Alternative investments

The firm joined BlackRock as a strategic partner of the alternative investment tool aimed at wealthy clients. Plus; other launches.

Here are ways to help your high-net-worth clientele invest in exotic categories safely and wisely.

Despite the trend away from actively managed mutual funds, the firm is bolstering advertising efforts and adding new products to lure clients.

The issue comes to down whether the strategy is good at picking stocks primed to rise.

As part of a new alternative investments group, the recruits’ focus is to help customers place money into hedge funds and private equity strategies.

Several new funds from the manager are aimed at providing approaches that have seen years of institutional success.

The series of deals leading to a $20 billion investment in an upcoming infrastructure fund managed by the firm raise concerns about conflicts of interest.

The BlackRock fund will invest in notes supported by consumer loans, such as student debt and credit cards, according to regulatory filings.

Analysis from a Symmetry Partners research executive questions whether higher risk really leads to higher returns.

Inflows signal an opportunity to reach advisers considering the asset class for tactical allocations.