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- Credit Suisse dips toe back in CMBS market
Credit Suisse Group is cautiously re-entering the commercial mortgage-backed securities space after firing its staff and shutting the unit's doors 15 months ago. However, the bank is focusing on larger loans that can be marketed in one deal -- and not smaller, multiple transactions, according to sources. Bloomberg
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- Hotel REIT CEOs have varied view of market opportunities
Hotel REIT CEOs are divided on the best way to approach the market, according to feedback from the Americas Lodging Investment Summit. Some companies, such as Ashford, don't see this is as a good time for acquisitions while others, such as Sunstone, do. Other REITs, such as FelCor, are focusing on organic growth. HotelNewsNow.com
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- Investment bankers predict strategies for REITs this year
REITs will increase the pace of acquisitions this year, according to investment bankers queried on the subject. "With their cost-of-capital advantage, listed REITs are going to be in a very good position to be the winning bidders," says Scott Schaevitz, chairman of Americas real estate banking at Barclays. Health care, in particular, has been active to date, and that activity will likely continue this year, they also say. REITs will also continue to shore up balance sheets with deleveraging, they predict. REIT magazine
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- Why REITs will continue to do well in 2013
REITs will continue to perform well this year for one basic reason -- demand for commercial properties continues to grow and there is little supply in the pipeline. REITs are expected to post earnings growth of 7% to 10% over the next year to two years. This will continue to make them more attractive investments than Treasuries or corporate bonds. "On a relative return basis, if this slow-growth environment continues, you should be able to get an income premium over bonds and some growth attached to that," says Rick Romano, co-portfolio manager of Prudential Global Real Estate Fund. OnWallStreet.com
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- U.K. is expected to let regulators break up banks
U.K. treasury head George Osborne was set to announce today that banks will be dismantled if they fail to protect retail banking from risky investment business. Osborne is expected to go further than ring fencing. "We're not going to repeat the mistakes of the past," according to his speech. "In America and elsewhere, banks found ways to undermine and get around the rules. We could see that again -- so we are going to arm ourselves in advance. In the jargon, we will 'electrify the ring fence.' " The Wall Street Journal
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- Panel suggests creation of small-business exchange
A Securities and Exchange Commission panel suggested that an exchange limited to small businesses should be created. The exchange would make it easier for companies to go public in the U.S. but would be limited to experienced investors better able to assess the risks involved with lower disclosure hurdles. Bloomberg
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