Asset Management Archive » January, 2016

Asset Management - January, 2016

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• Barclays, Credit Suisse Pay $154M To End Dark Pool Probes
• PREPA Tells High Court Wave Of Suits Coming If No Debt Help
• Molycorp Digs In On Bloomberg Bid For Leak Report Changes
• Desire To Divest Hits New Heights Amid Hunt For Growth
• McGuireWoods Adds 2 Wealth Planning Partners In Chicago
• $200M Iran-Focused PE Fund Gears Up As Sanctions Lift
• DOL's Proposed Fiduciary Rules Head To White House
• Xerox Latest To Split Into 2 Amid Activist Pressure
• Quiksilver Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Avoids Court Fight
• HSBC Off Hook In Madoff Asset Freeze Fight, NY Court Says
• Re/Max Hit With Class Action Over Stolen Rent
• SIGA Shareholder Blasts Ch. 11 Plan Over Creditor Treatment
• Yahoo Should Be Investment Co., Oust Mayer: Shareholders
• JPMorgan Dodges $50M Suit Over MBF Investment Advice
• Some Clarity On Madoff Recovery Calculations
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Corstone Closes 11th Asia-Focused Fund At $125M
• Fried Frank Reps Citi On $2B World Headquarters Buy
• Puerto Rican Utility Extends Deadline With Creditors
• Del. High Court Refuses To Revive London Whale Suit
• Seyfarth Shaw Fights 'Untimely' Tax Shelter Suit
• US, Germany Agree To Share Data On Commodity Trades
• A Look At The 2016 Proxy Season's Hot Topics
• Study Says UK Trader Didn't Cause Flash Crash Of 2010
• SEC Wants $15M Fine For Adviser's Alleged Lies To Investors
• Thompson Hine Adds 2 Business Litigation Vets In NY
• EU Commish Touts Move Toward Financial Services Union
• Kirkland & Ellis Lures Ex-Federal Investment Regulator
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Quicken Pace In BakerHostetler DQ Fight
• AmeriQuest Pushes Back $74M IPO Amid Market Turmoil
• Dentons Reps Montage On $200M Future Capital From Ares
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Prevezon Urges 2nd Circ. To Speed BakerHostetler DQ Fight
• Investors Say F-Squared Can't Nix $1.5B Claim In Ch. 11
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Bid To Rehear Securities Firms' Fee Suit
• Retail REIT Spends $73M On 2 DC-Area Properties
• Supreme Court Again Clarifies Standards For ERISA Claims
• Del. Justices Say Paulson Feeder Fund Investor Can't Sue
• Thai SEC Relaxes Mutual Fund Rules
• SEC Director Signals Continued Focus On Gatekeepers
• Seyfarth Guides Prudential On $58M Manhattan Mortgage
• New Chair Of Ontario Securities Commission Selected
• Canadian REIT Lands $117M San Antonio Apartment Portfolio
• Riding The BDC Consolidation Wave
• JPMorgan Agrees To $995M RMBS Deal With Ambac Mid-Trial
• Giant Ex-Sunny Delight Bottling Plant Sold to Investor Group
• Real Estate Rumors: Ashford Hospitality, Lennar, Cornell
• Key Takeaways From FINRA's 2016 Priorities Letter
• AIG Plans Divestitures, $25B Capital Returns After Icahn Push
• Securities Class Action Filings Ticked Up In 2015
• Justices' Amgen Order Cements High Bar For ERISA Suits
• SEC Set To Return $21.5M To Level Global Post-Newman
• Ex-Summit Wealth COO Indicted For $15M Investment Fraud
• Baker, Hunton Guide Physicians Realty's $321M Offering
• Fla. Judge Axes Malpractice Row Brought By Doc's Trustee
• Wall Street Group Says Risk-Retention Suit Is DC Circ.'s
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Tax Fraud Suit Over BakerHostetler DQ Row
• Ashford Nabs $375M Hotel-Backed Refi
• American Apparel Ch. 11 Plan OK'd, Charney Bid Rejected
• Investor Says HeartWare Lied About FDA Compliance
• Best Practices For Private Fund Fee, Expense Allocations
• High Court Sends Amgen ERISA Suit Back To 9th Circ. Again
• Some Quiksilver Creditors Blast Retailer's Ch. 11 Plan
• Adviser Can't Halt SEC In-House Trial Pending Appeal
• Class Cert. Sought Against Schwab Over Risky Investments
• CFTC Big Budget Dreams Look Dim After Accounting Debacle
• Legg Mason Nabs Real Estate Firm For $585M In Deals Flurry
