ADISA Honors Award Winners at 2016 Annual Conference in Las Vegas GlobeNewswire | September 27, 2016 LAS VEGAS, Sept. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADISA, the nation’s largest trade association for the alternative and direct investment space, announced today the 2016 winners of the organization’s A Champion of Excellence (ACE), Distinguished Service and President’s awards. The awards…

PIEtech℠ – Adding Bench Strength to Help Financial Advisors PIEtech℠, Inc., increases its focus on helping firms meet the new DOL regulations with the addition of Curtis Shoch to the executive team. Powhatan, VA (PRWEB) September 29, 2016 PIEtech℠, Inc., increases its focus on helping firms meet the new DOL regulations with the addition of…

Blue Vault’s Second Quarter Report – What’s New? Blue Vault has released its Second Quarter 2016 Nontraded REIT Industry Review. Here are some key findings from our research: Sales by nontraded REITs totaled an estimated $1.09 billion, down from the $2.35 billion recorded in Q1 2016. This number is more than 57% below the average…

106 North American real estate companies increase dividends YTD September 2016 | Andrew Barnes | S&P Global Editor's note: This Data Dispatch is updated on a recurring basis. Click here to view these charts in Excel format, and for further dividend analysis, use the Real Estate Dividends Template in SNL's Template Library. Year-to-date through Sept.…

Mall Owners Go on Defensive to Rescue Aéropostale Landlords’ unusual strategy aims to hold on to tenant’s stores and avoid a liquidation Aéropostale filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May and later faced the threat of liquidation. Simon Property Group counts 160 Aéropostale stores and General Growth Properties has 77 in their respective tenant…

Securities America acquires another broker-dealer Purchase of Wall Street Financial Group is the firm's ninth and second in as many months Sep 26, 2016 @ 9:36 am | By Bruce Kelly| Investment News For the second time in as many months, Securities America Inc. said it was acquiring the assets of another broker-dealer. Securities America,…

Economy Watch: No Rate Hike Now, but Possible in December September 22, 2016 | by Dees Stribling | Commercial Property Executive Despite the decision to keep rates unchanged, the vote wasn't unanimous, indicating a chance for a rate hike before the end of the year. Economic projections of Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve…

Letting Go of the Status Quo in REITs September 22, 2016 | Michael Pagano | Financial Advisor IQ Non-traded REIT companies are having a bad year. Sales of non-traded REIT investments began dropping steadily in 2014, first-time buyer purchases plateaued in 2015, and sales across the industry fell off a cliff in April 2016 when…

Essential Documents in the Due Diligence Process September 23, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek and Alan Royalty | Blue Vault and Blue Vault Due Diligence In the world of investments, due diligence describes the duty of care and review to be exercised in connection with evaluating public offerings of securities.[1] With regard to alternative investments,…