Called Alts Bridge, the platform will integrate with BNY’s existing wealth management and technology platforms for advisors and intermediaries.

The updated framework introduces a new method that Morningstar says is more precise in assessing how much alpha a managed investment can add. Nearly one-fifth of the 200,000 funds the firm rates will be affected, mostly as downgrades.

The portfolio will include private equity, private credit and real assets and will be open to qualified investors.

Morningstar’s latest U.S. Active/Passive Barometer compared active and passive fund performance over the year ending in June.

The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) has overtaken Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) as the biggest thematic fund.

One obstacle retail investors face is a lack of appropriate recommendations from their financial advisors, according to the FTSE Russell Wealth Survey.

The firm has 10 products spanning credit, real assets, infrastructure and equity, and has added about 200 people who work in wealth over the last five years.