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Canada's Harvest drilling finds 5.9 mln bbls oil reserve - KNOC SEOUL, Sept 29 | Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:33am EDT (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) said on Sunday its loss-making subsidiary Harvest Operations had found at least 5.9 million barrels of crude oil in a Canadian well where it began drilling earlier this month. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/knoc-korea-canada-idUSL4N0HP07A20130929

Commodity supercycle is ‘alive and well’: McKinsey & Co. September 26, 2013, 12:16 PM Recent declines in commodity prices have raised the idea that the so-called commodity supercycle is over, but not everyone believes that. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/09/26/commodity-supercycle-is-alive-and-well-mckinsey-co/

Commerzbank Corporates & Markets Interest Rate Strategy Italy: Political high-wire act Italy: Political jitters stage a stunning comeback. BTPs underperformance may prevail also in the sessions ahead. https://research.commerzbank.com

UPDATE 1-S.Korea's KNOC says eyeing sale of parts of Canadian unit Harvest Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:37am EDT * A few buyers showed interest in some assets of Harvest * KNOC re-evaluating overseas assets including UK-based Dana * Could sell parts of overseas assets to reinforce business By Meeyoung Cho SEOUL, Sept 24 (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) said it is considering selling 'non-core parts' of its loss-making Canadian energy subsidiary Harvest Operations and reviewing other overseas assets for potential sale of some of their parts. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/knoc-korea-harvest-idUSL4N0HK16720130924

http://wealthmanagement.com/viewpoints/identifying-top-tier-real-estate-investment-manager Identifying a Top Tier Real Estate Investment Manager Sep. 24, 2013 Michael Episcope There was probably no asset class hit harder than real estate during the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009, and many investors swore never to return again. After double digit returns for 3 years in a row and counting, those investors are seriously regretting this decision.

http://www.colliers.com/en-us/sanfrancisco/insights/research September 2013 | SF Research Weekly - Tenants in the Market (190.02 KB) Tenants in the technology related sector continue to dominate overall tenant demand, with requirements totaling over 1.5 million square feet. http://www.colliers.com/en-us/sanfrancisco/insights/research

EUROPE MARKETS September 17, 2013 Property Investors Widen Hunt in Europe Buyers Are Turning to Secondary Cities and Various Asset Types By SARAH KROUSE Institutional investors in Western European property are getting bolder in their hunt for higher returns, testing new locations and asset classes.