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Advisers to wealthy clients: Buy equities after plunge
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2020
Advisers to wealthy clients: Buy equities after plunge

Major indexes have dropped more than 10% since markets opened Monday

By Bloomberg
Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2020
Actor Steven Seagal under siege by SEC for promoting crypto offering

The regulator says Seagal failed to disclose that he was paid for touting B2G's initial coin offering

By Bloomberg
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2020
Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions

The Supreme Court decision makes it harder for fiduciaries to cite a three-year window to have ERISA claims dismissed

By Emile Hallez
'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility
INVESTING RIAS FEB 25, 2020
'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility

After two days of stock market drops, some clients are worried

By Emile Hallez
Advisers are slow to act on alternative investments
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2020
Advisers are slow to act on alternative investments

Impediments to tapping alternative markets include client concerns about fees and liquidity

By Devin McGinley
GPB's legal woes mount with fresh lawsuit from Volkswagen
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2020
GPB's legal woes mount with fresh lawsuit from Volkswagen

At the center of the complaint is a dispute about which side controls three auto dealerships: GPB or Volkswagen

By Bruce Kelly
Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2020
Retirement plan adviser M&A market poised to explode

The mergers and acquisitions boom in the plan adviser market is only just beginning

By Fred Barstein
Ric Edelman makes the case for Bitcoin at T3
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2020
Ric Edelman makes the case for Bitcoin at T3

Despite Edelman's enthusiasm, his firm does not recommend digital assets to its clients

By Ryan W. Neal
BlackRock to co-manage high-yielding alternative income fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2020
BlackRock to co-manage high-yielding alternative income fund

YieldStreet Prism Fund gives individual investors direct access to BlackRock's institutional expertise

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC calls out ‘egregious’ acts of barred executive
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2020
SEC calls out ‘egregious’ acts of barred executive

Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott misused investor money, according to the commission's review of her barring by Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Brokers must act in best interests of sophisticated investors, SEC says
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 13, 2020
Brokers must act in best interests of sophisticated investors, SEC says

The latest update to Reg BI frequently asked questions asserts that the rule applies to high-net-worth customers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
GPB fails to deliver tax documents to private placement investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2020
GPB fails to deliver tax documents to private placement investors

Schedule K-1 forms won't arrive in time for tax season for investors in GPB Automotive Portfolio, one of the company's two largest funds

By Bruce Kelly
Private equity firm takes stake in $50 billion Creative Planning
INVESTING RIAS FEB 07, 2020
Private equity firm takes stake in $50 billion Creative Planning

General Atlantic is becoming a minority owner as Creative Planning continues to expand

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard puts private equity investments on the menu
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2020
Vanguard puts private equity investments on the menu

Its new partnership with PE specialist HarbourVest initially targets nonprofits but eventually will be available to individual investors

By Jeff Benjamin
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2020
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art

Bankers help wealthy clients use planes and other assets as collateral

By Liz Skinner
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2020
Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets

SFOX hopes the SMA platform will help more financial advisers manage cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients

By Ryan W. Neal
M&A in the RIA space rides to another record year
INVESTING RIAS JAN 13, 2020
M&A in the RIA space rides to another record year

Access to capital and a flood of quality buyers are seen driving the trend

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2020
Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance

Regulator also highlights private placements, digital communications and bank sweeps as priorities

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wealthy investors steer billions toward new Trump tax break
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2020
Wealthy investors steer billions toward new Trump tax break

Over the last month, there was a jump in the assets flowing into funds that employ the opportunity zone tax incentive

By Bloomberg
Private equity money finds new entry point to wealth management
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 06, 2020
Private equity money finds new entry point to wealth management

PR firm Gregory FCA sells minority stake to private equity investors

By Jeff Benjamin