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Doing Your Due Diligence September 21, 2016

Doing Your Due Diligence

A third-party due diligence firm is an essential tool in helping a Broker Dealer evaluate a product sponsor as part of its due diligence on the sponsor’s alternative investment offerings. As part of the process, the Broker Dealer obtains an investment research report produced by the third-party due diligence firm to aid their evaluation. This…
Houston, Oklahoma City Office Markets Feel the Fallout from Oil Price Declines September 20, 2016

Houston, Oklahoma City Office Markets Feel the Fallout from Oil Price Declines

Houston, Oklahoma City Office Markets Feel the Fallout from Oil Price Declines September 16, 2016 | by Diana Bell | National Real Estate Investor Over the course of the past year, as oil prices hovered near the $30.00 per barrel mark, cities that rely on the energy sector for their economies, including Houston, Dallas, Denver…
Cole and KBS Vets Join DFPG September 19, 2016

Cole and KBS Vets Join DFPG

Cole and KBS Vets Join DFPG Sep 16 2016 | by DI Wire DFPG Investments Inc., a dually-registered independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, announced that Mike Crimmins, formerly the CEO and managing director of KBS Capital Markets Group, and Robert Straton, previously a senior vice president at Cole Real Estate Investments, have joined the…
DOL fiduciary rule’s unintended consequence: higher fees for investors September 19, 2016

DOL fiduciary rule’s unintended consequence: higher fees for investors

DOL fiduciary rule's unintended consequence: higher fees for investors As broker-dealers move toward uniform commissions to comply with the Labor Department rule, investors could end up paying higher prices than in an unregulated environment Sep 16, 2016 @ 11:37 am | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News As broker-dealers adjust to the new Department of Labor…
Office Demand Holding Steady in Tech Markets September 16, 2016

Office Demand Holding Steady in Tech Markets

Office Demand Holding Steady in Tech Markets Requirements by Big Tech Companies Help Keep Office Markets in Balance, Rent Relief May Be on the Way With Several Large Projects Coming On Line Over Next Two Years in Bay Area, Seattle September 15, 2016 | By Randyl Drummer | CoStar Kilroy Realty Corp. is positioned to meet…
Cetera to Sell Legend Group to Lincoln Investment September 16, 2016

Cetera to Sell Legend Group to Lincoln Investment

Cetera to Sell Legend Group to Lincoln Investment The deal allows Cetera to exit a business it says is not core to its future growth plans SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 | By Janet Levaux | ThinkAdvisor Cetera Financial Group said it has struck a deal to sell Legend Group, a broker-dealer with about 350 advisors and $6…
Six Apartment Markets That Have Recovered the Most Since the Housing Crash September 16, 2016

Six Apartment Markets That Have Recovered the Most Since the Housing Crash

Six Apartment Markets That Have Recovered the Most Since the Housing Crash Sep 13, 2016 | Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor The apartment markets that were hurt the most by the housing crash are now experiencing steady growth. “All of these markets now are posting very healthy job growth that is helping to stimulate…
Getting Started with the Due Diligence Process September 15, 2016

Getting Started with the Due Diligence Process

Getting Started with the Due Diligence Process September 16, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek, in collaboration with Alan Royalty and Scott Brown | Blue Vault and Blue Vault Due Diligence Services In a previous blog post, we highlighted the importance of using due diligence to make informed decisions. For Independent Broker Dealers in particular, due…
House Committee Approves Bill to Kill Dodd-Frank and Fiduciary Rule September 14, 2016

House Committee Approves Bill to Kill Dodd-Frank and Fiduciary Rule

House Committee Approves Bill to Kill Dodd-Frank and Fiduciary Rule 9/14/16 | by DI Wire The House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act, on Tuesday in a 30-26 vote mostly along party lines. No Democrats voted for the bill, while one Republican, Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R- ME), voted against it. As…

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