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Institutional investors look to real estate debt funds Tuesday, 10 September 2013 New research from Preqin reveals that institutional investor appetite for real estate debt investments has tripled over the last two years, from 8% of investors targeting the strategy in December 2011 to 23% in August 2013. http://www.ftseglobalmarkets.com/news/institutional-investors-look-to-real-estate-debt-funds.html

Aug 26, 2013 ASIA AMP Capital Raises $300 Million For Infrastructure Debt Fund By GILLIAN TAN Australian investment manager AMP Capital has raised an initial US$300 million for its AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund II from investors in Europe and Asia. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/08/26/amp-capital-raises-300-million-for-infrastructure-debt-fund/

http://realestateinvesting.com/ Do You Know About Mezzanine Debt? March 30, 2012 By RealEstateInvesting.com Commercial lending can get complicated, especially when dealing with debt. Check out this article below that will fill you in on a type of loan called “mezzanine” debt. Read all about it below.

American Idiots: How Washington is destroying the economy By Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large August 18, 2011: 5:00 AM ET What's ailing us? It's not just unemployment. It's not just Europe's debt woes. And, no, it's not Wall Street this time. It's the takeover of the economic debate by fanatics who are up to no good. Fix that -- and maybe you fix the economy.

CNBC : U.S. Could Face European-Style Debt Crisis: Congressional Report Published: Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 | 9:55 PM ET By: AP The rapidly growing national debt could soon spark a European-style crisis unless Congress moves forcefully, the Congressional Budget Office warned Wednesday in a study that underscores the stakes for a bipartisan group working on a plan to reduce red ink .