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BlackRock-led consortium forges deal for key Panama Canal ports
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2025
BlackRock-led consortium forges deal for key Panama Canal ports

The $23 billion deal, which also includes its global infrastructure investing arm, highlights the behemoth asset manager's broad ambitions in private market investing.

By Leo Almazora
Crypto rally proves short-lived as Trump's strategic reserve plan remains short on details
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2025
Crypto rally proves short-lived as Trump's strategic reserve plan remains short on details

A weekend boost for five crypto tokens, courtesy of a social media post from the president, fizzled out by mid-Monday morning.

By Leo Almazora
Hamilton Lane launches private secondary market fund for US investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2025
Hamilton Lane launches private secondary market fund for US investors

Firms says fund is part of its commitment to broadening private market options.

By Steve Randall
BlackRock introduces its bitcoin ETF into model portfolios
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
BlackRock introduces its bitcoin ETF into model portfolios

The addition sounds risky at a time of cratering bitcoin prices, but the asset management titan says advisor demand is strong.

By Bloomberg
The Fed's 'preferred' measure of inflation is core PCE. Do advisors favor it as well?
INVESTING RIAS FEB 28, 2025
The Fed's 'preferred' measure of inflation is core PCE. Do advisors favor it as well?

The Fed is well known to view core PCE as its inflation indicator of choice. However, wealth managers have their own preferences.

By Gregg Greenberg
A crypto-friendlier SEC says meme coins aren't securities
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
A crypto-friendlier SEC says meme coins aren't securities

So-called meme coins, including those launched by the president and first lady, fail the SEC's Howey Test, the agency said.

By Emile Hallez
State Street stole a lead on rivals with new ETF, but SEC is concerned
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2025
State Street stole a lead on rivals with new ETF, but SEC is concerned

The new fund has debuted on the NYSE and differs from existing options.

By Steve Randall
Endowments' heavy hedge fund allocations 'grossly uneconomic,' study suggests
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Endowments' heavy hedge fund allocations 'grossly uneconomic,' study suggests

Research finds two-thirds of university endowments have assets in high-priced hedge fund and other alternative investments that have failed to outperform since 2008.

By Leo Almazora
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness

As a change in SEC leadership and enforcement signals a more crypto-friendly climate, two voices see a constructive picture forming for digital asset adoption.

By Leo Almazora
Blackstone raises $5.6B for latest energy transition fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Blackstone raises $5.6B for latest energy transition fund

The alternative asset giant is betting on governments to continue their embrace of cleaner energy even as Trump and global conflicts put oil and gas back in focus.

By Bloomberg
Gold hits new record as ETF flows surge
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2025
Gold hits new record as ETF flows surge

The largest weekly inflow into spot gold ETFs since March 2022 came as investors wrestle with tariff threats and Fed policy pronouncements.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan leans into direct lending with fresh $50B commitment
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2025
JPMorgan leans into direct lending with fresh $50B commitment

The Wall Street giant's enhanced effort to support "origination machine" underlines banks' growing incursion into the $1.6 trillion territory traditionally controlled by asset managers and credit shops.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood says SEC has dropped investigation, declares bigger crypto ambitions
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2025
Robinhood says SEC has dropped investigation, declares bigger crypto ambitions

With looser regulations in the offing, the digital trading platform is looking forward to expanding its trading business further beyond traditional brokerage services.

By Leo Almazora
Coinbase says SEC is ready to drop enforcement case
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2025
Coinbase says SEC is ready to drop enforcement case

The crypto exchange giant says the dismissal, which is still pending approval, would "right a major wrong" and pave the way for constructive rulemaking.

By Leo Almazora
Wall Street is hawking ETFs that ape the private equity boom
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2025
Wall Street is hawking ETFs that ape the private equity boom

With private asset ETFs still awaiting regulatory approval, opportunistic issuers are continuing to crank out products that promise the next best thing.

By Bloomberg
LPL amps up alts capabilities with new centralized platform
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 20, 2025
LPL amps up alts capabilities with new centralized platform

The broker-dealer behemoth is addressing demand from high-net-worth advisors and investors with a new partnership, while deepening its collaboration with SS&C and iCapital.

By Leo Almazora
Trump's first month sees traders dumping America-first wagers
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 20, 2025
Trump's first month sees traders dumping America-first wagers

The initial euphoria around the second-term president's arrival has faded, with rallies in US stocks and cryptocurrencies giving way to bearish sentiment.

By Bloomberg
What's next for crypto ETFs: Litecoin, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2025
What's next for crypto ETFs: Litecoin, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin

The SEC is reviewing ETF applications and proposed rule changes at various exchanges for alternatives to bitcoin and Ether. Approval for some may be likely, but whether investors want the options is a question.

By Emile Hallez
Convicted of fraud, GPB executives object to plans to return money to investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2025
Convicted of fraud, GPB executives object to plans to return money to investors

Gentile and Schneider were convicted of fraud and conspiracy after a seven week trial in federal court in Brooklyn.

By Bruce Kelly
Survey finds most individual investors holding or raising their private markets exposure
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2025
Survey finds most individual investors holding or raising their private markets exposure

Yieldstreet research offers a fresh glimpse into investors' appetite for alternatives, with digital platform use having a significant influence.

By Leo Almazora