Asset Management Archive » August, 2015

Asset Management - August, 2015

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• MGM Investors Seek OK For $75M CityCenter Settlement
• SEC Abusing Power, Aspiring Dark Pool Market Tells 8th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Awards Syrian Assets To Some Terror Victims
• 7th Circ. Nixes Win For Voya Insurer In $300M Contract Row
• RadioShack Scheme Gave Control To Hedge Fund, Suit Says
• FinCEN Rule Loops Advisers Into Anti-Laundering Crusade
• Kyle Bass-Affiliated Group Targets Drug Patents For IPR
• SEC's 7th Circ. Win Won't End War On Admin Courts
• Court Says No Evidence Highland Misled Fund Investors
• Futures Watchdog Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules
• SAC Slams Class Cert. Bid In Insider Trading Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Forever 21, BuzzFeed
• Carlyle Drops $98M On Candle Merchant
• SEC Presses 2nd Circ. To Deny 'Big Short' Adviser's Appeal
• Pleasant Lake Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For Chipmaker
• FinCEN Continues Aggressive Anti-Money Laundering Trend
• Rules Of The Road For Directors Serving Two Masters
• Litigation Risk For HFT Facilitators Fades Fast
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Ageas To Sell HK Insurer For $1.4B To China's JD Capital
• Capella Co-Founder Says PE Firm Cut Him Out Of $900M Sale
• The Road Ahead For Kyle Bass's IPRs
• China Huarong Asset Management OK'd For $3B Hong Kong IPO
• Madoff Trustee Defends $213M Clawback Suit Against Legacy
• 'Flash Crash' Trader Can't Stall Extradition Case, Court Says
• Baker Donelson Guides $200M Monmouth REIT Credit Deal
• Reed Smith Adds Former BNY Mellon Counsel In NY
• Brown Rudnick, Foulston Guide $100M Henley-WaterWalk Deal
• An Important Reading Of High Court's Advisory Fee Opinion
• Ex-Running Back Says BB&T Allowed Fraudulent Investments
• 'Flash Boys' Suits Lose Luster After Exchange Case Tossed
• Morgan Stanley Hit With $20M Retaliatory-Firing Suit
• Newman, Chiasson Fight SG's Supreme Court Cert. Bid
• SEC Appeals Latest Loss Over Admin Judges To 2nd Circ.
• REIT Hansteen Pays $160M To Boost Stake In Property Fund
• CFTC Ratchets Up Retail Forex Protections After Swiss Shock
• SEC Official Calls For Transparency On Bank Waivers
• Merck Can't Dodge Fraud Case Over Vytorin Trials
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Tax Suit Over $84M Oil Co. Stock
• A Likely Fatal Blow To Republicans' Pay-To-Play Challenge
• Boeing Inks Last-Minute Deal In Class Action Over 401(k)
• BB&T Looks To Tackle NFL Receiver In Negligence Trial
• SEC's 'Regulation A+' Should Get An F, States Tell DC Circ.
• Funds Get Bank Treatment In Anti-Money Laundering Proposal
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Cinda, Quatrro Global, Puerto Rico
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, US Bank, Multi-Employer Property
• TIAA-CREF Joins Swedish Funds In $4.8B Investment Plan
• Former Co-Head Of Skadden's PE Group Returns To Ashurst
• Investment Banks' Interest Piqued By Stadium Finance
• PTAB Poised To Take Up Hedge Fund Hijinks In Celgene Cases
• BB&T Calls NFLers' Neglience Claims Sour Grapes At Trial
• Pay-To-Play Ruling Sticks Advisers With Tough-To-Follow Rule
• Gupta Again Takes Insider Trading Conviction To 2nd Circ.
• Lehman Can't Sue UK Biz But $41M Swaps Still Fair Game
• IRS, Partnership Throw Final Blows In $33M Land Gift Bout
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Incorrect Venue For Citi Euro Note Suit
• Insys Pharma Targeted By Group With Ties To Kyle Bass
• Kirkland, Gordon Arata Guide $850M Gas Asset Deal
• Europe's AIFMD Passport — And Why It Must Try Harder
• GOP Challenge To SEC Pay-To-Play Rule Nixed By DC Circ.
