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Invesco rolls out two crypto-flavored ETFs

The two exchange-traded funds focused on digital assets and blockchain are being offered in partnership with Galaxy Digital Holdings.

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SEC will ensure Reg BI fulfills best-interest promise: Gensler

Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., raised concerns about what Gensler's recent hiring of Barbara Roper means for the future of the Regulation Best Interest standard of conduct.

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Crypto gains appeal as inflation hedge

Research shows that investors in digital currencies also see inflation as a longer-term reality.

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Soccer is the next big thing for hedge funds and private equity

European soccer has always been desperate for cash, but that’s grown more acute after the pandemic kept crowds away from stadiums and left some of the continent’s biggest and most successful clubs with eye-watering debt.

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Don’t worry about inflation, but do prepare for it

Portfolio managers debate the best way to hedge inflation risk while also downplaying the likelihood of rising prices.

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iCapital Network builds out alternative investments with Axio acquisition

The addition of Axio Financial will add structured notes to the iCapital platform, marking the first product technically available to retail investors.

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GPB sells top auto-dealership asset for $880 million

The deal looks like a positive development for confused and cash-starved investors and financial advisers who sold the private placements.

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SALT conference panel demystifies crypto custody concerns

Crypto custodians must provide the same types of institutional infrastructure available to any other asset classes.

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How crypto is attracting millennial millionaires to financial advice

SALT conference panelists say millennials' heightened interest in crypto investing comes amid the largest generational transfer of wealth.

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Gensler defends ESG disclosures against Republican backlash

GOP senators assert that the SEC's effort to expand ESG reporting pushes a social policy agenda, while the SEC chair says agency is reacting to investors' demands for more information.

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Annuities are now a big business for PE firms

Private equity firms' insurance companies accounted for more than 40% of all indexed annuity sales industrywide during the second quarter.

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iCapital offers digital currency investing via Grayscale

iCapital’s advisers can access digital currency investments for their clients through a Grayscale diversified market-cap weighted investment.

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Tech platforms ease investing in alts

Technology is opening up access to alternative investments, often getting around high minimums by combining multiple, smaller investments into a single fund.

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Alts may provide the lift 60-40 portfolios need

As the traditional blend of stocks and bonds is undermined by persistently low interest rates, advisers are turning to alternative investments to achieve both higher returns and diversification. But alts pose their own challenges.

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Coinbase threat demonstrates Gensler’s focus on taming crypto

The agency has said that it will sue the exchange if Coinbase lets customers earn interest on their digital tokens.

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SEC marketing rule causes advisers most compliance concerns

Even though advisers don’t have to comply with the rule for more than a year, it ranked as the hottest compliance topic, according to a survey; cybersecurity and climate change/ESG were other areas worrying advisers.

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SEC charges crypto exchange BitConnect with $2 billion fraud scheme

The regulator sued five BitConnect promoters in May for their roles in promoting the scheme by creating testimonials on YouTube, sometimes multiple times a day.

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Bain Capital to create ESG hedge fund

Long-short strategy launching by October to focus on global consumer, tech, financial and healthcare stocks with $1 billion or more.

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Bitcoin mining is an ‘existential threat’ to crypto

The process of mining cryptocurrency sops up more energy than entire nations. Lawmakers like Elizabeth Warren, and billionaires like Bill Gates, have recently called attention to the environmental impacts.

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RIA makes lowball offer for former Schorsch BDC shares

MacKenzie Capital is offering investors of Business Development Corp. of America $2.50 per share compared to its recent value of $7.43.