• Partnership Audit Overhaul Warrants State Tax Revisions
• Judge Limits News Leak Hunt In $1.9B Molycorp Ch. 11
• Feds Slam Whitman's Bail Bid Amid Newman Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Yahoo, AIG
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• Real Estate Rumors: Ivanhoe Cambridge, 72andSunny, Veneto
• BakerHostetler Grilled At 2nd Circ. Over Role In Tax Case
• Hermitage Tells 2nd Circ. BakerHostetler Being 'Unethical'
• SEC Looks To Block Text To Ex-Cravath Atty From Trial
• The SEC And Private Funds: New Year, Same Focus
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Goldman Denies Error In $4.2B Tibco Sale Was Duty Breach
• Feds Dispute Discovery Beef Of Former ConvergEx Unit CEO
• REIT Announces $120M Texas Resort Expansion
• Trader Charged In $8M Ponzi Scheme Wants Trial
• $4.5B JPMorgan Deal Marred By Trustee Conflict, Court Hears
• 'Key Architect' Of Mutual Fund Rules To Depart SEC
• Fed's Bail-In Plan May Hurt Big Banks, FDIC Official Says
• Judge To Hear Bloomberg Objections To Molycorp Leak Hunt
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Publix, Weiss Realty
• MetLife, NY Public Retirement Fund Form $1.4B Joint Venture
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ashland, Banco Popular, BNP Paribas
• Carlton Fields Reps TIAA-CREF In $248M Texas Retail Loan
• Chinese Mobile Lender WeLab Nets $160M From Investors
• Williams Cos. Investor Sues Over $33B Energy Transfer Deal
• Sovran Readies Share Sale For $398M Self Storage Buy
• Wells Fargo, Deutsche Escape Host Of MBS Claims
• Justices Look Past Newman To Address Insider Trading Split
• Justices Won't Eye Ruling To Keep Ch. 15-Linked Suit Federal
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Nix Doc Forgery Suit On Appeal
• Fund Manager Pays $6.4M To Settle SEC High Fee Claims
• Molycorp Ch. 11 Judge Won't Delay Hunt For Bloomberg Leaks
• Lawyers React To High Court's Decision To Hear Trading Case
• Capital Rules To Get Little Scrutiny In Treasury Bond Inquiry
• Hermitage Takes BakerHostetler DQ Battle To 2nd Circ.
• What To Expect From High Court's New Insider Trading Case
• 5 Dickstein Antitrust Attys Depart For Zelle In DC
• YouTube Picks Up California Office Campus For $215M
• High Court Denies Fund's Challenge To SEC Accounting Order
• Feds Say Newman Doesn't Void SAC Tipper's Plea
• Rouse Properties Mulling $990M Brookfield Buyout
• China Is Not The Problem
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Google, Thor Equities
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Ivanhoe, Veritas Drop $200M On Multifamily Properties
• High Court Takes On Insider Trading Benefits Case
• Third Avenue Fund Faces $500M Investor Suit After Freeze
• SEC Mulls Schwab Unit's Naked Short-Sale Sanction Appeal
• SEC's BigLaw Atty Suit Reflects Focus On Gatekeepers
• Hedge Fund Urges Justices To Let It Fight $7B Tribune Plan
• NML Takes $3.5B Argentina Debt Battle To High Court
• 9th Circ. Upholds Financial Adviser's $46M Fraud Conviction
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revive Gray Reed Extortion Suit
• $12M SEC Penalty Demonstrates Focus On Pay-To-Play
• Real Estate Rumors: Investcorp, Newport Capital, Menashe
• GC Says New Partnership, EU Bank Regulations Lack Clarity
• Molycorp Tweaks Deadlines In $1.9B Ch. 11, Judge Hunts Leak
• Gramercy Sells Florida Office Campus For $115M
• Newman Doesn't Spell Doom For Tipping Cases
• Bluerock REIT Snaps Up Two Fla. Properties In $86M Deal
• Caesars Contests Release Of Report On $30B PE Buyout
• Paul Hastings Nabs Alternative Lending Pro From Proskauer
• Goldman Sachs To Shell Out $5B To End MBS Probes
• F-Squared Ch. 11 Plan OK'd, But Bid To Nix $2B Claim Looms
• Goldman Fined $15M Over Short Selling Procedures
• SEC Slams 11 Superior Bank Execs Over Loan Fraud Scheme
• 5th Circ. Rejects Suit Over Semiconductor Co.'s Labor Woes
• SEC Fines State Street, Sues BigLaw Atty Over Pay-To-Play
• Kayne Anderson Plugs $150M Into Newly Formed Oil Co.
