Profilo
Mr. Frank J.
Ferro is General Counsel at Urdang Securities Management, Inc.
Prior to joining Urdang Securities in 2004, Mr. Ferro was previously employed as a Principal by Dechert LLP.
Mr. Ferro received his undergraduate degree from LaSalle University and a graduate degree from Villanova University.
Precedenti posizioni note di Frank John Ferro
| Società | Posizione | Fine |
|---|---|---|
Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a law firm | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Urdang Securities Management, Inc.
Urdang Securities Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Urdang Securities Management (USM) invests in and manages public, private, global and US-only real estate investment strategies. Their investment approach includes top-down market/country selection and bottom-up underwriting of properties, companies and management teams. USM invests in US and global publicly-traded real estate securities. Their US Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. They seek to outperform the benchmark FTSE NAREIT Equity Index by more than 200 basis points gross on an annual basis. USM looks for securities with low-relative stock prices. Securities are valued on a variety of factors including the value of the company's property portfolio and the company's capitalization, its position within the public capital markets and the quality of its management team. Portfolios include 35 to 45 stocks that are diversified by sector, region and company. Urdang employs a proprietary optimization tool to determine stock weightings to maximize alpha while minimizing risk. The Urdang Global Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. The firm seeks to outperform the benchmark FTSE EPRA/ NAREIT Global Real Estate Index (net of any withholding taxes) by more than 200 basis points (gross) annually. Their investment approach seeks to uncover low-relative price opportunities across countries and sectors at different turning points in the real estate cycle. The strategy relies on industry-specific analyses that evaluate stock prices and on operational and qualitative factors to select a portfolio of 50 to 75 stocks with the highest total return potential. Portfolios are diversified across country, sector and strategy. USM employs a proprietary optimization tool to determine stock weightings to maximize alpha while minimizing risk. The Urdang Global ex-US Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. They seek to outperform the benchmark FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US Index (net of any withholding taxes) by more than 200 basis points(gross) annually. Their approach is the same as that of the Urdang Global Real Estate Securities strategy, but portfolios typically hold 35 to 45 stocks. USM's Private Real Estate Investment strategy focuses on opportunities in US major real estate markets. They underweight and overweight sector strategies to gain the greatest relative upside potential with the least downside risk. The firm employs proprietary quantitative analysis to systematically monitor performance. USM invests in office, industrial/flex, retail and multi-family properties. | Consigliere Generale | - |
Formazione di Frank John Ferro
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Urdang Securities Management, Inc.
Urdang Securities Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Urdang Securities Management (USM) invests in and manages public, private, global and US-only real estate investment strategies. Their investment approach includes top-down market/country selection and bottom-up underwriting of properties, companies and management teams. USM invests in US and global publicly-traded real estate securities. Their US Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. They seek to outperform the benchmark FTSE NAREIT Equity Index by more than 200 basis points gross on an annual basis. USM looks for securities with low-relative stock prices. Securities are valued on a variety of factors including the value of the company's property portfolio and the company's capitalization, its position within the public capital markets and the quality of its management team. Portfolios include 35 to 45 stocks that are diversified by sector, region and company. Urdang employs a proprietary optimization tool to determine stock weightings to maximize alpha while minimizing risk. The Urdang Global Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. The firm seeks to outperform the benchmark FTSE EPRA/ NAREIT Global Real Estate Index (net of any withholding taxes) by more than 200 basis points (gross) annually. Their investment approach seeks to uncover low-relative price opportunities across countries and sectors at different turning points in the real estate cycle. The strategy relies on industry-specific analyses that evaluate stock prices and on operational and qualitative factors to select a portfolio of 50 to 75 stocks with the highest total return potential. Portfolios are diversified across country, sector and strategy. USM employs a proprietary optimization tool to determine stock weightings to maximize alpha while minimizing risk. The Urdang Global ex-US Real Estate Securities strategy invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate securities including REITs and REOCs. They seek to outperform the benchmark FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US Index (net of any withholding taxes) by more than 200 basis points(gross) annually. Their approach is the same as that of the Urdang Global Real Estate Securities strategy, but portfolios typically hold 35 to 45 stocks. USM's Private Real Estate Investment strategy focuses on opportunities in US major real estate markets. They underweight and overweight sector strategies to gain the greatest relative upside potential with the least downside risk. The firm employs proprietary quantitative analysis to systematically monitor performance. USM invests in office, industrial/flex, retail and multi-family properties. | Finance |
LaSalle University
LaSalle University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Villanova University
Villanova University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a law firm | Commercial Services |
















