Capital markets

The proposed changes, including to brokers' "payment for order flow" practices, laregly come in response to frenzied trading in so-called meme stocks.

The offering comes amid a slowdown in large insitutional investors' funding of private credit and equity.

The proposal seeks to mirror similar funds used by Norway, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi to support national interests in technology, energy and other industries.

Floating rate deals could spell the end of a golden age for direct lending.

The deal marks the fourth purchase for CW Advisors since a private equity firm bought a majority stake in it last year.

Financial advisors have built companies that are attractive to investors. But if they face challenges, experts say they can solve them without letting go of their firms.

Recent years have taken the shine off of fixed income, both as a portfolio diversifier and a way to boost total returns. The prospect of falling rates next month promises to reverse that.

Financial planners have had to field plenty of questions about why they weren't more aggressively chasing returns. With the market correction, they now have a chance to show the benefits of a diversified strategy.

Despite the notion that an ESG backlash is pushing clients away, private equity products aiming to solve challenging problems through investments are still on the rise.

Before he became a Republican vice presidential candidate, and shortly after he published "Hillbilly Elegy," JD Vance worked for five years in venture capital.

Another private equity investor placed a large bet on wealth management as the latest insurer to sell its industry holdings spun off an attractive asset.

Industry groups say RIAs are receiving SEC letters inquiring about compliance with the new T+1 settlement rule for stock and bond trades.

The private equity-backed deal keeps M&A humming along at a "healthy and stable" pace that's unlikely to pick up until rates fall.

Wealthtech platform Envestnet has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital in a $4.5 billion deal that includes heavyweight investors like BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street Global Advisors.

David Kelly of JPMorgan thinks investors can safely navigate private markets — provided they work with the right managers.

CEO Larry Fink predicts will prove the key to 'democratizing' alternative investments.

As more portfolios come to rely on alternative investments, expertise in sorting out good from bad opportunities is becoming more critical.

Recent research may suggest private credit doesn't produce great returns after fees and risks are taken into account, but wealth managers still see a case for using it and other alternatives to move beyond the 60-40 portfolio.

Survey results suggest alternative investments like private equity and private credit are already popular among advisors and becoming only more popular.

The founder of the private-equity backed RIA says he's interested in further acquisitions but doesn't want to be "growing for growth's sake."