• Morgan Stanley Hit With $20M Whistleblower Fraud Suit
• SEC Spots Vast Problems In Retail Structured Product Sales
• Tom Clancy's Widow's Trust Not For Estate Taxes, Judge Says
• Madoff Investors Win Approval To Divvy Up $623M Settlement
• 7th Circ. Rejects Bid To Challenge SEC In-House Court
• FINRA Exam Gives Handy Map To Spot Conflicts In Broker Pay
• Hedge Fund Manager Loses IPR Bids Against Acorda
• Ironridge Refused Subpoena For SEC Enforcement Docs
• Charles Schwab Pays $2M FINRA Fine On Net Capital Shortfall
• OSI To Settle 'Naked' TSA Scanner Investor Suit for $15M
• International Energy Can Sue Chinese Co. Over BP Asset Sale
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• SEC's 'RoboCop' Drags Agency Into 21st Century
• 3 DC Circ. Rulings Shaping The SEC's Dodd-Frank Powers
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• MoFo, Clifford Chance Aid In MedEquities' Planned $150M IPO
• Receiver Fights To Preserve Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit
• CFTC Wants $9M From Forex Fraudsters
• Sysco Elects Trian CEO And Partner To Board Of Directors
• SEC Gets Fugitive Ex-VC Exec's Assets Frozen
• Andretti To Sell Stake In Sports Marketing Co. To Settle Suit
• SEC Appeals 2nd In-House Court Setback To 11th Circ.
• Pinterest Inks 150K-Sq-Ft Lease In San Francisco Tech District
• MF Global Creditors To Recover 95% With Final Payout
• China Cinda Drops $1.6B On Beijing Project
• Oaktree Sues Warburg Pincus For Rural/Metro Value Inflation
• 4 Real Estate Crowdfunding Risks For Investors
• Beware False Positives In Statistics-Based SEC Actions
• UBS Investor's State Claims In $11M Loss Preempted: Judge
• Imperva Brass Push Chancery To Ax Claims Over Startup Deal
• SEC Accuses Felon Ex-Accountant Of Breaking Industry Ban
• BNY Mellon Gets OK To Join Revel Energy Supply Dispute
• Ridesharing App GrabTaxi Raises $350M In Latest Round
• SEC Judge Won't Move Admin Case To Ga. For Ironridge
• Challenge To SEC In-House Case Paused Pending Appeal
• Deutsche Gets 2nd Shot At Recouping $30M In Tribune Reorg
• Ares Fund Inks Deal For $442.5M European Office Portfolio
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Citi Pays $15M SEC Fine Over Compliance, Surveillance Flaws
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Lone Star, Ceruzzi
• Citi To Pay Additional $4.5M In NY Fee Refund Deal
• SEC's Dating Advice For Internet Platforms And Its Impact
• SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule Sets Up 1st Amendment Clash
• SEC Strikes Series Of FCPA Firsts With BNY Mellon Deal
• OAS Creditors' BVI Play Raises Judge's Eyebrows
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Motorola Solutions, KIC
• CPPIB Pours $130M Into Malaysia Real Estate JV
• Winston & Strawn, Morgan Lewis Lead $157M Office Financing
• Goldman Slams Addition Of Intervenors In Sex-Bias Action
• Citi Sells Alternative Investment Biz To SS&C In $425M Deal
• Avon Pays $62M To End Investors' FCPA Suit
• Goldman Sachs Investing $150M In India's Piramal Realty
• Jury Clears BNY Unit In $460M Trial Tied To Refco Fraud
• Boxing Manager Aims To KO Promoter's $100M Antitrust Suit
• BNY Mellon To Pay $14.8M To Settle FCPA Internship Case
• SEC Loses Bid To Revive Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule
• The Compliance Officer Sanctions Debate Heats Up
• Molycorp Judge Says Potential Miller Buckfire Fee Is Too High
