Alternative Investments

“We have 19,000 digital currencies ... most of them are junk.”

The deal will create an alternative investment powerhouse in terms of breadth and depth of technology for financial advisors.

Technology is adding another layer of complexity to the planning process.

Even if an artwork doesn’t increase in value, it provides its owner intangible benefits that equities do not.

Julius Baer’s shift toward offering crypto services is in stark contrast to Zurich rival UBS, which so far has said it’s not interested in advising clients on “speculative” assets.

Performance dispersion is real, and it’s not limited to just asset managers.

Allianz was banned for a decade from some fund services in the United States.

In previous bear markets, people wondered if digital currencies would rebound. Now, they wonder if even the blockchain will survive.

Alliance Global Investors will forfeit $463 million and pay $3.2 billion in restitution to victims of the fraud as well as a $2.3 billion penalty.