Pensions
Florida CFO Tells Pension Funds to Consider Crypto Investments
Jimmy Patronis called on the $245 billion State Board of Administration to study adding digital assets to the state’s pension fund.
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Pensions
Pensions in Michigan, Jersey City Add Bitcoin ETFs to Portfolios
Only three public pension funds are known to have acquired these types of ETFs.
Asset Allocation
New University of Austin to Add $5 Million in Bitcoin to Endowment
The school, formed in opposition to what some critics call academia’s leftist mindset, goes against many allocators’ wariness about crypto.
Asset Allocation
39% of Family Offices Are Crypto Investors or Are Eyeing It
The findings were part of BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s first report on these funds.
Asset Allocation
What Do Allocators Like in Choosing Hedge Funds?
A thumbs-up for long-short and market neutral, and down for ESG and crypto, says Agecroft Partners.
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Explores Incorporating Cryptocurrency Into Its Portfolio
The fund issued a request for information on incorporating digital assets, as well as gold, timber and other alternatives, into pension portfolios.
SEC Charges Crypto Fund Founders in Nearly $2B Fraud
The regulator alleges the now-defunct HyperFund was a ‘pyramid and a Ponzi scheme.’
Regulation
Gensler Says No New Regulations Needed for Crypto
The enforcement actions taken by the SEC against cryptocurrency actors are justified under existing law, the SEC chairman said at a conference.
Regulation
DC Circuit Court Orders SEC to Reconsider Bitcoin ETF
The court ruled in August that the SEC had unfairly blocked the Grayscale bitcoin ETF, given the SEC had already approved two bitcoin futures ETPs.
Regulation
Complex Products, Including Crypto, Highlighted in SEC Exam Priorities
Variable annuities, certain REITs and private holdings were other examples listed in the notice.
Regulation
SEC Charges Hex Crypto Token Owner with Fraud and Offering Unregistered Securities
Richard Heart allegedly offered more than $1 billion in unregistered digital securities and stole $12 million in investor funds, according to the SEC
Regulation
SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Is ‘Rife With Fraud’
The comments come as the SEC reviews applications for six Bitcoin ETFs.
Regulation
‘Transformative’ Artificial Intelligence May Still Present Conflicts of Interest
At a talk hosted by the National Press Club, SEC Chair Gary Gensler explained that while AI presents many economic opportunities, there is also major potential for conflicts of interest.
Research
U.S. Asset Managers Fear Federal Reserve Rate Hikes Will Cause Recession
Asset managers are concerned that higher rates will spark a liquidity crisis and 27% fear that continued rate hikes will cause significant equity market losses, CoreData Research finds.
Research
ESG Themes to Be Aware of in 2023
Top concerns for ESG investing in 2023 include net-zero emissions targets, employee well-being and data scarcity, according to one annual global outlook.