CION Investments, Man Group, and iCapital Partner to Scale Alternative Investing Access May 10, 2022 | CION Investments CION Investments (CION), a leading manager and distributor of alternative investment solutions, and Man Group, a global active asset manager with $151.4 billion1 in AUM, announced today that they have partnered with iCapital2, the leading global fintech…

Fresh off a $440 million raise, iCapital CEO Lawrence Calcano is ready to dream the impossible--to unite the alts industry in order to dominate it-- despite doubters who say it's a proven exercise in futility April 21, 2022 | Oisin Breen | RIABiz Venture anchored by BlackRock, Blackstone, KKR, Apollo and the Carlyle Group may…

iCapital Market Pulse: Amid renewed Fed hawkishness recession risks might be worth hedging April 7, 2022 | Anastasia Amoroso The FOMC minutes suggest a more hawkish approach than markets have priced in and the risk of a consumer-led recession is rising. Equity returns are therefore likely to be muted at best over the coming year,…

UBS, Envestnet and iCapital Announce Launch of Alternatives Exchange Platform Offering Expanded Access to Alternative Investment Strategies and Education March 31, 2022 | iCapital UBS (NYSE: UBS), Envestnet (NYSE: ENV), and iCapital1 today announced that the Alternatives Exchange is now live, providing private market investment opportunities to Envestnet’s client base with more than 35 funds available…

Actionable Insights: It’s back to the future on a return to the tech trade March 29, 2022 | Anastasia Amoroso | iCapital A valuation reset has underpinned a tech stock rebound in recent weeks. We would advise staying with the momentum for now, as historical precedent and seasonality suggest it may have some room to…

Actionable Insights: Three things to watch to find the market bottom March 9, 2022 | Anastasia Amoroso | iCapital It is too soon in our view to call a market bottom given heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty. A turnaround will require the emergence of positive growth catalysts and for certain measures of market sentiment to…

iCapital Brokers Deal to Buy Stifel’s Feeder Fund Platform March 11, 2022 | Private Banker International Financial technology firm iCapital Network has finalised a deal to buy alternative investment feeder fund platform from Stifel Financial. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close later this quarter. Stifel’s feeder fund platform facilitates…

Voya Investment Management ("Voya IM"), the asset management business of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today...

On Thursday of the Bowman/Blue Vault 2022 Alts Week, our keynote speaker was Anastasia Amoroso, Managing Director...