Asset Manager News & Perspectives

December 4, 2017

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Completes Acquisition of LPL Corporate Campus

Griffin Capital Company, LLC (“Griffin Capital”) announced today on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “REIT”), the acquisition of the LPL Financial Carolinas Corporate Campus (the “Property”) at a purchase price of $130 million.

December 4, 2017

5 New Facts on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Delay

The U.S. Department of Labor has delayed the effective date of three major sets of DOL fiduciary rule compliance regulations by 18 months, but, actually, the rule is still there, like a dragon stuffed in a trunk.

December 4, 2017

The impact of remote working on commercial real estate

For decades, one of the biggest markers of prestige for a business was its property: an imposing, large-scale office building was the sign of a truly successful company.

December 4, 2017

Five Takeaways from the RealInsight 5th Annual Real Estate Private Equity Summit

Topics included the disruption in the retail real estate sector, fears surrounding the current long economic expansion and top markets and asset classes to look to for the future.

December 4, 2017

Warehouses Are Getting Bigger, Taller, Faster

Builders are sinking record sums into the space because of e-commerce—and robots.

December 4, 2017

Surprise! The SEC Is Here! Are You Prepared?

How RIAs should handle the SEC’s unannounced examinations.

December 3, 2017

Are The Proposed Fiduciary Rules Good For Investors?

The additional liability on investment advisors would provide greater transparency for investors and more information to help them make the right decisions, KBS’s Chuck Schreiber tells GlobeSt.com.