• Slim CFTC Staffing Delays Enforcement Reviews, Report Says
• Calif. Adviser CEO Ordered To Pay $2.6M For Shorting Clients
• Citi, Paul Weiss Take Sting Out Of SEC's $180M Settlement
• AIG Says Pimco's Calif. Suit Is Time-Barred Under IndyMac
• Hedge Fund Mgr. Acquitted In Carter's Insider Trading Case
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former Acting US Atty In LA
• Madoff Trustee Fights Dismissal Of Feeder Clawback Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Want Duplicative Malpractice Suit Nixed
• DOJ Investigating Citigroup's Ties To Mexican Billionaire
• OMERS Closes $199M VC Fund To Invest In Canadian Tech
• Brookfield Bids $8.8B For Australian Freight Co. Asciano
• Plains Faces Securities Suit Over Calif. Pipeline Spill
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• ATP Oil Execs Again Slip Suit Over $1.5B Note Exchange
• Fried Frank Aids SL Green In $141M Refi On NYC Tower
• Water-Pump Maker Pentair To Buy Erico In $1.8B Deal
• The Citco Settlement And What Lies Ahead For PwC
• Success Trade To Pay $27M To Settle SEC Ponzi Allegations
• Citi Units To Pay $180M To Settle Hedge Fund Fraud Charges
• Tilton, SEC Spar In 2nd Circ. Over Agency's In-House Court
• CFTC Wins Injunction Against Accused 'Flash Crash' Firm
• Supreme Court Urged To End Circuit Splits Over ERISA
• Investors Settle Appraisal Of Zale Shares After Signet Deal
• Sandell Says Ethan Allen Is Trying To Stop Board Shakeup
• UBS Pays FINRA Fine After Muni Bond Tax Surprise
• Blank Check Co. IPOs Rise As Low Risk Level Draws Investors
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, China Investment Corp., Bwin.Party
• Norton Rose Atty Tapped Vice Chair Of Canada Market Agency
• Jones Lang To Pick Up Mortgage Lender For $260M
• TD Bank To Get $10M Up Front In Rothstein Trustee Deal
• Simpson Thacher, Fried Frank Guide $410M Queens Deal
• CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen To Resign
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• History Says Newman Is Faithful To Dirks
• Taxation With Representation: Munger, Cravath, Shearman
• China Financial Regulators Should Share Info More, FSB Says
• SAC's Martoma Seeks 2nd Circ. Delay Until Newman Decided
• SEC To Review Investment Adviser's In-House Court Win
• Fla. Investment Adviser Cops To $9M Facebook Stock Fraud
• SEC's $20M Muni Bond Case Puts Pressure On Pricy Markups
• $272M Deal In Goldman RMBS Saga Hits Judge's Desk
• CFTC Grants Temporary Relief To Overseas Swap Dealers
• IRS Says Sen. Paul Lacks Standing In Foreign Tax Info Suit
• Ex-Santander Exec. Hit Again With SEC Insider Trading Claims
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Closely Watched Midland Rate Case
• DLA Piper Reps Cornerstone On $270M Wall St. Purchase
• Caesars Judge Puts Brakes On Bondholders' Vote-Buying Suit
• SEC Hits Edward Jones For $20M For Muni Bond Overcharges
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker's Dad Cops To Insider Trading Scheme
• Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
• Argentina Sanctioned For Keeping Asset Info From Creditors
• Citco To Pay $125M To Exit Madoff Feeder Suit
• Record Dark Pool Fine Shows Risks Of Business Experiments
• North Hills Fraudster Mark Bloom Gets 3 Years In Prison
• SEC Administrative Court Has A Constitutionality Problem
• REIT Xenia Hotels Drops $136M On Boston Luxury Hotel
