The states with the most AUM August 10, 2017 | Harry Zhang | Financial Planning Though Miami and New York are coastal magnets for advisers, those who have made the Midwest home have reaped trillions in assets. The region is rich with wealthy families and thriving businesses — and advisory firms can speak to its…

MVP REIT II Shareholders to Vote on Charter Amendments Related to Potential Listing August 17, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault MVP REIT I and MVP REIT II entered into a merger agreement on May 26, 2017, pursuant to which each common shareholder of MVP I would receive 0.365 shares of common stock of…

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management to Replace Carey Credit Advisors at Carey Credit Income Fund August 16, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault   In connection with the recent announcement by W. P. Carey Inc., the parent of Carey Credit Income Fund's investment advisor Carey Credit Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor"), of its decision to exit…

Who Is Using Flexible Office Space? August 14, 2017 | Kelsi Maree Borland | GlobeSt.com The short answer: everyone. From freelancers to corporations, all user types are finding value in flexible office space. The demand for flexible office space is growing rapidly and from an amalgam of users. In addition to start-ups and tech companies, which have traditionally…

Why Some Developers Choose Hollywood Over DTLA August 15, 2017 | Kelsi Maree Borland | GlobeSt.com Hollywood and Downtown L.A. are two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Los Angeles, where we lay our scene—but are they really enemies, competing for investor and developer attention? The two submarkets are nearly neighbors and both are going…

LPL Financial buys NPH, a broker-dealer network with 3,200 advisers August 15, 2017 | Bruce Kelly | Investment News After weeks of speculation, LPL Financial said on Tuesday it had completed the purchase of National Planning Holdings Inc., an independent broker-dealer network with 3,200 advisers. The deal is structured as an asset purchase with an initial price of…

Summit Healthcare REIT Purchases Interest in Nine Skilled Nursing Facilities August 15, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Summit Healthcare REIT Inc. purchased an interest in nine skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. Northeast for $60 million. The facilities have a total of 1,285 licensed beds and will be leased back to the existing…

2017 FSI Forum Preview (The FSI Forum has been canceled due to Hurricane Irma. Updated 9/7/17) Blue Vault is a proud sponsor of FSI. Visit our booth at this year’s Forum in Atlanta located at Booth #22. August 16, 2017 | FSI When it comes to developments in the regulatory world, the more things change, the…

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