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What’s New with the DOL Fiduciary Rule? June 23, 2017

What’s New with the DOL Fiduciary Rule?

What’s New with the DOL Fiduciary Rule? June 23, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault  Have you been keeping up with the status of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule? After years of contentious debate between government regulators and financial industry professionals, the controversial ruling basically went dormant for a while after President…
CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier June 22, 2017

CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier

CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier June 19, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY  | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Anecdotally, the perception may be that lenders in the commercial mortgage arena are tightening the purse strings; however, the hard numbers suggest otherwise. Data issued last week by the Mortgage Bankers Association show that total commercial/multifamily debt outstanding rose to $3.01…
Brian Block’s lawyer portrays prosecution witness as a liar June 22, 2017

Brian Block’s lawyer portrays prosecution witness as a liar

Brian Block's lawyer portrays prosecution witness as a liar Lisa McAlister acknowledges she has lied before, but asserts she's telling the truth now June 21, 2017 | by  Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews.com The defense for Brian Block hit back Tuesday at a key witness in the government's securities fraud case against the former real estate executive, portraying…
Brian Block trial witness says Nicholas Schorsch had hand in cooking the books at ARCP June 20, 2017

Brian Block trial witness says Nicholas Schorsch had hand in cooking the books at ARCP

Brian Block trial witness says Nicholas Schorsch had hand in cooking the books at ARCP Lisa McAlister, former chief accounting officer at the REIT once controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, said Mr. Schorsch instructed Mr. Block to obfuscate accounting fraud in a particular financial line item June 20, 2017 | by Greg Iacurci | InvestmentNews.com A key…
This Is How a 1031 Exchange Helps You Build Wealth June 20, 2017

This Is How a 1031 Exchange Helps You Build Wealth

This Is How a 1031 Exchange Helps You Build Wealth The IRS provision increases your real estate purchasing power, but first you have to master the rules. June 5, 2017 | by Kayleigh Kulp | U.S. News Byron Smith Sr. has been investing in real estate for nearly 40 years, building wealth by using a 1031 exchange…
New Nevada law imposes fiduciary duty on brokers June 20, 2017

New Nevada law imposes fiduciary duty on brokers

New Nevada law imposes fiduciary duty on brokers The measure, effective July 1, requires advisers to disclose any "profit or commission" they receive and make a "diligent inquiry" about a client's financial condition and goals June 16, 2017 | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com Brokers in Nevada will have to meet a fiduciary standard when providing…
Kroger’s Earnings Miss Big; How Much CMBS Debt is Backed by the Retailer? June 19, 2017

Kroger’s Earnings Miss Big; How Much CMBS Debt is Backed by the Retailer?

Kroger’s Earnings Miss Big; How Much CMBS Debt is Backed by the Retailer? June 15, 2017 | by Manus Clancy | Trepp.com As we noted earlier this week, grocery chain Kroger (NYSE:KR) announced its latest set of earnings today. The market consensus was that the numbers and subsequent guidance would be considered a benchmark for just how much…
Trump has yet to make his mark on the economy, top forecaster says June 19, 2017

Trump has yet to make his mark on the economy, top forecaster says

Trump has yet to make his mark on the economy, top forecaster says June 13, 2017 | by Rex Nutting | MarketWatch President Donald Trump hasn’t yet made his mark on the U.S. economy, despite the euphoria on one side and the dread of the other that greeted his election, said Brian Wesbury, chief economist for…
Tech-Savvy Millennials Rewriting Financial Marketplace Rules, Says FINRA’s Axelrod June 19, 2017

Tech-Savvy Millennials Rewriting Financial Marketplace Rules, Says FINRA’s Axelrod

Tech-Savvy Millennials Rewriting Financial Marketplace Rules, Says FINRA's Axelrod Industry must attract this cohort 'if we want to avoid the looming succession cliff,' says FINRA's regulatory chief June 13, 2017 | by Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor  Tech-savvy millennials are “rewriting the rules of the financial marketplace,” with the banking industry at “the highest risk of disruption by…

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