Asset Management Archive » December, 2014

Asset Management - December, 2014

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• SEC Says Conflicts Of Interest Persist At Ratings Agencies
• BNY Mellon Dodges More Claims In MBS Trustee Action
• SEC Orders Madoff-Linked Advisers To Cough Up $6M
• Wall Street Assails Tick-Size Study's Dark Pool Treatment
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Accused Of Exploiting Client Info
• Argentina Must Give Creditors Asset Info, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Madoff Trustee Inks Deal With Cayman Feeder Fund
• SIFMA Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Venue For Short-Sale Spat
• SEC Seeks More Than $70M From Alleged Rothstein Fraudster
• Hogan, Skadden, Wachtell Guide $658M Colony Capital Merger
• Morgan Lewis Brings On 5 Bingham Attys In Tokyo Expansion
• Ellandi, Lone Star Funds JV Drops $403M On 7 UK Malls
• Pension Plans Pick Up $2B Infrastructure Portfolio Stake
• Madoff Trustee Looks To Release $322M In Latest Payout
• Attys Seek $115M Fees As $960M AIG Deal Awaits Final OK
• Rosneft's Deal For Morgan Stanley Oil-Trading Unit Dies
• Pershing Tangles Over Dismissed Fannie-Freddie Action
• Aramid Settles With Relativity In $44M Sony Film Finance Suit
• New Senior Strikes $435M Deal To Buy Housing Portfolio
• SEC Sues F-Squared Ex-CEO As Firm Settles Over False Ads
• KPMG-Backed Tax Shelter Funds Can't Deduct Losses, Costs
• Feds Seek Stiff Sentence For 'Greedy' Ex-Sentinel Exec
• $95M Settlement In Morgan Stanley MBS Suit Gets OK'd
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: Second Half
• UK To Criminalize Rate-Rigging After Libor, Forex Scandals
• 2014 FERC Enforcement Year In Review
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Caesars Unit Gets Buy-In From Senior Noteholders
• SEC Hits Limits In Collapsed Herbalife Insider Case
• Blackstone, Patria Drop $263M On Brazil Office Portfolio
• Volcker Rule Delay Takes Heat Off Some PE Investors
• Convicted Ex-Jefferies Trader Says Client Had Him Fired
• Starwood Drops $1.5B In Scandinavia's Largest 2014 RE Deal
• Volcker Extension Stokes Fear Of Slipping Regulatory Resolve
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Ignoring Order To Give Up Bribery Files
• ESMA Publishes Final Guidance On New EU Securities Rules
• Empire State Building Investors Launch Another Suit Over IPO
• JPMorgan, Solar Co. Team Up On Solar Project Venture
• Cos. Looked To REIT Spinoffs To Unlock RE Value In 2014
• US Bank Settles With CFTC In Suit Over Peregrine Debacle
• LaSalle Snaps Up Historic Portland Hotel In $64.3M Deal
• GI Partners Snaps Up Health Care IT Co. From OMERS
• Credit Suisse Hit With $40M Verdict In Texas Loan Fight
• Harbinger Backs LightSquared's New Restructuring Plan
• Honigman Steers $260M Pebblebrook Boston Hotel Deal
• Nev. Gaming Commission OKs Blackstone's $1.7B Casino Buy
• Dodd-Frank Agencies Coordinated Well On Volcker, GAO Finds
• 2nd Circ. Invites Insiders To Save The Tips For Friends
• Cut SEC Claims Against Hedge Fund Manager Make Comeback
• SAC Won't Oppose Victims Fund For $602M Settlement
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, GGP, BuzzFeed
• CFTC Boots AlphaMetrix CEO After $8.4M Court Order
• Capital Dynamics Closes $462.5M Clean Energy Fund
• RBC Pays $35M To End CFTC's Wash Trading Case
• Redfin's $71M Raise Repped by Fenwick, WilmerHale
• FSOC Calls For Input On Asset Management Systemic Risks
• Wells Fargo Fined $1.5M By FINRA Over Customer ID Lapses
• FERC Seeks $30M In Hedge Fund, Trader Manipulation Fines
• Commish Knocks SEC's Absorption In Accredited Investors
• Countrywide Whistleblower Nabs $58M Over BofA Deals
• RE Rumor Mill: Prudential, Premier Group, GLL Real Estate
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Seeking Receiver For Caesars Unit
• Highland Seeks $172M From Credit Suisse In Refi Fight
• Illegal Tax Shelter Traders Fight To Deduct Currency Losses
• Madoff Trustee Gets $600M In New Clawback Settlements OK'd
• Chanos Beats Wynn Resorts' FCPA Defamation Suit
• Allergan Investors Accuse Valeant, Pershing Of Takeover Plot
• Philips Puts Down $1.2B For Medical Device Manufacturer
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• 3rd Circ. Upholds IRS Win In Fight Over Offshore Cos.
