While the investment stories of names like Dogecoin, AMC and GME may or may not be familiar to the average client of True North, everyone under 35 can name friends and peers who have been participating in the ups and downs of these and other financial assets in 2021. Financial custodians are devoting hundreds of people to the task of determining how digital assets trading, custody, and services will fit into their platform seamlessly with the existing menu of stocks, bonds, and alternative investments.

True North Advisors, a $2bn Dallas-based multi-family office, is seeking new real estate managers specializing in multifamily and opportunistic strategies, according to Dhruv Maniktala, vice president of global investment strategy.

The firm’s real estate allocations have varied over the past two decades, trending higher after the GFC-induced housing market bubble but falling back in recent years. Indeed, the firm had a 20% allocation to the sector from 2010 to 2015 but brought that down as the market dynamics changed.