Trading & Execution

Aviv REIT has closed its previously announced initial public offering of 13,200,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of USD20.00 per share. »

Union Agriculture Group (UAG), the largest corporate agricultural landholder and operator in Uruguay, is to launch an initial public offering of shares to be listed on the Montevideo Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo). »

Class A units of three ROI mortgage and real estate funds have been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. »

Partners Real Estate Investment Trust, an open-end real estate investment trust, is now trading on the highest OTC marketplace, OTCQX. »

The proposed European Union financial transaction tax (FTT) could lead to a significant decrease in cross-border trading of financial instruments in the EU, undermining the single market, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association. »

Squarestone Brasil Limited, the Anglo-Brazilian real estate investment and development company specialising in the Brazilian shopping mall sector, intends to apply to cancel the trading of its Shares and Warrants on AIM.  »

Despite the deepening of the debt crisis and the fragile mood of the wider economy, European property investment markets saw trading volumes rise in Q3 to EUR28.8bn. The latest research from Cushman & Wakefield reveals a 5% increase on the previous quarter and a 12.3% rise on the year-to-date. »

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements. The requirements stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. »

CBOE Futures Exchange plans to launch trading in futures on Radar Logic 28-Day Real Estate indexes, which measure asset values in the US residential housing market, on or after Thursday, 27 October. »

Grainger plc the UK’s largest quoted residential property owner, has provided a trading update in advance of its preliminary results announcement for the year to 30 September 2011. »