• Blackstone Commits $294M Toward Singaporean RE Assets
• Madoff Feeder Fund Beats Investors' 2nd Circ. Appeal
• FINRA In No Playing Mood With Toys R Us Research Case
• PREPA Offers Snapshot Of $9B Restructuring Project
• Head Of CFTC Swap Oversight Heads To Senior Role At SEC
• SEC Charges Equity Research Firm With Market Manipulation
• Major BT Investor Encourages $20B EE Acquisition Play
• Merrill Lynch Fined $1.9M Over Bankrupt GM Debt Sales
• Repsol Inks Buzzed-About $13B Deal For Canada's Talisman
• Exchange Act Does Not Prohibit Big Boy Letters
• SEC To Drop Insider Trading Case Over Herbalife Stock
• Caesars Skips $225M Payment As Workout Talks Continue
• Hedge Funds Fail To Block $1.1B EDMC Restructuring
• Madoff Account Manager JoAnn Crupi Gets 6-Year Sentence
• Segro Nets $178M In UK Industrial Portfolio Sale
• American Realty Advisors GC Says EU Regs Slow Investor Bid
• Canadian Regulator Warns Brokers About US Internal Trades
• PetSmart Marks Activist's 2nd Large-Cap Buyout Coup In 2014
• Gibson Dunn Nabs 2nd Kirkland Corporate Atty This Month
• The 5 Biggest M&A Failures Of 2014
• Riverbed Agrees To $3.6B Buyout Amid Activist Pressure
• Activist Orange Compromises With Bellatrix After Sale Push
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• SEC Enforcement: 2014 Review And 2015 Outlook
• Senate Passes $1.1T Spending Bill
• BC Partners Offers $8.7B For PetSmart In 2014's Biggest LBO
• Skadden Can Keep Dana Boss's Interview Out Of Investor Suit
• Blackstone Sells Retail Portfolio Stake To Kimco For $512.3M
• Caesars Is At Impasse With Lenders Over Restructuring Deal
• FINRA Fines Citi $3M For ETF Prospectus Delivery Failures
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs White Collar Pro From Venable In NY
• Market Rumors: BAIC Motor, 1Malaysia Development, ECB
• Lobbyists Join 8th Circ. Fight Over Halliburton II Meaning
• TIAA, Korean Teachers Form $1B JV, Buy NYC Office Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Bain Capital, ID Leisure
• SEC To Review Talk Show Host's Hedge Fund Fraud Penalty
• Weavering Hedge Fund Boss Denies Fraud In London Court
• NY Atty Charged With Running $5M Ponzi Scheme
• Momentive Cuts Deal Over $8.9M In Bondholder Atty Fees
• 3 Hurdles Paul Hastings Cleared For $850M Asia RE Fund
• RE Rumor Mill: TGI Fridays, Wal-Mart, Steve Cohen
• 10 Steps To A FINRA-Compliant Social Media Policy
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• R2 Capital Owner Charged In $1M Investor Fraud
• Qatar-Run Co. Buys 50% Stake In London's Savoy Hotel
• Sentinel Trustee Can't Wipe Out BNY Mellon's $312M Debt
• New Venture Targets €300M In German RE Asset Buys
• SEC's White Calls 2nd Circ. Insider Ruling 'Overly Narrow'
