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Crypto rally proves short-lived as Trump's strategic reserve plan remains short on details
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
Berkshire Hathaway is piling cash. Advisors say that's not such a bad thing
RIAS MAR 03, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway is piling cash. Advisors say that's not such a bad thing

The company revealed a cash hoard of $334 billion last week. Does this mean CEO Warren Buffett is turning bearish?

By Gregg Greenberg
Analysts speak out against $51B 'buffermania' ETF boom
ETFS MAR 03, 2025
Analysts speak out against $51B 'buffermania' ETF boom

The defined-outcome products, once offered only to institutions, are undergoing increased scrutiny as experts pan questionable hedging benefits and lost upside opportunities.

By Bloomberg
Hamilton Lane launches private secondary market fund for US investors
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
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?
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
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
Wells Fargo ditches net zero targets vilified by Trump administration
ESG FEB 28, 2025
Wells Fargo ditches net zero targets vilified by Trump administration

The Wall Street giant's decision to discontinue its climate pledges come amid a broader recalibration by some of the world's biggest banks.

By Bloomberg
State Street stole a lead on rivals with new ETF, but SEC is concerned
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
Nvidia earnings no longer mesmerize, but the AI chipmaker remains an advisor bellwether
RIAS FEB 27, 2025
Nvidia earnings no longer mesmerize, but the AI chipmaker remains an advisor bellwether

The company's fourth-quarter results beat analyst estimates, yet its market leadership is increasingly in question.

By Gregg Greenberg
Endowments' heavy hedge fund allocations 'grossly uneconomic,' study suggests
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
Financial advisors not chasing Chinese stock rally
RIAS FEB 26, 2025
Financial advisors not chasing Chinese stock rally

Chinese stocks are soaring despite President Trump's tariffs. Wealth managers, however, don't seem overly interested.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness
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
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
Big tech tumbles into correction zone with Tesla leading losses
EQUITIES FEB 25, 2025
Big tech tumbles into correction zone with Tesla leading losses

Collective weakness in the Magnificent Seven has sent US stocks tumbling and volatility spiking, reversing earlier post-election exuberance.

By Bloomberg
10-year yield hits 2025 low on traders' revived rate-cut bets
FIXED INCOME FEB 25, 2025
10-year yield hits 2025 low on traders' revived rate-cut bets

Investors are growing confident of rate reductions amid an outlook for weaker US economy and Trump policy uncertainty.

By Bloomberg
Gold hits new record as ETF flows surge
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
Allspring to shut down alternative equity strategies
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2025
Allspring to shut down alternative equity strategies

Fund managers like Allspring Global Investments for years have been facing competitive pressure from low fee exchange-traded funds and indexed mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Microsoft, Alibaba rocked as investors weigh their AI investments
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2025
Microsoft, Alibaba rocked as investors weigh their AI investments

The US tech behemoth signals a strategic pivot with cancelled data center contracts while the Chinese tech giant's shares plunged on news of its $52 billion spending pledge.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan leans into direct lending with fresh $50B commitment
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