Agency wants funds using commodities to register with it.
Firms with alts like BlackRock, JPMorgan have muscle to seize the opportunity
In putting together a deal for Apple REIT Six, Blackstone has given a boost to the trust's shareholders — and stemmed the recent tide of bad news for David Lerner Associates.
Median housing prices rise 6%; 'turned a corner'
Chance to invest in hard assets can lead to big returns, but rules are complex.
Portfolio manager says advisers ready for a wake-up call on new approach to risk.
With puny interest rates, structured notes gaining in popularity
In what's stacking up as something of a trend, another nontraded REIT has decided to forgo the so-called 'internalization fee' paid to its adviser.
On Friday, Corporate Property Associates 15 Inc. closed a merger with its parent, the publicly traded real estate manager W.P. Carey & Co LLC. The new company, which is now a publicly traded REIT called W.P. Carey Inc., began trading Monday morning and will retain the symbol WPC.
Last week, Massachusetts sued LPL for its sales and marketing of a popular nontraded REIT. Expect the plaintiffs' bar to swoop in as well.
Private Advisors Alternative Strategies Master Fund invests directly in dozens of hedge funds
Eight of the largest nontraded REITs have lost 37% of their equity value over the past seven years, according to an analysis conducted on behalf of <i>InvestmentNews</i>.
Finra's Susan Axelrod cites lack of 'reasonable diligence' by sellers of nontraded REITs
Industry eyes are on Cole Credit Property Trust II, the latest nontraded REIT to look into going public.
