Alternative investments

Michael Arougheti says the move his firm took last year has already boosted stock liquidity and expects it will lure more investors to alternatives.

The discussions, which have since been abandoned, centered on a REIT with a market value of $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The allegation was laid out in an SEC order, which hit a U.S. unit of the firm with a $500,000 penalty.

The change will boost the firm’s “ability to reach a dramatically larger audience,” said CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

Taking on ESG presents fresh challenges for a $3.1 trillion industry that has grappled with sub-par returns.

Part of the risk in any pivot to private equity is whether it would be essentially pawning what has been until recently a diamond of a business model.

The asset manager is shifting more responsibility to regional leaders.

The $3 billion-plus RIA seeking scale via acquisitions.

Evidence-based portfolios have been a bust over the last decade, and they may become a tough sell for the average investor.

The products invest in private equity, hedge funds and real estate for the bank’s wealth management arm.

Alternative asset managers are under pressure to broaden their offerings as institutional investors seek to make big allocations to fewer firms.

Professionals from family offices, investment managers, estate planners, art advisors and other disciplines describe mistakes they’ve seen.

The technology could make collecting more appealing to investors.

The funds include a wide range of offerings from emerging markets to precious metals, multi-strategy and REITs.

A record 186 funds were shuttered last year. What does this mean for the future of the industry?

B. Riley is grabbing a majority stake in National Holdings while pledging to be a passive investor in the overhauled firm.

The SEC may have had good intentions, but the guidelines have distorted markets and reinforced the allure of companies that forego the IPO.

The firm is set to formally begin raising a new fund dedicated to this practice imminently, according to people familiar with the matter.

For younger investors, the current experience of "finding and investing in a mutual fund feels very broken," says co-founder of the investing app startup.