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Galvin’s LPL suit a boon to plaintiffs
Last week, Massachusetts sued LPL for its sales and marketing of a popular nontraded REIT. Expect the plaintiffs' bar to swoop in as well.
What exactly are managed futures?
In my many conversations with investment professionals about asset allocation, I usually refer to managed-futures investing as participating…
Finra on to B-Ds that sold VAs with hedge funds
Finra is investigating half a dozen independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds,…
Embracing liquid alternatives for investors at all levels
Financial advisers, take notice — liquid alternatives are fast becoming “the new black.” Over the past few years,…
Shift to alts: Fund offers wealthy clients easy access to hedgies
Private Advisors Alternative Strategies Master Fund invests directly in dozens of hedge funds
Damn the torpedoes, Guggenheim launches hedge fund platform for RIAs
Guggenheim Investment Advisory today launched a hedge fund platform for independent registered investment advisers. “We’ve got a strong…
Self-directed IRAs complex, but they can be profitable
Marilyn Cotterman was fed up with her financial planner. He had invested her Roth IRA in stock mutual…
Private-equity set does tax tango
Private-equity managers are bracing for higher taxes in 2013 and in the final weeks of this year are…
Nontraded REITs: The bigger they are, the harder they fall?
Eight of the largest nontraded REITs have lost 37% of their equity value over the past seven years, according to an analysis conducted on behalf of InvestmentNews.
Why nontraded REITs are in Finra’s cross hairs
Finra's Susan Axelrod cites lack of 'reasonable diligence' by sellers of nontraded REITs
Large nontraded REIT set to make splash with ‘liquidity event’
Industry eyes are on Cole Credit Property Trust II, the latest nontraded REIT to look into going public.
Asness: Be choosy where you pay fees
Paying a high fee for an investment strategy isn’t always a bad thing, but advisers need to be…
LPL stock rocked by investor’s plan to cut stake
The share price of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. Ticker:(LPLA) took a hit Tuesday after the company reported that…
Giving up possible upside but getting more-predictable income
The latest offering from RiverNorth Capital Management LLC will give up some of the market’s potential upside in…
Institutional specialist launches retail alts fund
Taylor Investment Advisors joins growing ranks of money management firms offering easy access to alternatives; non-correlation big selling point
Ducking default, nontraded REIT sponsor cuts interest payments
Thompson National Properties LLC has ducked a default on one of its note programs, but investors will be…
Managed futures fund finds a way to hide some fees
Operational shift allows managed futures fund to stop disclosing some fees and show lower expense ratio.
Behringer Harvard hit with suit
One of the largest nontraded REITs has been sued by an investor in a potential class action, with the investor alleging negligence and a breach of fiduciary duty.
Behringer Harvard REIT I seeking strategic opportunities
Behringer Harvard REIT I Inc. has taken a telltale step toward a liquidity event by internalizing the management team, according to a filing with the SEC.
Goldstein gives SEC an ‘F’ for Reg D stall
In a comment letter, Phillip Goldstein lampoons the SEC for its delay in allowing hedge funds to advertise private placements.
