Alternative Investments

Franklin Templeton's announcement it will buy Lexington Partners, a private equity fund manager, for $1.75 billion, comes on the heels of T. Rowe Price's $4.2 billion purchase of Oak Hill Advisors.

Fifty years after the free market for gold was created, the precious metal remains a reliable asset for portfolio protection through periods of high inflation and volatility, according to State Street Global Advisors’ chief gold strategist.

Building relationships with individual investors requires meaningful commitments to client education and transparency.

Oak Hill Advisors, one of the biggest players in alternative credit, oversaw $53 billion as of July 31.

As environmental, social and governance factors influence fund flows, an overlooked value play is emerging among fossil fuels and natural resources.

Collectibles, crypto, classic cars and coins are all part of your clients’ estates.

Breaking down two recent announcements by Vanguard and BlackRock.

In this week's fund news, EQM Capital introduces new ETF model portfolios; IndexIQ's new thematic ETFs to benefit nonprofits; veteran hedge fund manager converts fund to mutual fund; and Valkyrie's bitcoin futures ETF starts trading.

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