Banking - December, 2006

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Securities Litigation Yielded $21B In 2006: Survey
Hedge Fund Regulation Could Loom In 2007
Congress Eyes Insurance Legislation In 2007
Financial Data Privacy Laws Languish In Congress
401(k) Plans Face More Lawsuits, Regulation in 2007
Cases To Watch In 2007
Deutsche To Pay $139M To Settle Spitzer Probe
Chubb Settles Bid-Rigging Charges For $15M
Hedge Fund To Settle Improper Trading Claims
Kaplan & Co. Penalized For Supervision Failures
Hedge Funds Battle For Delphi Refinancing
Dotcom Securities Class Action Survives
Spitzer Lines Up Rematch With H&R Block
Regulators Fine FBR $7.7M For PIPE Deal
Incoming N.Y. Attorney General Names Dream Team
JPMorgan Faces New Overtime Suit
NASD Accuses Morgan Stanley Of Fraud
$25M In Sanctions In Boiler Room Scandal
States Sue Insurance Broker Over Kickbacks
Ex-Fannie Execs Hit With 101-Count Fraud Suit
SEC Suspends Former VP For Improper Trades
Canadian Bank Sued Over Lines Of Credit
Fed Gives Nod To SEC Bank Brokerage Proposal
Judge OKs Class Action Against Marsh & McLennan
NASD Fines Allianz $5M For Violations
Court OKs $43M Settlement In Options Case
Judge Approves Refco's Bankruptcy Plan
Hedge Fund Founder Admits Guilt In $10M Fraud
E.U. Ruling Sets Stage For Flood Of Pension Suits
Refinery Vindicated In Price Discrimination Suit
Ex-Citigroup Broker Wins $3.57M In Arbitration
BAWAG Sale Yields $200M For Refco Creditors
Plaintiffs Firms Put More 401(k) Fee Lawsuits In Motion
NASD Fines Firms $43.8M For Supervisory Failures
E.U. Court Upholds Austrian Bank Cartel Fines
Cyberattack On UBS Nets Ex-Worker Eight Years
Options Market Copyright Suit Moved To Federal Court
Fidelity Sued Over 401(k) Fees
HSBC Named In $50M Suit Over Texas Firm's Collapse
Paul Hastings Nabs Private Equity Expert To Head Team
Judge Orders Documents For Hedge Fund's Suit
Credit Suisse Broker Suspended By Hong Kong Regulator
Refco Professionals $26M Richer
Putnam Moves To Send Suit Back To District Court
JPMorgan Snags WilmerHale Star
Prudential Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
High Court Won't Hear Wachovia's $30M Kodak Suit
Fannie Mae Hauls KPMG To Court Over Restatement
Chase, Trilegiant Settle WIth 17 States For $14.5M
Court Allows Claims Against Private-Equity Giant
Spitzer Sues UBS Over "Wrap" Accounts
SEC Sues Hedge Fund Over "Naked" Shorting
Visa Hit With Antitrust, Patent Suits Over Security Fix
Supreme Court Nixes Appeal In Deutsche Bank Case
Fund Manager Tells SEC To Leave His IP Alone
Lehman Verdict Upheld In Mortgage Fraud Case
Despite Lawsuit, NYBOT OKs $1.2B ICE Merger
Adelphia Investors Secure $455M Settlement
Connecticut Attorney General Eyes Allstate In Probe
Hearings Begin On Refco Chapter 11 Plan
Italy's High Court Backs Clawback Law
Nasdaq's Plan Draws Antitrust Concerns
Court Dismisses Spitzer's Suit Against H&R Block
Insolvent Companies Create Boardroom Risks For Venture Capital Firms
Lawyers Eye Broad Impact From IPO Case
Futures Exchanges Continue Battle
Regulator To Hit Fannie Mae Execs With Lawsuit
Bank Regulatory Relief Legislation: What It Does And Does Not Accomplish
Federal Reserve Scales Back Insider Lending Rules
End In Sight For Hummer Winblad In Napster Saga
Patent-Holding Co. Sues Sears Over Payment Patent
Securities Plaintiffs Object To Refco Chapter 11 Plan
Conseco, Former CEO Settle Suit Over Loans
Greenberg, AIG Settle Trademark Disputes
Barclays Faces Renewed Attack On Enron Front
Trading Tech Wins Small Change In Refco Deal
Supreme Court To Mull IPO Case On Thursday
Janus Wants Class Action Moved To Federal Court
Judge OK's Refco Deal With Wronged Saudi Trader
Judge: Worker Not Covered By Attorney-Client Privilege
Wal-Mart Settles "Dead Peasant Insurance" Suit
DOL Says Brokers Don't Deserve Overtime
Zurich American Bid-Rigging Settlement Finalized
Compromise Nears On Freddie Mac Oversight Bill
Class Action Filed Over Short Selling Fees
Senate Committee Hears Two Sides To Pequot Story
SLUSA Trumps Excessive-Fees Case V. Lord Abbett
Silver Point Asks USA Commercial To Disclose Bids
SEC Creating Database to Look Into Hedge-Fund Trading
MasterCard Unit To Cut Debit-Card Interchange Fees
In Victory For Banks, Court Tosses Class In IPO Cases
Refco Ch. 11 Plan, Confirmation Draw Objections
Bear Stearns Insurance Decision Remanded
Credit Suisse Loses Bid To Dismiss AOL Research Suit
ING Group Hit With Securities Suit
Brokerage Firm Settles Charges Over Lavish Gifts
Court Tosses Suit Against BanCorp Execs
Ex-Key Bank VP Charged With Embezzling $40.6M
Thaxton Deal Gives Second Wind To Finova Case
Judge Tells Lerach Coughlin To Pay Up
Spitzer Reins In Insurance Companies
Futures Exchanges Still Confident About Merger
Taxed, H&R Block And Intuit Settle Trademark Suit
Dissident Group Seeks To Block NYSE/NASD Merger
Grassley Wants Insider-Trading Info From NASD

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Banking - December, 2006