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North Carolina needs to shift how its pension fund is managed and how it makes its investments to hit key benchmarks, State Treasurer Brad Briner told a legislative committee last week.Briner, a fist-term Republican, said North Carolina's $127 billion in pension investments could be as much as $16 billion higher if the state had hit a benchmark of a 6.5% annual return on its investment."The challenge in the pension fund is very clearly the investment side," Briner told members of the House Oversight Committee, noting that the N.C. General Assembly...

As Bangladesh prepares for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26, the nation faces a daunting economic landscape. The heat of inflation continues to scorch households, investment remains stagnant, and employment generation is sluggish.  Despite some positive indicators—such as growth in export earnings and remittance inflows—the macroeconomic challenges are far from resolved.  Economists stress that the next budget must prioritise curbing inflation, boosting investment, and addressing revenue collection gaps while ensuring social security for the vulnerable.   The scorching heat of inflation  Inflation, hovering around 9.5 per cent, remains the most pressing issue...

The recently enacted decisions by the US government regarding tariffs will not affect the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, according to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury. While talking to journalists at a press briefing on April 6 at Foreign Service Academy, BIDA Chairman said, "Investment decisions are a long-term decision. A small change will not change investment decisions overnight."  For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Ashik said, "We have had preparedness regarding this decision earlier as we were talking with the...

Prologis, American Tower Corporation, and Welltower dominate the real estate sector. Prologis (NYSE:PLD) is the largest real estate company by market cap, followed closely by American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) and Welltower (NYSE:WELL). Almost all of the top real estate companies are real estate investment trusts (REITs). They own and operate many different types of real estate, including industrial facilities, data centers, and shopping malls. Image source: Getty Images. Largest real estate companies by market capLargest companies by market cap in the real estate sectorCompanies 1-51. PrologisMarket cap: $102.37 billion (as...

Noise can be a major influence when residing in a home. Speaking from experience, I grew up in a house that backed onto a railway track and more recently lived directly under a flight path.The noise this can create is more distracting than you may think. Noise should influence decisions just as other factors do. You’re out of free articles for this month These themes were addressed in a recent PropTrack report, in collaboration with Ambient Maps. Noise pushes people out of properties. Investors are reportedly far more hesitant...

Have you checked your 401k balance since President Donald Trump announced widespread tariffs last week on what he called “Liberation Day”? Chances are, it’s down — maybe way down. The markets have lost more than $11 trillion since Trump’s inauguration and more than half of that happened on Thursday and Friday, according to global investment research company Morningstar. On Monday, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Larry Fink of Blackrock, said stock markets could fall by another 20% because of the tariffs and said the economy is probably...

Listen to this article Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, has announced the sale of a net-leased childcare facility tenanted by Lightbridge Academy in Bethlehem. The property sold for $4.62 million.  Located at 3001 Linden St., the 10,780-square-foot property has a 1.85-acre lot and was built in 2018.  “We are proud to have represented both the buyer and seller in this sale-leaseback transaction, securing a strong investment for all parties,” said Colin Reder, associate. “With a brand-new 15-year triple-net lease in place, the...

President Donald Trump upended relations with one of the country's closest allies and trading partners when he suggested that the US should annex Canada and threatened punishing tariffs on certain Canadian imports.The fraying relations between the two nations could also disrupt one of the biggest pipelines of money into US commercial real estate.Since 2015, Canadian investors have acquired roughly $184 billion of US multifamily apartments, office buildings, retail spaces, industrial warehouses, and other commercial property assets, according to data from MSCI. That's more than any other foreign investor.There are now...

Keeping a cool head can be pivotal amid market turmoilPresident Trump calls tariffs 'medicine' as stock market plungesPresident Donald Trump spent the weekend at a golf tournament in Florida as the stock market continued to plunge.Have you checked your 401k balance since President Donald Trump announced widespread tariffs last week on what he called “Liberation Day”?Chances are, it’s down — maybe way down.The markets have lost more than $11 trillion since Trump’s inauguration and more than half of that happened on Thursday and Friday, according to global investment research company...

TORONTO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) announced today, after careful consideration, that it has decided to terminate Purpose Special Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) no later than the end of 2025 (the “Termination Date”).Purpose is of the view that the termination of the Fund is in the best interest of its shareholders. The decision to close the Fund was driven by its relatively low assets under management, which were at $12.5 mm as of April 3, 2025.Currently, the Fund’s sole remaining holding is Prio S.A., a...