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Bitcoin Moves A Step Closer To Acceptance After Options Approved

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The CFTC has granted LedgerX authorization to trade digital currencies.

United Capital Adds Nearly $760 Mil. With 3 Acquisitions

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United Capital announced on Tuesday it has acquired advisory firms in three states.

Fund Managers And Strategists See Bull Market Ending In 2018

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They cite central bank policy as the main risk over the coming year or two.

Activist Hedge Funds Pull Hard On The M&A Lever

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An uptick in activist-driven takeovers has helped boost returns of the dissident investors.

Advisors Focus On Client Experience To Stand Out

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Advisors and investors are placing more emphasis on client experience, a new survey says.

Don’t Get Spooked By Fund Manager Changes

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A Morningstar report found no relationship between management change and future returns at mutual funds.

RIAs On Track For Record M&A Activity, But Decline As Buyers

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Banks and consolidators are increasing their presence within RIA M&A.

World Oil Demand Could Peak In 2024

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Higher vehicle efficiency and other factors could crimp demand, says Goldman Sachs.

Depite Trump, Global Use Of Trade Restrictions Slows

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The WTO reports a decrease in the rate of new trade-restrictive measures.

Morgan Stanley Invests In iCapital Alts Platform

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iCapital Network has completed a round of funding with an investment from Morgan Stanley.

Traders Fear Emerging-Market Hard Landing As Bond ETF Swells

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A quick unwinding of the carry trade could hammer this particular fund—and others.

U.S. Home Resales Ease As Lean Inventory Drives Prices Higher

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A limited number of properties listed for sale remains the biggest hurdle for the market.

IMF Sees U.S. Fading As Growth Engine

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China and others are leading the charge, IMF says.

Breakaway Brokers Leaving Wirehouses Accelerate, Schwab's Bettinger Says

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Large breakaways, other advisors add 108 percent more in new assets in the second quarter.

Wealth Management Startup Betterment Gets $800 Million Valuation

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CEO Jon Stein says new funding should go toward expanding the digital advisor's human advice component.

El-Erian Says `Big Shock' Needed To End View That Fed Is Friend

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Investors have become too used to the Fed cushioning blows, says Allianz's chief economic advisor.

Morningstar, MMI Team Up To School Advisors On ESG

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A new initiative sees advisors as key in educating clients on impact investments.

Vanguard's Curse: New CEOs Presage Unwinding Of `Frothy' Markets

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Stocks may succumb to the same forces that drove investors to exchange-traded funds that track the S&P 500 Index.

Bank Profits Near Pre-Crisis Peak In U.S. Despite All The Rules

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Just shy of the record, 10 of the nation’s biggest lenders together made $30 billion last quarter.

The Great Rotation To Equities May Finally Be At Hand

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Stocks this year have had a higher risk-adjusted return than bonds.