Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Bids to Buy Universal Music Group

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FUNDS EXIT GLOBAL SHARES AGGRESSIVELY

Hedge funds sold global stocks at the fastest rate in 13 years in March. Find out why and what it means for investors.

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https://newsletter.tf/hedge-funds-sell-global-stocks-fastest-march/

Hedge funds sold global stocks in March at the fastest pace seen in 13 years. This is a bigger sell-off than in April.

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https://newsletter.tf/hedge-funds-sell-global-stocks-fastest-march/

yahoo news | iCapital Links Alternative Investments to Aladdin Wealth

iCapital has announced a partnership with BlackRock to integrate its alternative‑investment platform directly into Aladdin Wealth, BlackRock’s proprietary technology suite for portfolio analytics. The integration will allow advisors using Aladdin Wealth to browse, subscribe to, and redeem alternative‑investment products, as well as monitor transaction status, all from within the same workflow they use for traditional assets. By embedding iCapital’s tools, the platform aims to provide a “connected and scalable framework for portfolio construction and oversight,” according to iCapital chairman and CEO Lawrence Calcano.

The move builds on a 2024 collaboration in which BlackRock, iCapital, and TAMP GeoWealth launched custom public‑private model portfolios through a unified managed‑account (UMA) solution. With the new link, Aladdin Wealth users will have access to the same data, analytics, risk‑management, and portfolio‑workflow capabilities they already rely on, now extended to alternative investments. Ted Stratigos, global head of Aladdin Wealth, said the integration “will extend Aladdin Wealth’s capabilities by connecting advisors more directly to alternative investments, supported by the same data, analytics, risk management, and portfolio workflows they rely on across their business.”

The partnership is positioned as a way to improve efficiency and enable more personalized outcomes for high‑net‑worth clients, who are increasingly seeking exposure to alternatives such as private equity, hedge funds, and real‑asset strategies. Elaine Misonzhnik, senior editor of Investments at Wealth Management, highlighted that the combined platform could streamline advisor processes, allowing them to incorporate alternatives into client portfolios without leaving the Aladdin environment. The integration is expected to accelerate adoption of alternative assets across registered investment advisors (RIAs) and other wealth‑management firms looking for seamless, technology‑driven solutions.

Read more: https://www.wealthmanagement.com/alternative-investments/icapital-aladdin-wealth-announce-partnership

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