Japan to steer $1.8 trillion pension fund toward more alternative investments

Somewhere in most 1031 exchanges, the advisor hits a fork. The client has an appreciated rental or a small commercial building, a gain large enough that a straight sale would hand close to a third of it to the IRS, and a growing sense that they are done being a landlord. They have 45 days…

Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB), a major Swiss cantonal bank, has adopted a broader suite of Bloomberg’s Buy-Side Solutions to strengthen its investment operations, quantitative research and sustainability reporting capabilities. The bank, a long-time user of the Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Indices, will now implement Bloomberg AIM, an order and investment management platform, to streamline front-office workflows…

The furor over Sony’s decision to stop producing physical PlayStation discs starting in 2028 is not letting up. The gaming giant said earlier this month that it would cease making discs for new games on its consoles due to consumer preferences shifting toward digital releases. A post from Sony last week announcing the news on…

Home price appreciation remained subdued in April, as the latest data from both FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices continued to point to a housing market with little overall momentum. While annual price growth improved modestly from the prior month in both reports, elevated mortgage rates and ongoing affordability challenges continued to…

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