Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Back to the Marc Rich Days as US Probes Commodity Traders
By Andy Hoffman, Javier Blas and Mark BurtonThe biggest independent oil and metals trading houses are facing bribery and corruption investigations in jurisdictions ranging from Brazil to Switzerland and, most importantly, the U.S.
March 21, 2019
Cannabis Fund Innovator Is Planning ETF of U.S. Companies OnlyThe U.S. pot market is expanding rapidly, with legal spending expected to reach $22 billion by 2022. This is reflected in the growing number of large U.S.-focused cannabis companies listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange,
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.