• Caesars Decision Expands The Nondebtor Stay
• A New Way Of Thinking About Financial Services Regulation
• AXA Client Tells NJ Court He Was Unaware Of Investor Fees
• Del. Justices Rip 11th Circ. Query In Paulson Suit
• Mutual Fund Lobby Slams Parts Of SEC's Liquidity Risk Rules
• Forex Trader Can't Beat UK Watchdog In ID Leak Case
• 3 Firms Guide $201M Riverton Apartment Complex Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: UTA, L3 Capital, Crescent Heights
• Dechert Lands Ex-Sidley Financial Services Pro In Calif.
• Cybersecurity Compliance A Top SEC Priority In 2016
• 4 Firms Working On Intu's $293M Equity One Share Sale
• Franklin Templeton Drops Last Stockton Ch. 9 Challenge
• 5 New Year's Resolutions For The SEC
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Quiksilver Sees $20M More For Exit Financing
• Investment Adviser Can't Nix SEC's In-House Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Highland's Challenge To IRS Summons
• Nordic Realty Primes $75M IPO Amid Quartet Setting Terms
• Christie Assails Dems' Pension Payments Plan In Speech
• JPMorgan Escapes Silver Futures Manipulation Suits
• SEC's Asset Management Enforcement Co-Head Leaving
• India Regulator Curbs Mutual Funds' Debt Investments
• Securities Firms Blast Exchanges' 7th Circ. Win In Fee Row
• CFTC's Bowen Predicts Position Limits Rule This Year
• Holland & Knight Adds Regulatory Pro In Miami
• Real Estate Rumors: Equinox, Banyan Street, Dunavant
• CFTC Wins $490M Judgment In BC Capital Fraud Suit
• Recent SEC Actions Foreshadow Challenges For Fund Boards
• SEC Increasingly Targeting Public Cos. In-House, Report Says
• NJ Sens Pass Measure Requiring Public Pension Payments
• ETF Exams May Pave Way For SEC Enforcement Actions
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over ERISA Venue Clauses
• Supreme Court Rejects Bank Of America Mortgage Risk Suit
• Yen Libor Suit Can't Re-Add Tossed Parties, Claims: Judge
• Patrizia Drops $272M On German Retail Portfolio
• Fund Seeks Appeal Of BakerHostetler DQ Bid In Fraud Row
• Cert. Denial Ends RMBS Claims Against Trustee BNY Mellon
• Hedge Fund Founder Wants Bail Amid Newman Appeal
• Starboard Says Macy's Should Tap Real Estate To Halt Slide
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, Crown, Waste Management
• Private Funds Eye Multifamily Amid Gush Of New Capital
• Sidley, Latham Guide Simon Property's $1.35B Notes Deal
• Steve Cohen Faces Small Discomforts In Soft SEC Deal
• 7th Circ. Deals Blow To BNY Mellon In $312M Bankruptcy Row
• $1.9B Molycorp Ch. 11 Plan Stumbles Over 'Death Trap' Deal
• Skadden's $4M Fee In Radnor Ch. 11 Preserved Again
• BakerHostetler Keeps Fighting DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Case
• Investors Say Ailing Fifth Street Lied To Lift 2014 IPO
• Puerto Rico Sued By 2 Bond Insurers Over Default
• 3rd Circ. To Mull Tolling Standard In Merck Investor Row
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• SAC's Cohen Settles SEC Admin Claim In Inside Trading Case
