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Here are the must-reads from today’s edition of Advisor Squawk (advisorsquawk.com). If you enjoy Advisor Squawk, please consider following our Linkedin page. Several Markets Around the World Have Completely Unwound their Fed Pivot Rally Most Crypto Communications May be Offside: FINRA Private Fund Industry Lawsuit Blasts SEC’s Regulation of Advisory Relationships ESG Funds Suffer First Annual Outflows in a Decade as Investors Pull $13B – Morningstar Mariner Recruited ‘Double Agent’ to Poach Clients, Lawsuit Claims Is Crypto More Mainstream than Annuities? Even the Ultra-Wealthy Have Holes in Their Safety Nets The Surefire Way for Financial Advisors to Wreck their Marketing Efforts SEC Probes B. Riley Deals with Client Tied to Failed Funds Mariner Advisor Sues Avantax Over ‘Unenforceable’ Restrictive Covenants … And 14 New Articles covering Industry News, Practice Management and Compliance.

🚀 Exciting news alert! GFO-X is proud to announce our partnership with Liquid Mercury. 🔹 What's happening?: Liquid Mercury's cutting-edge RFQ platform will empower block trading of options and futures on GFO-X's UK FCA authorised and regulated platform.  🔹 The impact: Institutional traders gain access to deep liquidity, facilitating seamless transactions for regulated Bitcoin futures and options contracts.  🔹 How it works: Liquid Mercury's institutional-grade platform, combined with GFO-X's regulated marketplace, creates a secure environment for professional investors to manage digital asset exposure and hedge portfolio risks.   Liquidity providers can provide two-sided quotes in response to RFQs generated by hedge funds, asset managers, and other buy-side participants initiated from Liquid Mercury's professional-grade trading interface or FIX and web socket APIs. Trades will be registered with GFO-X's trading venue, and LCH SA will provide clearing services through its new LCH DigitalAssetClear service. Brokers will also use Liquid Mercury's platform to intermediate trades between buyers and sellers to register block trades and conduct other sell-side trading workflows.   With liquidity providers offering two-sided quotes and LCH SA providing clearing services via LCH DigitalAssetClear, our collaboration is set to revolutionize digital asset derivative trading. 💡   🌟 Read the full press release here: www.gfo-x.com/news Learn more about Liquid Mercury's suite of solutions at www.liquidmercury.com.  #DigitalAssets #deriavatives #TradingTechnology 

What benefits would we get from tokenizing securities? How would the tokenization of securities affect the finance markets? Featuring key industry players from Coinbase, Archax, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan, this webinar from Inveniam delves into all aspects of tokenization, shedding light on the pivotal role of regulatory standards in shaping the future of digital asset markets. FIND OUT MORE: https://buff.ly/3QHK1qs #tokenizedtreasuries #tokenizedsecurities #securitytokens #assettokenization #onchainassets Ayla Kremb

Here are the must-reads from today’s edition of Advisor Squawk (advisorsquawk.com). If you enjoy Advisor Squawk, please consider following our Linkedin page. Several Markets Around the World Have Completely Unwound their Fed Pivot Rally Most Crypto Communications May be Offside: FINRA Private Fund Industry Lawsuit Blasts SEC’s Regulation of Advisory Relationships ESG Funds Suffer First Annual Outflows in a Decade as Investors Pull $13B – Morningstar Mariner Recruited ‘Double Agent’ to Poach Clients, Lawsuit Claims Is Crypto More Mainstream than Annuities? Even the Ultra-Wealthy Have Holes in Their Safety Nets The Surefire Way for Financial Advisors to Wreck their Marketing Efforts SEC Probes B. Riley Deals with Client Tied to Failed Funds Mariner Advisor Sues Avantax Over ‘Unenforceable’ Restrictive Covenants … And 14 New Articles covering Industry News, Practice Management and Compliance.

Digital Asset Industry Highlights from the Latest SFC Quarterly Report: 🛡️ Investors should stay vigilant against scams. 🚀 Tokenisation, ETFs, and VA tech are driving market transformation. Full article 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gf3GhiiA Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) #OSL #Digitalasset #Digitalfinance #CryptoETF #Tokenisation

TOMORROW is the last day to vote. Please help us defend our title as "Regulatory Advisor of the Year" at this year's Hedgeweek Global Digital Assets Awards by voting for K2 Integrity. Your support means everything to us! Please click here to cast your vote by April 19, 2024: https://lnkd.in/ev3tryvG #HWDigitalAssetsAwards #Crypto #DigitalAssets #Compliance #Regulation #AML

Block trading is a valuable tool for RIAs and has numerous benefits that bring ease to advisors' everyday practice, including less time spent reporting, increased efficiency, and more equality across client trades. Want to learn more about how block trading make RIA's lives easier? Read more to find out 👉 https://bit.ly/3whzta8 Apply block trading to client digital asset investments, only through Onramp Invest 👉 https://bit.ly/4adpkcU #RIA #blocktrading #cryptoadvisors

State Street’s strategic partnership with Taurus marks a significant advancement in the financial industry operations, particularly in fund services, middle office duties. While front-office areas like portfolio management have rapidly embraced technology, back and middle offices have lagged behind. This move by State Street is a crucial step towards automating and optimizing traditionally manual processes. By enhancing their digital asset capabilities, State Street is not only improving operational efficiency but also positioning itself as a leader in the evolving digital asset space. This collaboration will undoubtedly elevate their service offering, benefiting both clients and the broader financial industry.

Over the last 7 days, METH, BTG, and AKT had the highest buy ratio when looking at DAR Vetted and Watchlist Exchange trade data for top 200 digital assets by market cap. For more info: https://loom.ly/soY-bPE #digitalassets #buysell #tradedata #drivenbydata

3 ways to know you’re ahead of the game when it comes to investing in #digitalassets: 📈 Your assets are secured with private keys 🪙 You have a trusted advisor who is *crypto literate* 🚀 You already have a custom custody structure in your #estateplan Adam Blumberg explains 👇