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Uncertainty still dominates non-listed real estate funds market, says INREVFri, 16 Oct 2009, 06:28 Property Funds World Sentiment in the non-listed real estate funds market is dictated by uncertainties related to the underlying property market, valuations and ongoing financing issues, according to the latest INREV survey. Click here to read more
RAIT Securities launches commercial real estate advisory businessThu, 15 Oct 2009, 17:14 Property Funds World RAIT Financial Trust is expanding the operations of its registered broker-dealer, RAIT Securities, LLC, by hiring Tony Butler and Greg Laughton, who will work out of RAIT’s new office in Charlotte, NC. Click here to read more
Swiss asset management company heralds new era for farmland investmentThu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:42 Property Funds World Land Commodities Asset Management AG, the specialist farmland investment and asset management firm, has announced the formal launch of its new direct farmland investment brand targeted specifically at private investors. Click here to read more
Ventras expands into commercial real estate asset managementFri, 16 Oct 2009, 05:53 Property Funds World Ventras Capital Advisors, LLC (Ventras), the real estate investment subsidiary of MBH Enterprises LLC (MBH), has appointed Gregory J McManus as a Principal in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Click here to read more
Health Care REIT reports gross investments of USD156.3m for Q3Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 12:27 Property Funds World Senior housing and health care real estate investment trust Health Care REIT Inc (NYSE:HCN) has reported gross investments during the third quarter of 2009 of USD156.3m with dispositions of USD30.1m, resulting in net new investments of USD126.2m. Click here to read more |
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Latest Features 
Special report: Ireland Hedge Fund Services 2012
Tue, 21 Feb 2012, 18:28 Ireland's fund industry is flourishing amid the country's economic gloom, and international regulatory changes are prompting hedge fund managers increasingly to set up funds as Irish QIFs. Click here to read more
Special report: Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Services 2012
Tue, 17 Jan 2012, 16:06 Despite difficult times in terms of hedge fund performance and capital-raising, concern about governance and competition from onshore domiciles, the Cayman Islands' dominance as an alternative fund jurisdiction has barely been dented. Click here to read more
Interview: Mohammed Hanif, Insparo Asset Management: “The defining feature of our funds is the returns they have been able to generate in the toughest of conditions”
Mon, 16 Apr 2012, 8:03 Mohammed Hanif (pictured), the founder, chief executive and chief investment officer of Insparo Asset Management, says the firm’s Africa and Middle East Fund has generated returns exceeding 30 per cent since launch in June 2008 through an innovative on multistrategy approach that has protected investors’ capital in stormy markets while generating outstanding absolute returns during periods of market strength. Click here to read more
Comment: Sins of commission and omission
Wed, 16 May 2012, 14:17 The recently published Economist review of the prospects for the Channel Islands, provides a rather gloomy view of the future; a characterisation which few in Jersey or Guernsey would recognise, says Geoff Cooke (pictured), CEO, Jersey Finance… Click here to read more
Guide: Global Fund Media Guide to relocation 2011
Tue, 20 Dec 2011, 17:58 A look at the options available to managers re-examining their current home jurisdiction in the light of the changes that have swept the alternative investment management industry over the past three years Click here to read more |
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Aberdeen signs asset and property management mandate in The Netherlands Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 12:00 Property Funds World Aberdeen Property Investors The Netherlands has signed an asset and property management contract with Hamburg’s HSH Real Estate for a 29,000 square metre retail unit based at the Sijsjebergweg in Amsterdam. Click here to read more
Non-listed property funds move towards consistent approach for reporting.Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 14:36 Property Funds World Adoption levels of the INREV Guidelines on reporting continue to improve among non-listed property funds, according to an INREV survey. Click here to read moreInterRent REIT announces NorthWest Value Partners appeals decision of Ontario Superior Court of Justice Fri, 16 Oct 2009, 22:38 Benzinga InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust announces that NorthWest Value Partners has filed a notice of appeal with the Court of Appeal for Ontario appealing the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decisio Click here to read moreREIT ratings mixed in latest report Fri, 16 Oct 2009, 02:31 Housing Wire Fitch Ratings upgraded two real estate investment trusts (REITs) and downgraded as many in Q309, according to the latest 'REIT Report Quarterly.' Click here to read moreFri, 16 Oct 2009, 02:15 The Sydney Morning Herald One of the changes to superannuation in the last months of the Howard government was allowing self-managed super funds to borrow to buy property. Click here to read moreAsset Management Acquire 390,000-Square-Foot Redlands, Industrial Building Fri, 16 Oct 2009, 01:01 Market Wire Sares Regis Group and institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management acquired a ... Click here to read more |
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Executive Training
Managing Family Office & Wealth
Thu, 24/05/2012 (All day) - London This 2 day practical programme for family office representatives and wealth managers explores the best strategies for preserving family wealth and managing a modern family office.
