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Understanding Fund Custody: Private Versus Publicly Offered Fund Vehicles
Understanding Fund Custody: Private Versus Publicly Offered Fund Vehicles May 12, 2023 | Amy Small | UMB When managers of private funds decide to launch a strategy as a registered mutual fund–such as an interval fund, tender fund, or a daily NAV...
Wave Of Distressed CRE Loans Reaches $64B, With Retail, Office Hardest Hit
The long-anticipated wave of distressed CRE assets is closer to realization, with total distressed assets coming in at $64B during Q1 2023, Bloomberg reports, citing a new report by MSCI Real Assets…
Owl Rock Capital Corporation Announces Upcoming Name and Ticker Change to Blue Owl Capital Corporation
Owl Rock Capital Corporation (NYSE: ORCC, or the “Company”) today announced that it will soon be changing its name, ticker, and website. The Company’s board of directors has already approved these changes and no shareholder vote is required…
California Self Storage Operator Vaults to Fifth Largest Player in Canada
California-based SmartStop Self Storage REIT is expanding in Canada’s largest city, adding eight facilities in the greater Toronto area for $CA300 million…
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Clip: Recent Progress of WealthForge
Clip: Recent Progress of WealthForge In this clip, Bill Robbins (Chief Executive Officer, WealthForge) and Stacy Chitty (Managing Partner, Blue Vault) cover how the current...
ExchangeRight Takes Another DST Full Cycle, Achieving 130% to 141%+ Total Returns for Investors Including Return of Capital
ExchangeRight Takes Another DST Full Cycle, Achieving 130% to 141%+ Total Returns for Investors Including Return of Capital November 10, 2020 PASADENA, Calif. –...
Strategic Wireless Acquires Multiple Tower Portfolios in Louisiana and Wisconsin
COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Funds Management, LLC (“Strategic Wireless”) announced today that through its affiliate, SWI...
Apartment Rents Fall in 40% of the Largest Cities
Apartment Rents Fall in 40% of the Largest Cities Rent growth has even been sluggish in cities where it was positive. November 9, 2020 | Les Shaver | GlobeSt.com Since...
California Elections Recap: Voters Reject Propositions 15 & 21
California Elections Recap: Voters Reject Propositions 15 & 21 November 4, 2020 | Connect California, Commercial Real Estate News California voters turned out in record...
Self Storage Enjoys Pricing Power As Americans Continue to Relocate
Self Storage Enjoys Pricing Power As Americans Continue to Relocate A slower development pipeline and touchless transactions are driving leasing success. November 6, 2020 |...
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Retirement Preparedness Requires Course Corrections
Retirement Preparedness Requires Course Corrections Americans are feeling unprepared for retirement but are willing to take steps to ensure more financial security later in life. February 15, 2017 | by Rebecca Moore | PLANSPONSOR While most Americans realize...
Hines Global REIT Sells Brindleyplace Assets in U.K.
Hines Global REIT Sells Brindleyplace Assets in U.K. February 27, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On February 23, Hines Global REIT has announced the sale of five buildings at Brindleyplace in Birmingham, UK to an entity owned by clients of HSBC Private Bank and...
NASAA Guidelines
NASAA Guidelines February 23, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault In July 2016, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) issued a request for public comment regarding an amendment to its policy on REITs. The proposal would add a uniform...
Which nontraded REIT has announced three yearly increases in NAV per share since 2013 of 1.37%, 6.07% and 8.47%?
Which nontraded REIT has announced three yearly increases in NAV per share since 2013 of 1.37%, 6.07% and 8.47%? Answer: Hines Global REIT, Inc. Learn more about Hines Securities, Inc. on our Sponsor Focus page. Click...
Should the SEC Step in Where the DOL Has Faltered?
Should the SEC Step in Where the DOL Has Faltered? February 22, 2017 | by Thomas Coyle | Financial Advisor IQ There’s confusion over the prospects of Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule for retirement accounts. And this tumult — spawned largely by a recent...











