announced that all 29 of its ETFs will avoid such distributions this year.

By InvestmentNews
Blackstone nontraded REIT prompts SEC queries
ALTERNATIVES DEC 16, 2022
Blackstone nontraded REIT prompts SEC queries

After the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and the Starwood Real Estate Income Trust limited redemptions, the SEC reached out to both firms to try to understand the events.

By Bloomberg
Northern Trust report upends traditional way of looking at risks versus returns
EQUITIES DEC 15, 2022
Northern Trust report upends traditional way of looking at risks versus returns

Institutional investors are over-diversifying and taking on too much uncompensated risk, leaving them with expensive index portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip
ETFS DEC 15, 2022
Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip

Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street still command about 79% of all U.S. exchange-traded fund assets, but that's down from 91% in 2006.

By Bloomberg
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling
ALTERNATIVES DEC 14, 2022
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling

This market is triggering some tricky math for nontraded REITs, and it's the bean counting behind proration that could prove tormenting.

By Bruce Kelly
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2022
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie

Offerings of the obscure, yet historically significant, financial product have been popping up in the global retirement marketplace of late.

By Gregg Greenberg
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2022
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules

Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.

By Emile Hallez
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022
FINTECH DEC 13, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022

This month’s highlights include Savvy Wealth’s $11 million funding round to enter the realm of tech-enabled RIAs, along with DPL Partners’ new adviser-matching solution and InvestCloud’s Advisor Connect solution.

By Michael Kitces
5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022
ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022

The money pouring into digital assets has attracted the attention of criminals.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients
ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients

But they need to be aware of stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of complex products, an expert tells advisers at the Financial Planning Association annual conference.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former broker, insurance agent arrested in California on fraud charges
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 13, 2022
Former broker, insurance agent arrested in California on fraud charges

Gautam Arora allegedly defrauded four victims out of $100,000 to secure investments that didn't exist.

By Bruce Kelly
J.P. Morgan partners with cash management platform Trovata
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 13, 2022
J.P. Morgan partners with cash management platform Trovata

Trovata will host the Morgan Money corporate investing and trading solutions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morningstar adds Luma annuity technology to Advisor Workstation
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2022
Morningstar adds Luma annuity technology to Advisor Workstation

The new annuity functionality will help advisers using Morningstar's workstations manage annuity transactions for their clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC says Bankman-Fried defrauded investors of $1.8 billion
ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
SEC says Bankman-Fried defrauded investors of $1.8 billion

Bankman-Fried, who was arrested Monday in the Bahamas, also concealed risks and FTX's relationship with his trading firm, Alameda Research, the agency says.

By Bloomberg
Fintech Bytes: Morgan Stanley at Work, Vestwell and Redtail updates
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Morgan Stanley at Work, Vestwell and Redtail updates

Additionally, BNY Mellon invests in a fixed-income fintech and Broadridge partners with IntraFi on securities-backed lending.

By Ryan W. Neal
Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2022
Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs

The liquidity issue is squarely in the laps of financial advisers who have never had to deal with the difficulties posed by nontraded REITs before.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity funds seek to make bigger bets on individual stocks
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 08, 2022
Fidelity funds seek to make bigger bets on individual stocks

The money manager is asking shareholders to sign off on a proposal to let 13 of its growth funds exceed limits on the size of their stakes in individual stocks.

By Bloomberg
Starwood limits withdrawals from its nontraded REIT
ALTERNATIVES DEC 08, 2022
Starwood limits withdrawals from its nontraded REIT

The move comes just days after Blackstone Inc. announced it would limit withdrawals from its $69 billion fund.

By Ryan W. Neal
Hundreds of new ETFs launched this year amid bear market
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 08, 2022
Hundreds of new ETFs launched this year amid bear market

Firms have brought 422 new ETFs to market so far this year, putting them on track to surpass last year's record.

By Bloomberg
Morningstar CEO on how direct indexing makes investing fun
EQUITIES DEC 08, 2022
Morningstar CEO on how direct indexing makes investing fun

In the second part of ESG Clarity's interview, Kunal Kapoor talks passives, personalization and proxies.

By Emile Hallez