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Looking for uncorrelated returns? Consider reinsurance

The market for insurance-linked securities totals close to $100 billion and has expanded beyond catastrophe bonds to include collateralized reinsurance contracts

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Gold to gain on ‘currency debasement,’ SkyBridge says

The fund of funds manager says the continued Fed and government stimulus are triggering concerns about currency

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ICapital boosts access to alts for advisers with PGIM

PGIM is the latest asset manager to tap iCapital's technology to give advisers access to a wider range of alternative investments

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Retail investors interested in alternatives

Younger investors like bitcoin, while older investors go for gold, JPMorgan says

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House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC’s private markets proposal

Advocates for alternative investments oppose the provision, which is not likely to survive in the Senate

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Silver rally quietly outshines gold in 2020

The less-flashy precious metal may have more room to run, according to analysts

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Gold’s 24% run attracts the attention of younger investors

The precious metal is uniquely suited to hedge the disruptions of 2020

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GPB Capital reports nearly $200 million drop in AUM

The alternative asset manager parts ways with an auditor and its valuation company

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Ex-Next Financial rep charged by Galvin with overselling REITs

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts takes another swipe at sales of high-priced products

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Hedge fund manager predicts gold will top $3,000 an ounce

The head of the $450 million Quadriga Igneo fund says unprecedented monetary stimulus is fueling asset bubbles and corporate debt addiction

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Advisers should aspire to the endowment investment model

There are benefits for advisers that create more than just a balanced portfolio for clients

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Lawmakers press Robinhood about investor protections on trading platform

Letter from Capitol Hill says the firm ‘must do better’ in the wake of the suicide of a user

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Robinhood adds another $320 million in funding

The latest round of investments boosts the online trading app's valuation to $8.6 billion

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SEC proposes easing reporting requirements for funds

Funds would be required to report holdings quarterly if they have at least $3.5 billion of equities, up from the current threshold of $100 million

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COVID-19 puts alternatives back in the mainstream

The new normal is reigniting conversations around the potential for alternative investments to add diversity and hedge risk

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House funding bill would halt SEC proposal to expand access to private markets

Democratic legislators want the agency to collect data on the impact of promoting unregistered securities

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Long-short hedge fund strategy suffers in current environment

Such funds have captured most of the market’s downside in recent years, but very little of the upside

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GPB takes millions in fed loan money while under investigation

GPB Capital and related businesses get between $3 million and $7 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans

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Abandoning alts is shortsighted

The decision by some IBDs to move away from REITs amid the pandemic leaves their advisers with one less tool to use to help clients

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Stock rally is sending investors back into hedge funds

Investors are trying to diversify their holdings after stocks rebounded more than expected