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News Opportunistic funds return -50 per cent in past 12 monthsThu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:28 Private Equity Real Estate Losses in opportunistic real estate funds continue to mount with the most risky property vehicles reporting returns of -50 per cent in the year to the end of June. Click here to read moreThu, 15 Oct 2009, 18:16 Private Equity Real Estate Credit Suisse Real Estate Fund International has bought four office properties in the US and UK. Click here to read moreProperty stocks inch up as Spain says hola to REITs Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 17:57 SNLi European property stocks eked out slight gains while the broader equity markets posted modest losses Thursday, Oct 15. Click here to read moreDNZ Property goes to investors with capital-raising deal Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 17:54 New Zealand Herald The USD746 million DNZ Property Fund has asked investors to register for a capital-raising deal. Tim Storey, DNZ's new chairman replacing ... Click here to read moreThu, 15 Oct 2009, 17:19 BusinessWire Despite some recent positive momentum for US equity REITs, liquidity concerns and deteriorating property fundamentals will continue to pose challenges, according to Fitch Ratings in the latest edition Click here to read moreAverage REIT short interest declines in September Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:42 SNLi Average short interest in the REIT sector fell 78 basis points to 5.84 per cent of shares outstanding as of Sept 30 from 6.62 per cent as of Aug 31. Click here to read more |
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News Spanish REITs get the go-aheadThu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:33 SNLi Spanish lawmakers Oct 15 OK'd the creation of REITs in a move that some experts see as too little, too late for the country's battered real estate market but that nonetheless marks a new chapter for E Click here to read moreThu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:37 Private Equity Real Estate The proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers was drafted in a short timeframe without 'much time' to consult with the private equity and private equity real estate industry, said a r Click here to read moreMorgan Keegan hires Stephen Swett to head REIT equity research efforts Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:35 WELT ONLINE Swett will head up Morgan Keegan's equity research efforts in Real Estate Investment Trusts in the firm's New York City office. Click here to read moreGermany may ease rules for REITs, merge banking supervision Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 13:35 Bloomberg.com Chancellor Angela Merkel may allow real estate investment trusts to invest in residential property, easing restrictions imposed by the outgoing government, a document agreed in a coalition working gro Click here to read moreThu, 15 Oct 2009, 12:28 Euromoney Institutional Investor Progressive Capital has partnered with Dartmoor Capital Management to start the Progressive Capital UK Residential Property fund, Financial Times reports. Click here to read moreFire Capital plans USD100m spree across India Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 10:56 Private Equity Real Estate Indian real estate fund Fire Capital Fund is planning to invest USD100 million across the country’s tier II cities by the end of next year. Click here to read more |
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Agriculture Investment Summit Europe 2012
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Successfully Launching and Profiting from Business Development Companies
5 weeks 5 days from now - New York Financial Research Associates’ inaugural event is bursting with critical advice, networking opportunities, and practical takeaways for launching, operating and investing in Business Development Companies (BDCs).
2nd Bank & Financial Institutions Special Asset Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts (Atlanta)
5 weeks 6 days from now - Atlanta, Georgia 28 - 29 June 2012 IMN's series of Bank & Special Asset Forums on Distressed Real Estate continues to be the only place where Special Asset, Special Servicers, REO, Credit & “C”-level executives can meet to discuss the latest CRE workout issues. With 300-500 registered for our previous NYC, South Florida and LA forums, IMN is excited to bring this event and its brand new agenda back to the Atlanta special asset and real estate workout communities. |
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News INREV CFO Conference: investors are considering new investmentsThu, 15 Oct 2009, 10:14 Private Equity Real Estate Investors are considering making new fund commitments again, said INREV at its Paris CFO conference today. Click here to read moreThu, 15 Oct 2009, 09:00 NYDailyNews.com It's the moment of truth for Brooklyn's accused Ponzi-schemer Philip Barry - and his hundreds of fleeced investors. Click here to read moreHighridge Partners buys Santa Ana office building from Tishman Speyer Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 08:29 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles real estate investor Highridge Partners bought a Santa Ana office building Wednesday as it launched a program to purchase USD500 million worth of commercial properties in California. Click here to read moreThe Reit time again Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 07:23 FT Adviser Though the champagne has long since dried up, companies are holding on to their real estate investment trusts, and for good reason. Click here to read more |
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People moves  Schulte Roth & Zabel adds leading PE and real estates groups to New York Office
Thu, 17/05/2012 - 06:00 Schulte Roth & Zabel has expanded its New York office with the addition of a group of leading private equity and real estate attorneys joining the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP effective 16 May, 2012.  Le Poidevin to take over as Guernsey Finance chief executive in July
Thu, 17/05/2012 - 04:00 Fiona Le Poidevin, the current Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, will take over as Chief Executive from Peter Niven with effect from 30 June.  K&L Gates expands Moscow office with addition of real estate and corporate partners
Wed, 16/05/2012 - 17:00 Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added real estate partner Andrei V Soukhomlinov and corporate and finance partner Dmitry K Gladkov to its Moscow office. |
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