• 4th Circ. Says Judge Erred On Sentence In Hedge Fund Fraud
• CFTC Hits Trader With New Fraud Suit Over Software
• REIT Mack-Cali Scores $350M Term Loan
• Funds Tell 2nd Circ. JPMorgan, Others Fueled $1B Refco Scam
• Real Estate Rumors: Google, PwC, Rhodium Capital
• Former FinCEN Chief Counsel Joins Crowell & Moring
• CMS Cameron McKenna Reps M&G On $512M Sale Leaseback
• 2nd Circ. Vacates 10-Year Sentence For $959M Fraudster
• Madoff Feeder Suit Ends With $55M PwC Settlement
• Republican Groups Ask SEC To Repeal Pay-To-Play Rule
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Westgate Fraudster's 40-Year Sentence
• Assessing The Proposed 'Capital Acquisition Broker' Rule
• What Coscia Conviction Means For High-Frequency Traders
• SEC Advises Fund Boards After 'Distribution In Guise' Exams
• Credit Suisse Gets OK For $110M Deal In $1.6B MBS Suit
• 3M Asks 8th Circ. To Revive Coverage Bid For Ponzi Losses
• Litigation Backer Gerchen Keller Tops $1B With New Fund
• Fighting Between Molycorp And Creditors Heats Up Again
• Medical Tech CEO Gets Probation In Kickback Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Fannie Mae, Heitman, Clipper Realty
• Cassin, Cleary Guide $71M Deal For NY Retail Property
• Fund Backs BakerHostetler DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Row
• SAC's $10M Class Action Settlement Gets Judge's Initial Nod
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Legg Mason, EDF
• Gibson, Fried Frank Steer $125M Loan For NYC Property Buy
• Starboard Calls For Management Shakeup At Yahoo
• JPMorgan Oversight Sufficient In Madoff Case, 2nd Circ. Says
• EU Watchdog OKs Berkshire's $37B Precision Castparts Buy
• SEC Fines JPMorgan Unit $4M Over Broker Pay Claim
• When And What To Self-Report — And How To Benefit From It
• 8 More Types Of SEC Investment Adviser Actions In 2015
• FINRA Aims To Teach A Lesson With Spoofing Report Cards
• 1 Firm Tops 2015 Global Real Estate M&A, Ekes Out Win In US
• Tones Vaisey Guides Broadstone In $74.4M Red Lobster Deal
• VirnetX Asks PTAB To Reconsider Hedge Fund Data Request
• Del. High Court Staying Out Of $100M Twitter Fight For Now
• REIT Sued Over $41M Write-Down On Puerto Rico Hotel Loans
• Honigman, Manatt Steer $660M KC Shopping Center Deal
• 8 Types Of SEC Investment Adviser Actions In 2015
• Shearman Guides Electra In $478M JV Deal For Grainger Arm
• Miss. Hospital Pays $156M To Settle Pension Fraud Suits
• Whitman Can't Leave Halfway House Pending Appeal
• Gibson, Kasowitz Steer $115M Loan For Brooklyn Skyscraper
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Google, Blackstone
• Ex-SEC Member Gallagher Joins Patomak Consulting Firm
• FINRA Advances Watered-Down Pay-To-Play Rule Proposal
• Dechert Picks Up Global Restructuring Pro From DLA Piper
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Fraud Claim Over $500M CDO
• Rakoff Says Jury Should Decide What 'Remote Tippees' Knew
• Investor Group To Pay $1.4B For US Student Housing Portfolio
• What Your Outside Counsel Doesn't Know About E-Discovery