Why value-added plays make sense in today’s investment environment

The recent collapse of prominent regional banks has rattled global financial markets already on edge from fast-rising interest rates to tame inflation, which contributed to balance sheet liquidity issues as fears of bank run contagion mounted amongst depositors.

Central banks and other major banks have sought to shore up confidence in the banking sector, and government regulators are investigating what changes may need to be made to prevent such problems in the future.

Against this backdrop — and a day before the Federal Open Market Committee’s 25 basis point rate hike on March 22 — a virtual roundtable with institutional investors, consultants and investment managers was held by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. about increased investor interest in value-added investment strategies in the current economic climate. The in-depth discussion was moderated by Reno Si