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Interval Funds: The Growing Market That’s Turning Advisors on to Alts
As economic uncertainty continues to tame investment expectations, the market for interval funds and tender offer funds has grown into a fierce, $133 billion industry, 1 raising over $25 billion in capital last year alone. Interval funds are an increasingly popular allocation because they solve some of the structural and regulatory limitations associated with private funds while offering the potential to generate higher total returns…
US Public Pensions Invest Record $1.6 Trillion in Alternative Assets
US public pensions have boosted their exposure to private equity to $622 billion, the highest in at least two decades, as part of a push for higher investment returns, according to a new report by the Equable Institute…
UK takeover wave rolls on with £470 million bid for fund manager Gresham House
Shareholders in alternative asset manager Gresham House (GHE) will be popping the champagne corks today after the firm revealed it had agreed a buyout by private investment group Searchlight at £11.05 per share, a 63% premium to its last price.
BREIT forges ahead on comeback trail: Blackstone fund posted strongest return in 10 months after limiting withdrawals
Blackstone’s real estate investment trust continued its climb out from under a mass of redemption requests that landed in recent months, with June posting its strongest returns in nearly a year.
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Q4 2016 Nontraded REIT Industry Review is Now Available
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KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Declares $1.00 Per Share Special Distribution
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Declares $1.00 Per Share Special Distribution April 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On April 5, 2017, KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc.’s board of directors declared a special distribution in the amount of $1.00 per...
What investment beat the S&P 500 in total return for the year of 2016?
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As occupancy falls again, apartment landlords sweeten the pot
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