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FSI expects a more business friendly environment in 2017 February 2, 2017

FSI expects a more business friendly environment in 2017

FSI expects a more business friendly environment in 2017 Lobbying group for independent broker-dealers lays out its annual agenda Jan 31, 2017 @ 1:57 pm | Dale Brown | InvestmentNews.com The political world is still responding to the monumental and unexpected change we saw at the end of 2016, as the Republican party — led by now-President…
DOL fiduciary rule not yet caught up in Trump maelstrom January 31, 2017

DOL fiduciary rule not yet caught up in Trump maelstrom

DOL fiduciary rule not yet caught up in Trump maelstrom Speculation mounts as to what is taking administration so long to act Jan 31, 2017 @ 1:07 pm | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com President Donald Trump has been the disrupter that he promised to be. He is signing executive orders at a pace that makes…
Medley Launches Sierra Total Return Fund January 31, 2017

Medley Launches Sierra Total Return Fund

Medley Launches Sierra Total Return Fund January 31, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time | BusinessWire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medley Management Inc. (NYSE: MDLY) (“Medley”), a credit-focused asset management firm, today announced the launch of Sierra Total Return Fund (NASDAQ: SRNTX or the “Fund”), a closed-end investment management company that is operated as an interval fund.…
SEC could step up if DoL fiduciary rule is overturned, FINRA CEO says January 30, 2017

SEC could step up if DoL fiduciary rule is overturned, FINRA CEO says

SEC could step up if DoL fiduciary rule is overturned, FINRA CEO says January 23 2017, 9:56pm EST | Chelsea Emery | FinancialPlanning The SEC has been authorized to craft its own fiduciary standard under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. However, the regulator has yet to act. In their wide-ranging conversation, Cook spelled out what he saw as…
Broker-dealers have different views on recruiting over next six months January 30, 2017

Broker-dealers have different views on recruiting over next six months

Broker-dealers have different views on recruiting over next six months DOL rule could prompt some advisers to move ahead of time — and others to stay put until they gauge rule's impact Jan 12, 2017 @ 4:15 pm | Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews.com Senior executives at leading independent broker-dealers are split in their assessment of recruiting over…
Deals Day: Investor snaps up Dallas office tower; Grapevine shopping center trades hands January 26, 2017

Deals Day: Investor snaps up Dallas office tower; Grapevine shopping center trades hands

Deals Day: Investor snaps up Dallas office tower; Grapevine shopping center trades hands Jan 23, 2017, 1:09pm CST | Candace Carlisle | Dallas Business Journal Dallas-Fort Worth ranked as the No. 2 market in the United States — behind the Austin metro — in the 38th survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute. North…
A $90 Billion Debt Wave Shows Cracks in U.S. Property Boom January 26, 2017

A $90 Billion Debt Wave Shows Cracks in U.S. Property Boom

A $90 Billion Debt Wave Shows Cracks in U.S. Property Boom January 24, 2017, 10:18 AM EST | by Sarah Mulholland | Bloomberg A $90 billion wave of maturing commercial mortgages, leftover debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S. real estate market. It’s getting harder for landlords…
FSI renews efforts to scrap DOL rule and push for universal standard by SEC January 26, 2017

FSI renews efforts to scrap DOL rule and push for universal standard by SEC

FSI renews efforts to scrap DOL rule and push for universal standard by SEC The trade group for independent broker-dealers will take the offensive in trying to shape the kind of fiduciary standard it believes will be advantageous for its business in the future Jan 24, 2017 @ 12:32 pm | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com…
2016 Sees Surge In Demand For Data Centers January 24, 2017

2016 Sees Surge In Demand For Data Centers

2016 Sees Surge In Demand For Data Centers CHICAGO—And 2017 should see even more growth, as both the public and corporations flock to the cloud. January 20, 2017 | by BRIAN J. ROGAL | GlobeSt.com   CHICAGO—The demand for data center space intensified throughout 2016, and with the public’s appetite for online videos and a growing corporate thirst for…

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