• SEC Settles With Fund Manager Convicted In Petters Ponzi
• SEC Gets Ex-Oil Exec's Assets Frozen In $68M EB-5 Row
• TIAA-CREF Pays $190M For Stake In Boston-Area Property
• Tax Plans To Eliminate Interest Deductions Miss The Mark
• Tax Court Asked To Revive 401(k) Plan DQ'd For Slow Payouts
• Real Estate Rumors: Paulson, Centrum, Hoffman
• SEC Admin Judges 'Likely Unconstitutional', NY Judge Says
• ITG Hit With Record $20.3M SEC Fine Over Misused Client Data
• Dechert Fights Bottle Maker's $80M Suit Over Ch. 11 Exec. Pay
• Bondholders Claim Caesars Buying Votes For Ch. 11 Plan
• Insider Trading Hack Exposes Big Hole In Security Plans
• Deutsche Bank Investors Want 2nd Shot Under Omnicare
• Deals Rumor Mill: CDK Global, Pearson, ConocoPhillips
• Puerto Rico Water Agency To Offer $750M In Revenue Bonds
• Investment Adviser WPN Ordered To Pay $15M In ERISA Suit
• Activist Pushes Newcastle To Buy Back Shares Or Sell Itself
• DC Circ. Denies Fund's Bid To Overturn SEC Accounting Order
• Kingate Can't Duck $825M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Hersha Hospitality Scores $300M Loan For Debt Refinancing
• Carlyle-Led Group Inks $8B Deal For Symantec's Veritas Biz
• US Charges 9 In Brazen Hacking, Insider Trading Scheme
• Citigroup To Pay $13.5M To End CSO Hedge Fund Suit
• Court OKs $36M Settlement By Northern Trust In ERISA Suit
• Goldman Says It Made No Misrepresentations In MBS Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says Standing Is Uncertain In New Century Fight
• Sen. Warren Raises Concerns Over Banks' Messaging System
• Goldman Sachs Must Wait To Depose Sex Bias Intervenors
• SEC Plans To Move Forward On Ex-S&P Exec's In-House Trial
• Genworth Hit With Derivative Suit Amid Deception Claims
• Investor Advocates Blast Arbitration In DOL Fiduciary Rule
• McCarter, Sidley Guide $81M Real Estate Portfolio Refinancing
• Christie Vetoes $300M NJ Pension Prepayment
• SEC's Aguilar Calls For Clearer Enforcement Orders
• How To Pick The Best Investment Bank For Your IPO
• NY Judge Refuses To Toss $230M Russian Tax Fraud Case
• ADT Investors Appeal Stock Repurchase Suit To 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Raps Argentina Bond Row Judge For Flouting Ruling
• Kirkland, Jones Day Guide CareTrust REIT's $175M Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Berlusconi, Vornado, AC Hotel
• SEC Fines Guggenheim $20M Over Exec's Undisclosed Loan
• TPG Real Estate Buys European Developer TriGranit For $2.7B
• O'Melveny Lures Back Funds Pro From Mishcon De Reya
• SEC Inspector General Probes In-House Judge Bias Charges
• Northern Property And True North Merge To Form $3B REIT
• Wachtell Lipton Guides Mallinckrodt In $1.33B Therakos Buy
• SEC's Friendly Fire Against CCOs — And How To Avoid It
• Berkshire Hathaway Inks $37.2B Deal For Precision Castparts
• SEC Helps Venture Capital Firms Enter The Internet Era
• Ex-Oil Exec Says She Was Unaware Of Losses In EB-5 Row
• NFL Players Get Count Restored In Suit Against BB&T
• Marathon Hearings May Bring Changes To DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Capital One, Annabel Insurance, Dalian
• Madoff Trustee Says Accountant Owes $20M For Aiding Fraud
• Luca Oil Co. Hit With $748M Investor Breach Of Contract Suit
• A&P Creditors Object To $100M Bankruptcy Financing
• GT Capital Nabs 23% Stake In Philippine Low-Cost Housing Co.
