Digital Wealth: Alternative investment platform CAIS secures $225m capital boost
CAIS, an open marketplace for alternative investments, has raised $255MM from Apollo, Motive, and Franklin Templeton, who will also be joining the firm as partners.
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๐บ๐ธ Alternative investment platform CAIS secures $225m capital boost - Private Banker International, January 12, New York
๐ฐ๐ท Qraft Technologies Closes US$146 Million Investment from SoftBank Group Entering into a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate AI in the Asset Management Industry - Yahoo Finance, January 10, Seoul
๐ฎ๐ฉ Jakarta-based investment app Pluang raises $55M led by Accel - TechCrunch, January 12, Jakarta
North America News
๐บ๐ธ Capital Market Veteran Amit Shah Launches Fintech Startup, A3 Tech, To Democratize Financial Services - The Free Press Journal, January 10, North Carolina
๐บ๐ธ One River Digital Asset Management Appoints Jason Cummins To Advisory Council - Financial Regulation News, January 10, Connecticut
๐จ๐ฆ Ninepoint Announces Addition Of Mutual Fund Class For Bitcoin ETF - Yahoo Finance, January 12, Toronto
๐จ๐ฆ Onex Names Kelly To Head Wealth Management Platform - PE Hub, January 12, Toronto
๐บ๐ธ Riskalyze Appoints Tricia Rothschild To Board Of Directors - Riskalyze, January 12, California
EMEA News
๐ฌ๐ง Ebury Hires HSBC Innovation Head As COO For Growth Push - Altfi, January 11, London
๐ฌ๐ง FIA Tech Expands Into The UK With New London-Based Subsidiary - The Trade News, January 12, London
๐ท๐บ Russia's Sberbank Launches Country's First Ever Blockchain ETF Securities - The Times Of India, January 9, Moscow
๐ฌ๐ง UK Parliament Launches New Crypto Group, Will Focus On Consumer Protections - Altfi, January 10, London
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg Financial Services Regulator CSSF Issues FAQ On Investments In Virtual Assets By Undertakings In Collective Investments And Credit Institutions - The National Law Review, January 12, Luxembourg
๐ฌ๐ง Moneybox Expands Mortgage Advisory Division With New MD, Cecilia Mourain - Altfi, January 12, London
๐ฌ๐ง SPW Hires Chief Client Officer To Improve Proposition - FT Adviser, January 6, London
Asia Pacific News
๐ธ๐ฌ Southeast Asiaโs StashAway, A Digital Wealth Manager, Says Theyโre Prepared For A Solid 2022 - Crowdfund Insider, January 6, Singapore
๐ฒ๐พ FUSANG, Asia's Only Fully Regulated Digital Securities Exchange Announces Board Of Advisors And Appointment Of Senior Leadership Team Member - Yahoo Finance, January 13, Labuan
๐จ๐ณ China Seeks To Expand The Use Of Its Digital Currency Through WeChat - Investing, January 7, China
Blogs, Webinars, Podcasts
๐บ๐ธ How Financial Advisors Will Engage Digital DIYers - NASDAQ, January 10, New York
๐บ๐ธ First Web3 ETF Is On The Way And Its Ticker Will Be โWIIIโ - Wealth Management, January 12, New York
๐ธ๐ฌ DBS Digital Expert Evy Theunis On Creating A Wealth Management Win-Win For The Bank And Clients Alike - Hubbis, January 11, Singapore
๐บ๐ธ What Warren Buffett Taught Us About Digital Moats - Wealth Management, January 7, New York
๐ญ๐ฐ Privรฉ Technologies On Wealth Management Solution, Fintech - Bloomberg, January 10, Hong Kong
Virtual Events & Conferences
๐บ๐ธ Wealth & Investment Management Technology Recruiting Event - Wells Fargo, January 26, Virtual
๐ฉ๐ช Fintech Pitch Night - The Startup Club, January 26, Virtual
๐จ๐ญ VC Pitching Session For Crypto, NFT, DeFi And Gaming Startups - InnMind, January 20, Virtual
๐จ๐ฟ Block Talk : Web3 meet - Tokenomics Design, DeFi, NFT, Metaverse, GameFi - Artem Gribanov, January 22, Virtual
๐ฎ๐ณ India Fintech Week - Fintech OI, January 17, Virtual
๐ฒ๐พ Pentaip - A.I. As A Service - Pentaip, January 15, Virtual
Reports, Surveys, & Awards
๐บ๐ธ Zoe Wins Nerdwallet's 2022 Best Online Financial Advisor Award - Yahoo Finance, January 12, New York
๐ญ๐ฐ Amber Group December Recap - Techcabal, January 11, Hong Kongย
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๐ Digital Wealth Management Market To Soar At Steady CAGR Up To 2026 - Aeresearch, January 12, Global
๐บ๐ธ Best Robo-Advisors Of 2021 - Daily Investor Hub, January 7, New York
Partnerships, Deals, Movers
๐ฌ๐ง Tandem Bank Acquires Lender Oplo To Hit ยฃ1.2bn Assets - Altfi, January 12, London
๐บ๐ธ Alternative Retirement Investment Platform Alto Raises $40m In Series B - Fintech Futures, January 7, Tennessee
๐ฌ๐ง United Fintech In Buy-Up Of Athena Systems - Fourth Acquisition In Fourteen Months - Businesswire, January 12, London
๐ฎ๐ณ Owner Of Russian Bank Tinkoff Acquires Swiss Digital Asset Firm - Investing, January 12, Mumbai
๐ฎ๐ณ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Joins Fintech Unicorn Groww As An Investor - CIO, January 8, Bengaluru
๐จ๐ญ DeFi Technologies Co-Leads Investment Into Seba Bank (A Swiss Global Digital Assets Bank) - PR Newswire, January 12, Zug
๐ฎ๐ณ Fintech Platform Fintso Partners Smallcase To Offer Direct Equity - Live Mint, January 11, New Delhi
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