Alternative Investments

The firm is trying to cater to the needs of CIO users.

BlackRock previously completed a minority investment in SpiderRock in 2021. The move expands the asset manager's SMA capabilities.

The T3 Bitcoin Volatility Index, which uses options prices to give a sense of expected 30-day swings in the token, has jumped to the highest level since the aftermath of the collapse of FTX.

The partnership will give Orion clients access to CAIS Solutions, enabling management of alternative investments.

Use of interval funds, BDCs, non-traded REITs and tender offer funds by the wealth channel has significantly increased in the past decade.

The bank’s Private Markets Transaction Desk will assist Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients seeking to invest in the highly-fragmented and opaque market for private shares.

The research is available through Wealthscape, Fidelity’s platform for advisors, and covers private credit, private real assets and private equity funds.

Default danger rises in high-yield debt, while stress in commercial real estate ramps up.

There isn’t a way to make K-1s shorter or less complex. But advisors and clients can cut down on their workload by “bringing organization to the chaos of chasing down K-1s”, says Arch co-founder Ryan Eisenman.