• SIFMA Asks Sens. To Pass Cybersecurity Bill, Harmonize Regs
• Honigman Reps Pebblebrook In $52M Historic Hotel Buy
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• BioMed Nets $322.5M In Sale Of GSK Unit's Facility
• Cargill Says It Still Wants To Buy Dutch Feed Co. Nutreco
• MetLife Buys Landmark DC Hotel For $180 Million
• SEC Eyeing Derivatives In Coming Fund Firm Rule Overhaul
• Starboard Buys Into Staples, Fueling Merger Chatter
• IRS Releases Final Regs On Foreign Assets Reporting
• Swiss Bank ZKB To Pay $372M For Asset Manager Swisscanto
• 2nd Circ. Rebalances Insider Trading Law
• NJ Pension Funds Sue Christie's Office Over $2.4B Cuts
• Trustees Get No Estimation On Lehman's MBS Liability
• Judge Denies Franklin Bid To Reduce Stockton Retiree Claims
• 2nd Circ. Knocks Preet Down, Not Out
• 8th Circ. Hits Pause On Dark Pool Marketplace's SEC Spat
• RE Rumor Mill: Hilton, Related Cos., ElmTree Funds
• Madoff 'Tech Guy' Gets 2.5 Years For Ponzi Programming
• EMS Jumps On Bandwagon For Qatar's Canary Wharf Bid
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Gramercy REIT In $399M Portfolio Buy
• CFTC Chair Presses Senate Committee For Bigger Budget
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Insider Trading Prosecutions
• Bidder-Activist Collaboration Will Continue To Evolve
• Ch. 11 Proposals Leave Top Lenders Quaking
• RE Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Thor Equities, WeWork
• HSBC Buys Scotland's 2nd-Largest Mall In $351M Deal
• Fla. Judge Rejects NFL Players' Tolling Claim In BB&T Case
• FINRA Says Rules On Communications, Gifts Need Tweaks
• BNY's Pershing Can't Escape Stanford Ponzi Suit
• MD Sass CEO Wants Out Of Suit Over Eastman's Sterling Buy
• SEC Urges DC Circ. To Restore Conflict Mineral Disclosure
• SEC's BofA Stance May Turn Rubber Stamp Into Cudgel
• Gomez-Acebo Reps REIT Axia On €180M Spanish RE Buy
• London Police Unload HQ In $579M Sale To Abu Dhabi Firm
• Abercrombie CEO Retires Amid Slow Sales, Investor Pressure
• SEC Gets OK For Lenient Deal With SAC Probe Witness
• Credit Suisse TVIX Plaintiffs Knock Investment Disclosures
• Wachtell Says Icahn Malpractice Suit Is 'Duplicative'
• Activist Bears Down On Omnova Shakeup With 3 Board Picks
• Jury Convicts Ex-Detroit Treasurer Of Pension Fund Fraud
• 3 Debates The Ch. 11 Commission Didn't Resolve
• ClubCorp Decides Against Conversion To REIT
• SEC Greenlights Muni Bond Best-Execution Rule
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Hit With Investor Suit Over GTAT
• RE Rumor Mill: Bank of China, WebMD, Regal Entertainment
• Blackstone Sells Calif. Office Portfolio In $3.5B Deal
• TD Ameritrade Worker Suit Subject To Arbitration: 3rd Circ.
