SEC chairman Mary Schapiro told House lawmakers that the agency's system for leasing space had “significant flaws,” and that the federal General Services Administration will likely take over that role
<a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&djoPage=summary&issuedate=20100423&sid=BD0426&djoProjId=10994&djoRecordId=290006>QA3 Financial Corp.</a>, an independent broker-dealer that was a leading seller of high-risk private placements over the last decade, in a recent lawsuit said its insurance carrier was pushing it into bankruptcy by failing to back up its coverage.
Once-highflying 130/30 strategies might be down, but they aren't out, money managers contend.
Despite assurances to the contrary, a segment of hedge funds still has up to $100 billion locked up and won't allow redemptions
Yet another small brokerage firm that sold illiquid alternative investments closed its doors last week
Known for investing in companies to press for changes, Bill Ackman is considering selling shares in a hedge fund to secure more permanent capital for investments.
Custody firms are engaged in a delicate balancing act, trying to accommodate a growing number of alternative investments while at the same time implementing stricter eligibility criteria for accepting those assets
ProShare Advisors of Bethesda, Md., today announced the introduction of the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
Higher returns and renewed investor interest pushed most money managers' alternative assets under management onto higher ground last year, according to sister publication Pensions & Investments' annual survey of the largest money managers
David Lerner Associates Inc. has been accused of targeting unsophisticated seniors while selling real estate investment trust shares without considering whether the illiquid securities were suitable for its clients
Another small, independent broker-dealer that faces mounting legal claims is exiting the business, this time after selling real estate deals by a bankrupt syndicator.
The marketplace for nontraded real estate investment trusts has exploded with new offerings over the past couple of years, but executives at independent broker-dealers are leery of opening their platforms to such products
Nearly 100 small to midsize independent broker-dealers find themselves in trouble over sales of tenant-in-common exchanges, a form of real estate ownership in which two or more parties hold fractional interests in a property
Nearly 100 smaller independent broker-dealers sold TICs -- a real estate investment vehicle -- from an Idaho-based distributor that went bust. Now, a bankruptcy court official is putting the bite on those firms.
Home prices in the second quarter fell nearly six percent from the previous year. That's bad news for clients looking to sell right now.
Homeownership rate now below 60%; opportunity for real estate investors?
New York tops the list, according to latest data; average cost up, Dodd-Frank blamed
Fund giant will slash management fee if property fund loses money; come-on could help firm raise funds in already crowded market
Contrary to all the doom and gloom coming out of the housing industry these days, the commercial real estate market is alive and well, and real estate investment trusts are enjoying a historic rally.
What is the cost in portfolio performance if an investor's retirement, education or other goals come before the market ultimately resumes its upward course?
