Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Analysts Look Inside Private Equity-Owned Insurers' Vaults
By Allison BellHere's what the NAIC found in the portfolios that support the benefits promises.
September 21, 2022
Ultra-Wealthy Clients Are Sitting on Cash, Ready to InvestActivity has picked up lately as they've pounced on "market dislocations," John Mathews, UBS' private wealth head, tells ThinkAdvisor.
September 20, 2022
Meet Today's Real Estate Winners and LosersThe fortunes of households that bought homes before the recent rise in borrowing costs are diverging from those that did not.
September 15, 2022
Life Settlement Firm Sues John Hancock Over UL Cost-of-Insurance IncreasesAn Irish asset manager says the insurer singled out 1,500 universal life policies for unexplained COI changes.
September 15, 2022
Fidelity, Schwab Among Backers of New Crypto ExchangeEDX Markets will start limited trading of spot, crypto tokens in November, with an official launch set for January.
September 13, 2022
How Does Congress Feel About Crypto? Ric Edelman Asks Rep. Jim HimesThe Connecticut congressman discusses the need for a central bank digital currency and for federal regulation of crypto.
September 12, 2022
Fund Manager Expects Markets to 'Break Badly and Painfully' Within a YearMichael Taylor of Critical Mass Partners spoke with Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough and laid out some gloomy predictions.
September 08, 2022
SEC Chief Renews Vow to Crack Down on Crypto Industry Rule-BreakersCrypto investors deserve the same protections as investors in other securities, Gary Gensler said.