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.

Malmendier, a professor of finance and economics, will keynote and discuss “Insights from Behavioral Finance: Investor Decisions and Relevance to our Marketplace.” She will also lead a session titled “The Impact of Behavior Economics on Investor Decision-Making.” Malmendier is the 2013 recipient of the Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association, which is awarded biennially to the leading finance scholar under 40. Her research topics in corporate finance and applied economics have included mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and the effects of financial crises on individual and managerial behavior. With research that has aided the economic and business world for nearly 15 years, Malmendier also has received numerous honors, awards and grants throughout her career, including the Fordham/NYU “Rising Star in Finance” award in 2012 and the Alfred P. Sloan Price fellowship in 2010.

“We look forward to welcoming the alternative investment industry's leading professionals and providing attendees with educational sessions focused on their varying specialties to help them grow as professionals,” says John Harrison, CEO and executive director of REISA. “Our goal is to supply professionals with top-tier education and keep everyone up to date on what's happening in the alternative-investment industry and how to prepare, or react, to changes. Last year, we welcomed approximately 600 alternative-investment professionals, including numerous members of the broker-dealer, RIA and IAR communities, and I couldn't be more excited to continue that success later this month.”

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