• 5 Ways To Keep Athletes Off Of The Financial Disabled List
• Ex-Goldman Exec In $50M Laundering Rap Blames Husband
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Davis, Shearman
• Neustar Inks $2.6M Deal To End Investors' FCC Contract Row
• Brown Rudnick Adds Hedge Fund Veteran As NY Partner
• Newman Not An Ideal Case For Defining Tippee Liability
• Goldman Sachs Wants Two Sex-Bias Suit Intervenors Deposed
• RMBS Investors Say Wells Fargo, Deutsche Still On Hook
• SEC Judge May Temper Agency Focus On Compliance Pros
• 11th Circ. Vacates Sentence Of Convicted Stockbroker
• Gardere Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Litigator Who Served Gov. Perry
• SEC Dings Ex-Compliance Chief Over Spotty Work
• 7th Circ. Apologizes For Losing Track Of Case For 5 Years
• Ex-Fund Manager Gets 4 Months For Obstructing SEC Probe
• Vereit Aims To Shed $2.2B In Property After Scandal
• K&L Gates Nabs Financial Pro From Pepper Hamilton
• Winston & Strawn Wins Stay In $107M Malpractice Suit
• CFTC Fines Morgan Stanley Over Dodd-Frank Violation
• Samsung Activist Cuts Stake As $8B Cheil Deal Goes Unabated
• Ackman Builds Up $5.6B Stake In Snack Maker Mondelez
• PE Firm American Capital Creates $450M CLO Equity Fund
• Looking Closer At The Pay Ratio Rule — And How To Comply
• Gupta's Insider Trading Loss Not Up For Debate, Rakoff Rules
• SEC Pay Ratio Rule Appears Bound For Courtroom Showdown
• Ratings Agencies Off Hook In Bear Stearns Fund Suit
• SEC Judge Won't Sanction Ex-Wells Fargo Compliance Officer
• NY Court Says Investors' Tax Fight With LIRR Is Time-Barred
• Schulte Picks Up Private Equity Pro From Sutherland
• SEC Passes New Swap Dealer Registration Rules
• 2 Challenges To SEC In-House Courts Backed By Ga. Judge
• Federal Marijuana Law Vs. Calif. Institutional Investors
• Morgan Stanley Rakes In $1.7B For Global Real Estate Fund
• On Deck Accused Of Misleading Investors In $230M IPO
• Divided SEC Passes Controversial CEO Pay-Ratio Rule
• Caesars Bankruptcy Investigator To Scrutinize $30B Buyout
• Proposed IRS Regulations Threaten Management Fee Waivers
• Pimco Founder's Parental Advice Wasn't Illegal, Judge Says
• Morgan Keegan Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Arbitration Award
• Hedge Fund Can't Shake Arbitration Award With Ex-Counsel
• Trader Leans On Rakoff Ruling In Insider Trading Defense
• Caesars To Wait 2 Months To Argue Parent Company's Fate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Soros, Lagunitas, Monsanto
• Ex-Player Says Disability Came From NFL In Benefit Row
• Ex-State Street Execs Blast SEC's Shifting Push For Sanctions
• Northstar Commercial Launches $300M PE Real Estate Fund
• MSRB Eyes Changes To Market Transparency Plan
• SEC's Gallagher Blames Dodd-Frank For Politicizing Agency
• 9th Circ. Revives $89M Tax Fight Tied To Broadcom Founder
• Ropes & Gray Adds Finance Pro From Weil Gotshal
• GE Slips Suit Alleging Role In $3.6B Petters Ponzi Plot
• CPPIB Forms JV For Stake In $449M Medical Offices
• Winston & Strawn Wants Freeze On $107M Malpractice Suit
• SEC Hits Pimco With Wells Notice Over Fund Valuations
• Puerto Rico Misses Bond Payment, Defaults
• SEC Won't Back Down After Latest In-House Court Setback
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petco, BASF, Syngenta, Third Point, Suzuki
• NFL Retirement Board, Ex-Player Seek Fast Win In Benefit Row
• Tax Court Disallows Deduction Related To Ponzi Scheme
• Aussie Investment Firm Raises $800M For Infrastructure Fund
• Hedge Funds Hit NJ Auditor With $75M Malpractice Suit
• Gov't Says Gupta Can't Appeal Latest Insider Trading Defeat
• American Realty Hit With Another Accounting Scandal Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Simplex, Shanghai, Restoration Hardware
• Wilson Sonsini Snags 2 Corp. Partners From K&L Gates
• $235M Citi, Goldman, UBS Settlement Approved In MBS Case
• London Developer Pays $858M For Pair Of South Bank Towers
• Deals Adviser Houlihan Lokey Sets Terms For $313M IPO
• China Freezes Citadel Account Amid Automatic Trading Probe
• PartnerRe Agrees To Exor's $6.9B Takeover, Spurns Axis Offer