BlackRock and PIF are world’s most valuable asset management and sovereign wealth fund brands, according to New Brand Finance report by Released | Aug 7, 2025 BlackRock is the world’s most valuable asset management (AM) brand with a value of $8.3 billion, and PIF is the most valuable and fastest-growing sovereign wealth fund (SWF) brand, according to data from Brand Finance, an independent brand valuation consultancy.
Manulife Group Retirement offers direct real assets exposure to Canadian defined contribution plans by Released | Aug 6, 2025 Manulife has announced the availability of Manulife Real Asset Pooled Fund to Canadian defined contribution (DC) retirement plans on its group retirement platform.
Cove Capital Investments complete 83-unit build-to-rent residential home acquisition in San Antonio, Texas by Released | Aug 6, 2025 Cove Capital Investments Founding Partners, Dwight Kay and Chay Lapin, have announced the Delaware Statutory Trust sponsor firm successfully completed the purchase of a brand-new Build-to-Rent multifamily residential home community in San Antonio, Texas.
CRE investors shift toward income-stable, opportunistic strategies in volatile market by Andrea Zander | Aug 6, 2025 Approximately 44 percent of firms reported changing their investment plans due to market volatility, according to Agora in its a recent real estate market sentiment report based on 200 commercial real estate decision makers.
NorthWestern Energy to serve Quantica Infrastructure’s data center development in Montana by Kali Persall | Aug 6, 2025 NorthWestern Energy Group, a utility company that serves South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana, has signed a letter of intent to provide energy services for Quantica Infrastructure’s proposed data center development in Montana.
Commercial/multifamily borrowing increased 66% in second quarter 2025 by Released | Aug 6, 2025 Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 66 percent higher in the second quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier and increased 48 percent from the first quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
Qualified opportunity zone fundraising reaches $1.1 billion in Q2 2025 by Released | Aug 5, 2025 Qualified opportunity zone fund (QOFs) investments reached $1.1 billion in second quarter 2025, bringing the equity total for the year to $1.9 billion, according to research by Novogradac.
Industry veterans launch $650m RIA, Tempo Wealth by Elise Mackanych | Aug 5, 2025 Industry veterans Corbin Blackburn, Tim Farley and Bernie Garrah have launched Tempo Wealth, a registered investment adviser with $650 million in client assets, according to WealthManagement.
ExchangeRight fully subscribes $62m Net-Leased Portfolio 69 DST by Released | Aug 5, 2025 ExchangeRight has announced the full subscription of Net-Leased Portfolio 69 DST, reflecting continued demand for the company’s historically recession-resilient, diversified net-leased offerings that support ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT’s growing acquisition pipeline.
Energy Capital Partners and KKR to deliver 190MW hyperscale data center campus in Texas by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2025 Energy Capital Partners (ECP), one of the largest private owners of power generation and renewables in the United States, and KKR, a global investment firm, have announced the development of a new 190-megawatt hyperscale data center campus in Bosque County, Texas.
U.S. job growth slows sharply in July by Andrea Zander | Aug 5, 2025 Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 73,000 in July, showing minimal change for the third straight month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Mercer Global Advisors expands in Florida with acquisition of Family Wealth Planning Group by Released | Aug 4, 2025 Mercer Global Advisors, a national registered investment adviser (RIA), has announced the acquisition of Family Wealth Planning Group and its affiliate Family Wealth Tax Advisory, a Naples, Fla.-based wealth and tax planning firm overseeing $1.2 billion in assets for more than 200 families.
Savills: Businesses working to address the demands of reverse logistics as customers expected to return $1t in goods this year by Andrea Zander | Aug 4, 2025 According to Savills latest Impacts research, global ecommerce sales are projected to hit $4.8 trillion in 2025, with customers expected to return $1 trillion in goods this year.
Policy volatility is reshaping the U.S. construction landscape, JLL finds by Kali Persall | Aug 4, 2025 Policy uncertainty has disrupted expected development patterns in the U.S. construction industry, with projects increasingly on hold, spending forecasts adjusted downward and contractors facing reductions in secured work.
Long-term incentive plans gain popularity among investment-focused family offices, according to Morgan Stanley by Released | Aug 4, 2025 Morgan Stanley's Single Family Office Advisory has released its biennial compensation report.
