Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
95% of Spot Bitcoin Trading Volume Is Fake: Report
By Bernice NapachBitwise Asset Management, which has filed for a Bitcoin ETF, analyzed data from 81 crypto exchanges.
March 20, 2019
Former State Street Exec to Lead Equity TrustThe alternative-asset custodian says it has hired George Sullivan, who has been in the financial services business for over three decades.
March 18, 2019
Big Investors Prepping for Volatility, Low Returns: FidelityThe biggest institutional investors plan to cut their asset allocations to traditional passive strategies, a Fidelity survey finds.
March 18, 2019
Manulife Wins Ruling Against Hedge Funds in CanadaThe funds say they have the right to make unlimited deposits into high-yielding life policies.
March 18, 2019
Betterment for Advisors Integrates With Redtail, Wealthbox: Portfolio ProductsAlso, J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched two new ETFs.
March 15, 2019
Morgan Stanley to Sell Wealth Feeder-Fund Business to iCapitalThe deal means iCapital will oversee 115 Morgan Stanley feeder funds, which invest in private equity, hedge funds and real estate for the bank's wealth-management unit.
March 15, 2019
Bitcoin Futures Don't Look So Bright as Cboe Reviews ContractsAnyone buying the Bitcoin contract back in December 2017 was getting in at the peak of the crypto bubble. Things haven't gone well since.
March 14, 2019
Private Debt Moves From Periphery to Prominence in Investor PortfoliosSEI study finds opportunities and challenges for investors and managers.