REISA Symposium Will Discuss REITs, 1031s

SAN DIEGO—REISA, a national trade association serving the alternative-investment and securities industry, will hold its annual Spring Symposium March 16-18 at the Sheraton San Diego here. The event, which will include a more than 40 sessions, will be highlighted by a keynote address from Professor Ulrike Malmendier of the University of California, Berkeley discussing behavioral finance and investing.

The event sessions will review changes in the regulatory environment, recent developments in alternative investments and how the new advertising rules have impacted the industry. Sessions are designed to help members of the non-traded alternative investment and securities industry that will discuss a variety of product offerings, including REITs, BDCs, MLPs and private placements such as 1031s, DSTs, TICs, oil and gas, equipment leasing, life settlements. The conference will also include a number of sessions that will qualify for continuing-education credits, such as CPE, CLE and CFP.