Regulation & Legal

Firms are scrambling to capitalize on the new investment opportunity, but the language and definitions in the legislation still need more clarity.

The strategy taps a new federal program that encourages investment into low-income communities by offering tax benefits on an estimated $6.1trn of eligible unrealized capital gains.

Todd Hitt faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of misappropriating millions of dollars in investor funds to support an 'extravagant lifestyle' and make 'Ponzi-like' payments.

Robert Johnson, managing director for Asia-Pacific real estate at JPMorgan Global Alternatives, explains why Japan is in a healthier lending environment today than 10 years ago.

RBC experts talk through how fund managers are working through the external demands on their operating environment.

In the aftermath of events like the Panama Papers and Malaysia’s 1MDB, the industry is ramping up its due diligence efforts. Arshiya Khullar investigates.

High-profile scandals like that engulfing Malaysia’s 1MDB have turned the spotlight on the risks of investing with state-backed funds from emerging economies.

Last week’s 25 bps increase has little effect on real estate, and the asset class is prepared for further hikes, observers say.

As President Xi Jinping steps up his deleveraging efforts in China, the real estate industry is expecting distressed investment opportunities to become more pronounced by the year end.

The US president sees real estate development potential in North Korea. But the first opportunities for institutional money are more likely to come in north-east China.