• Worldview Capital Sues Petroceltic, Calls For CEO's Ouster
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, RBS, Mizuho
• Qatar Says PE Firm Supports $4B Bid For Canary Wharf Owner
• Bankruptcy Commission Urges Ch. 11 Overhaul
• SEC, Audit Watchdog Sanction 15 For Independence Violations
• Slaughter & May Reps Songbird On Rebuff Of $4B Buyout Bid
• SEC's Stein Praises BofA Reprieve On 'Bad Actor' Label
• Market Rumors: Uber, Vale, Infosys
• Argentina Creates New Bond-Payment Plan
• SIFMA Expects Long-Term Muni Bond Issuances To Rise
• Chicago Suburb Settles SEC Bond Fraud Charges
• AXA Sheds Finnish Retail For $131M To PE Venture
• Keppel DC To Raise $410M In 1st Asian Data Center REIT IPO
• SIFMA Finds Unlikely Allies Against FINRA's Risk Data Plan
• SEC Judge Dings Bharara's Office For Emailed Stay Request
• IOI Properties Drops $808M To Buy Stake In Taipei 101
• Dow Sells Off 2 More Units Amid Big-Ticket Slimdown Push
• RE Rumor Mill: Ashkenazy, Extell, Watergate Hotel
• Key Takeaways From The SEC's Whistleblower Report
• Future Of Ch. 11 Hinges On Long-Awaited Report
• Madoff Trustee Can't Immediately Appeal Merkin Ruling
• WP Carey Buys €300M In Real Estate In Spanish Region
• RE Rumor Mill: SL Green, Old Main Post Office, Lightstone
• Market Rumors: Cosan, Universal Terminal, Elliot Management
• SEC Studies Say High-Frequency Trading Has Benefits
• Accor, Airport Developer Ink Leases For Paris Hotel Trio
• Caesars Bondholders Rip $155M 'Backroom' Refi Deal
• ACLU Likens FINRA's Risk Data Program To NSA Monitoring
• Obama Warned Of Weakening Finance Regs In EU Trade Talks
• RCS Capital, ARCP Strike $60M Settlement Over Killed Deal
• Bausch & Lomb Violated ERISA With Execs' Payout: 2nd Circ.
• SEC Can Take Chinese Trader's Penalty From Frozen Funds
• Winthrop Sells Philly Building For $85M Amid Liquidation
• Law Firm Can't Fight $1.9M Deficiency Notice, IRS Says
• Halliburton Decision To Test High Court Gift To Defendants
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Vodafone, Guggenheim
• How To Grab An Economic Edge In Securities Class Actions
• H&R REIT Sells Industrial RE Portfolio Stakes For $643M
• Manatt Faces Trial On Conspiracy Claim In $200M Ponzi Row
• Omnova Latest Target In Activist-Swarmed Chemical Industry
• WG Trading Exec Gets 10 Years For $554M Investor Scam
• Market Rumors: CGN, 1MDB, Phytotech
• CME Offers $675M For GFI To Match Competing Hostile Bid
• Regent Locks Down $300M For US Office Buys
• Norway Eyes Expanding $870B Wealth Fund Investments
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Should Serve 20 Years, Prosecutors Say
• Highland Entity Blames Credit Suisse For $285M Refi Loss
• Curry Wants Volcker Rule Exemption For Small Banks
• Bryan Cave, Conyers Guide James River's $264M IPO Plan
• Del. Justices Say RBC's Rural/Metro Appeal Was Too Early
• $8.1B IndCor Sale Highlights Surge Of Blackstone RE Deals
• Banks Haven't Learned Their Lesson, Top UK Enforcer Says
• Mexican REIT Fibra Uno Pays $744M For 19 Properties
• SEC Nears Deal With Ex-Hedge Fund Compliance Chief
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Should US Law Enforcement Really Police World Soccer?
• Halliburton Says Asbestos 'Misstatements' Didn't Hurt Stock
• Email Sought From Lululemon Directors' Personal Accounts
• Petters Trustee Reaches $93M Clawback Deal With Fund
• Stockton Fights Franklin Bid To Reduce $545M Retiree Claims
• Cobalt Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Angola Bribery Claims
• Wall Street Lobby Slams FINRA's Risk Data Program
• Stroock Lures Ex-Bingham Investment Pro To LA Office
• Baker Botts Adds Ex-Milbank Tweed Securities Litigation Pro
• Wake Up And Smell The Green Mountain Fraud, 2nd Circ. Told
• UK's Co-Op Bank Sells Distressed Property Biz For $248M
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• SocGen Regulatory Chief Tapped To Chair ISDA
• Related, SBE Score $157M Loan For Miami Project
• FTC Sees Privacy As Paramount For Debt Buying Industry