Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Why Structured Notes Might Be a Fit for Some Clients
By Thomas W. BalcomAdvisors may think these products too institutional, but they would be wrong.
November 15, 2021
Senators Seek Crypto Reporting Fix as Biden Signs Infrastructure BillSome U.S. senators aim to narrow cryptocurrency tax reporting rules, which they see as overly broad and stifling to the growth of digital currencies.
November 15, 2021
Third Bitcoin Futures ETF, DFA Bond ETFs to Hit Market TuesdayVanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF) is cheaper than the two Bitcoin futures ETFs already trading.
November 12, 2021
SEC Rejects VanEck's Bitcoin ETFRegulators have shown they're still not comfortable with Bitcoin spot ETFs despite their approval of futures-based funds.
November 11, 2021
Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin Futures ETF ApplicationBitwise is the second asset manager to step away from a Bitcoin futures ETF, following Invesco in late October.
November 11, 2021
Jury Finds Priest Serving as Hedge Fund Advisor Made False StatementsHowever, the jury did not find the priest engaged in a fraudulent scheme or that he violated the Investment Advisers Act as alleged by the SEC.
November 11, 2021
'Wolf of Wall Street' Prosecutor Joins Crypto Investment Startup as General CounselAdam Schuman is taking over as the top lawyer for ex-Morgan Stanley co-president Zoe Cruz's digital asset investment banking company Menai Financial Group.
November 11, 2021
Vanguard Model Portfolios Added to CircleBlack Platform: Tech RoundupAlso, Betterment for Advisors made a deal with an advisor-client matchmaker.