Urban Catalyst Launches $50M UCME II Fund Supporting OZ Development in San Jose
February 1, 2026
Urban Catalyst, a real estate development and investment firm focused on the Bay Area, has launched UC Multifamily Equity II...
Mari Nicholson
Mari Nicholson is the managing editor of AltsWire. She reports on alternative investments for retail investors that are distributed via broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, as well as topics that affect these investors, financial advisers, and sponsors. Alternative investment funds covered by AltsWire include real estate investment trusts, business development companies, interval funds, closed-end funds, Delaware statutory trusts, utilized for tax-advantaged 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds, as well as other unlisted publicly registered offerings and private placement investments.
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SEC Files Charges in $37M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Bay Area Hindu Community
February 1, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint in the Northern District of California against Satish Appalakutty and...
Private Wealth Push Propels Blackstone to Record 2025 Performance
January 29, 2026
Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) reported record-breaking financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, marking what the...
LPL Posts Record Assets, Growth Despite Full-Year Net Income Decline
January 29, 2026
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) reported fourth quarter net income of $301 million, or $3.74 per share, a 4%...
Cetera’s Summit Network Adds Ex-Commonwealth Adviser With $170M in AUA
January 29, 2026
Longtime independent financial adviser Jamie Hatfield and his firm, Jamie L. Hatfield Wealth Management, have joined Cetera’s Summit Financial Networks....
BlackRock and Partners Group Launch Private Markets SMA for Wealth Platforms
January 29, 2026
In a move to simplify access to alternative investments, BlackRock and Partners Group have officially launched a multi-alternatives separately managed...
NewEdge Advisors Adds $1.4 Billion-Asset Team From Nashville Area
January 29, 2026
ClearTrust Wealth Advisors, a team from Franklin, Tenn., has affiliated with NewEdge Advisors, a New Orleans-based registered investment adviser supporting...
Stanger: Alternative Investment Fundraising Surges to $203.7 Billion in 2025
January 28, 2026
Alternative Investment fundraising in 2025 totaled approximately $203.7 billion, a 35.5% increase from last year and a staggering 121.9% jump...
Turnstone Launches $550M in Funds Targeting RV Parks, Extended-Stay Hotels & Storage
January 28, 2026
Real estate investment and development firm Turnstone Group LLC has launched three private funds designed to provide accredited investors access...
FINRA Fines Cetera $1.1 Million Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
January 28, 2026
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has censured and fined three independent broker-dealers within the Cetera Financial Group network a total...
Secure Properties Launches DST Program With $21.9M Industrial Offering
January 28, 2026
Secure Properties, a national real estate investment firm focused on net lease assets, has announced the launch of Secure Real...
Kestra’s Bluespring Expands Pittsburgh Footprint With $600M Coghill Acquisition
January 28, 2026
Bluespring Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of Kestra Holdings and acquirer of independent and hybrid registered investment adviser firms, has partnered with...
NexPoint BDC Realigns Board After Director’s Death, Reports NAV Decline
January 28, 2026
NexPoint Capital Inc., a publicly registered non-traded business development company, announced a formal realignment of its board of directors following...
Capital Square Completes UPREIT Transaction With Multifamily DST Investors
January 27, 2026
Capital Square, a sponsor of tax-advantaged real estate investments and a national developer and manager of housing communities, has announced...
Ohio Pair Formerly Serving $2B in Client Assets Join Linsco by LPL Financial
January 27, 2026
Wealth advisers Breanne Bovara and Derrick Petry have joined Linsco by LPL Financial to launch Moto Wealth Partners, a new...
Franklin Templeton Aligns Global Alternative Credit Businesses Under Benefit Street Partners Brand
January 27, 2026
Franklin Templeton’s U.S. and European alternative credit businesses, Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra, have now aligned under an updated Benefit...
Walton Global Grows Texas Footprint With Newest Acquisition Near Houston
January 27, 2026
Walton Global, a real estate and land asset management company and sponsor of private placement investments, has completed the acquisition...
Concorde Investment Services Adds G3 Capital to Broker-Dealer Platform
January 27, 2026
Concorde Investment Services, an independent broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, announced that G3 Capital has joined its platform. G3 Capital is...
NASAA Highlights Concerns About Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act
January 26, 2026
In a formal letter to Senate leaders, the North American Securities Administrators Association, or NASAA, expressed significant concerns regarding the...
Blackstone, Ares, Apollo Partner with OneDigital to Bring Private Markets to 401(k) Plans
January 26, 2026
OneDigital, a national insurance brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in Atlanta, has introduced private investments into its personalized portfolio...
