The Investment Program Association

Commercial Real Estate: The Role of Global Listed Real Estate Equities in a Strategic Asset Allocation Commercial real estate equity has become an increasingly popular and accessible asset class for investment in the United States over the last 10 years, due in large part to the proliferation and success of real estate investment trusts (REITs). [...]

Like all real estate operating companies, Non-Listed REITs have had to deal with unprecedented volatility in capital markets, property markets and the macroeconomy. The Non-Listed industry has responded, to varying degrees, in ways similar to their publicly traded counterparts.

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS SWEEPING NEW FINANCIAL REFORMS INTO LAW Advisor Entities Face Possible Registration Requirement; SEC to Study Imposing Fiduciary Standard on Broker-Dealers Section 403 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 eliminates the “private adviser” or de minimis exemption from the registration requirements of the Investment Advisers Act. As a result, [...]

President Obama Signs Sweeping New Financial Reforms Into Law Immediate Change for Accredited Investors in Direct Investment Programs Almost two years after the onset of the credit and banking crisis, President Obama has signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 – one of the most comprehensive financial reform bills [...]