This is Globe Advisor’s weekly newsletter for professional financial advisors, published every Friday. If someone has forwarded this newsletter to you via e-mail, or you’re reading this on the web, you canReal estate has always been a hot topic among investors, but experts warn not all assets in the sector should be treated the same.
You noted the retail subsector is performing a little better than expected amid the rise in e-commerce. What’s happening there? Not all retail real estate is the same. A company that has most of its rents from consumer staple retailers like drug stores and grocery stores will have a very different risk-return profile than a mall dominated by consumer discretionary items like electronics and apparel, for which there’s more economic sensitivity.
Insurance agents facing penalties and discipline after Ontario regulators uncover ‘harmful’ sales practices Ontario’s insurance regulator has launched dozens of enforcement actions against agents who work at some of Canada’s largest insurance brokerages after a review uncovered troubling sales practices. headtopics.com
