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Versus Capital Launches Another Interval Fund September 12, 2017

Versus Capital Launches Another Interval Fund

Versus Capital Launches Another Interval Fund August 27, 2017 | Interval Fund Tracker   The Versus Capital’s new real assets interval fund was declared effective by the SEC on August 17, 2017. Versus Capital Real Assets Fund, LLC is seeking to raise $450 million in a continuous offering. Minimum initial investment is $10 million(RIAs can aggregate accounts…
Florida-based broker-dealers flee Irma, setting up operations out-of-state September 12, 2017

Florida-based broker-dealers flee Irma, setting up operations out-of-state

Florida-based broker-dealers flee Irma, setting up operations out-of-state September 11, 2017 | Bruce Kelly | Investment News As Hurricane Irma lashed the sunshine state from its tip to its top over the weekend, business continuity plans for independent broker-dealers based in Florida kicked in, keeping the firms open for business for thousands of financial advisers.…
Survey: Physical stores still dominate U.S. grocery September 12, 2017

Survey: Physical stores still dominate U.S. grocery

Survey: Physical stores still dominate U.S. grocery September 11, 2017 | Marianne Wilson | Chain Store Age Discount stores and traditional supermarkets are U.S. shoppers' most popular choices when it comes to buying food. At least for the time being.   Nearly all — 99% — of adults buy some or all of their groceries…
Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise September 12, 2017

Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise

Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise September 8, 2017 | Elaine Misonzhnik | National Real Estate Investor Real estate continues to be viewed as an attractive alternative asset class by global institutional investors, and they plan to funnel more money into the sector over the next 12 months, according to a…
Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues September 11, 2017

Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues

Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues September 8, 2017 | DI Wire Vereit (NYSE: VER), the publicly-traded real estate investment trust formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties and parent company of Cole Capital, has filed a complaint in U.S District Court for the Southern District Of New York against former directors and officers…
Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title? September 11, 2017

Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title?

Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title? September 8, 2017 | Kenneth Corbin | OnWallStreet.com Fee-only advisors often struggle to impress upon investors the fundamental differences between their fiduciary business model and that of, say, a commission-drive brokerage shop operating under the suitability standard. But what if regulators stepped in to help clear things up?…
Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle September 11, 2017

Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle

Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle September 7, 2017 | Matt Day | Seattle Times Amazon.com has outgrown Seattle. The online retail giant, which employs about 40,000 people in the city after a hiring boom and urban build-out with little precedent in modern American history, is searching for a second home. The…
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate September 11, 2017

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate September 11, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Following a lengthy process of evaluating strategic alternatives for KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. and an aggressive campaign to market the Company’s assets, the Company’s board of directors and a committee composed of independent directors each…
What Retail Concepts Will Thrive In 2017 And Beyond September 7, 2017

What Retail Concepts Will Thrive In 2017 And Beyond

What Retail Concepts Will Thrive In 2017 And Beyond September 6, 2017 | Jennifer LeClaire | GlobeSt.com [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="616"] Franklin Street’s Whitney Kantor[/caption] MIAMI—Some retailers are struggling. Others are thriving. Where do we go from here? You can still read parts one and two of this series: Why Shopping Centers Are Facing Disturbing Financial…

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