LPL Blocks Sales of Nontraded Real Estate Investment Trusts and Publicly Traded Property Interval Funds This week, LPL Financial (LPLA) announced that it had suspended its sales of several nontraded REITs, as well as a number of publicly traded property interval funds. This is because the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is ordering Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments (PKS) to pay almost $3.4M in restitution to a Native American tribe. The tribe had paid excessive sales fees for the purchase of Business Development Companies (BDCs) and non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Gopi Vungarala was the Purshe…
In a recent Investor Alert, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said that it wants investors to be aware of the risks involved in investing in non-traded real estate investment trusts that are publicly registered. The regulator is also recommending that investors ask the right questions regarding benefits, fees, and features.…
Texas-Based Brokerage Firm Accused of Inadequate Supervision Involving VA Exchanges The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is ordering IMS Securities Inc. to pay a $100K fine. The Texas-based brokerage firm is accused of failures related to its monitoring of variable annuity exchanges. By settling, however, it is not denying or…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is accusing VFG Securities of failing to supervise brokers to make sure that clients’ portfolios did not become overly concentrated in illiquid investments. In its complaint against the brokerage firm, the regulator said that from 11/10 to 6/12, VFG made nearly 95% of revenue from…
Even though the commercial real estate industry has recently rallied, shares of the nontraded real estate investment trust CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. continue to plummet. According to the nontraded REIT’s filing with the SEC, as of the end of 2014 its board of directors approved a $5.20/share valuation—that’s a 24%…
Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. (IARE) has lowered its estimated share value by 42.4%, because the company sold or spun off different assets over the last year. Among these were its hotel portfolios, now a listed real estate investment trust known as Xenia Hotels & Resorts Incorporated. Inland American…