CMBS

Due diligence provider Risk Management Group (RMG) said that Charles Cacici has resigned from his position as managing member of the firm. Cacici plans to focus on personal endeavors, according to a statement from RMG.

Abandoned after the financial crisis, commercial real estate (CRE) is once again becoming fertile ground for loan growth.

Former CMBS strategist for UBS Securities filed complaints with different courts, claiming that UBS and its parent corporation, UBS AG, fired him unjustly.

Morgan Stanley plans to sell a single-asset deal called Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-STAR worth $340 million.

Fitch Ratings said in a report today that it is looking to extend its CMBS rating methodology to address the particular attributes of single loans made by insurance companies and other institutional investors.

Securitization market participants welcomed Deutsche Annington's July 10 announcement of German Residential Asset Note Distributor's (GRAND) proposed loan restructuring.

Knight Capital Group hired Robert Cestari and David Simek for its institutional fixed-income sales and trading group.

Kenneth Margala has been hired as director at Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) where he will focus on loan origination.

Mitsubishi Corp. will start originating CMBS in the U.S. through a joint venture with Five Mile Capital Partners (FMC), an asset management firm specializing in real estate debt and related products.