The deal to acquire the London-based Preqin accelerates BlackRock’s push to become a major player in alternative assets

Firms including BlackRock Inc., Fidelity Investments, 21Shares, and Invesco have filings waiting to be approved.

Even after being exposed to some financial education in schools, more young investors are putting speculative bets ahead of building long-term wealth.

Product launches during the first quarter of the year were dominated by large cap tech equities strategies.

The U.S. has a major spending problem which neither political party seems willing to address.

Several asset managers have withdrawn from the Climate Action 100+ group, a coalition of more than 700 institutional investors focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, reports FundFire. BlackRock’s deal to acquire Preqin could lead to building...